Source: Falls at West Mall (2015)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… where
there is nothing like a true trini Christmas! From cleaning and decorating,
soaking fruits and preparing the ham, and of course, the endless shopping! It’s
what all form a true Trini Christmas! During this season, malls and public
places are well decorated, with even parang groups performing during its peak
hours, while Santa greet the little children! On Christmas Eve, this is the
traditional day for baking ham, hops bread, fruit cake (alcoholic) and making ponche
de creme. On Christmas Day, family and
friends visit each other and celebrate by engaging in gift giving & feasting!
Invitations from friends and
neighbours are normally accepted in the period between Christmas and New Year's
Day.
What your favorite part of it all? Share Your Experience Of Your Best Trini Christmas!
Source: Trini Kitchen (2010)
Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago is a celebration in which almost everyone participates regardless of religious persuasion. Traditionally Christians attend religious service either at midnight or on Christmas morning (Discover TT, 2016).
Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago is a celebration in which almost everyone participates regardless of religious persuasion. Traditionally Christians attend religious service either at midnight or on Christmas morning (Discover TT, 2016).
Source: Parang Competition (2013)
Among these are the traditional dishes such as pastelles (corn patties filled with spiced meat), beverages such as ponche de creme (a potent blend of rum, milk, eggs and spices), ginger beer (brewed from the ginger root), and sorrel (fruit juice). Musical traditions are evidenced by the strains of parang, music played on a cuatro (a four stringed instrument) accompanied by a song in Castillan Spanish. Weeks before Christmas, especially in rural areas, paranderos (parang singers) visit the homes of their acquaintances to sing about the Birth of Christ in return for the listeners' hospitality.
Among these are the traditional dishes such as pastelles (corn patties filled with spiced meat), beverages such as ponche de creme (a potent blend of rum, milk, eggs and spices), ginger beer (brewed from the ginger root), and sorrel (fruit juice). Musical traditions are evidenced by the strains of parang, music played on a cuatro (a four stringed instrument) accompanied by a song in Castillan Spanish. Weeks before Christmas, especially in rural areas, paranderos (parang singers) visit the homes of their acquaintances to sing about the Birth of Christ in return for the listeners' hospitality.
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