Christmas Eve Morning in Colombia
Colombia is a Catholic country, and as every Catholic country I’ve been to, they celebrate Christmas on the 24th. Also, the gifts are delivered by baby Jesus, not Santa Claus. Hungarian Christmas is similar that way, but in Medellin, Colombia, the temperature is a perfect 75 degrees and sunny, so it really doesn’t feel like Christmas to me as a Hungarian Christmas would.
In Ana’s family, its a tradition to set off solar balloons and balloons with little candles in them to set them off at night. This side of the family had a big penguin that looked like Tux. Enjoy the photos below!
Christmas Eve Morning
Outside Medellin at a country house
Traditionally, people let off solar balloons that use the sun's warmth to heat the air inside.
Eventually it came down right next to the house.
Of all places.
One of the little cousins runs after it.
Coming down right on the driveway
Setting up our own solar balloon.
Tux is almost ready to go.
They hold it in the sun to heat up the air before letting it go.
It took off right away
It almost didn't make it over the giant mountains.
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