Latin America is a predominantly Catholic and Christian region due to the influence of Spanish colonization. Christmas is a celebration of Christian origin that aims to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.
This celebration of religious origin is part of the most popular traditional festivals in the region, however, there is a country in Latin America that “destroyed” Christmas and other religious festivals a century ago.
This is Uruguay, a country that has officially stopped celebrating Christmas, although it maintains the holidays. In this nation, December 25 is a holiday but is celebrated as Family Day.
The decision was made in 1919 in obedience to the principle of the 1918 constitution that established Uruguay as a secular country, which was voted on in 1917. Therefore, obeying the separation of state and church, the Latin American country maintained holidays, but it stopped institutionally recognizing the religious reason behind them.
Like Christmas, Easter is not celebrated, but tourist week; On Three Kings Day, Children's Day is celebrated, and Virgin Mary's Day is changed to Beach Day.
However, this does not mean that celebrations are prohibited, because in the streets, and those who like, celebrate Christmas on December 24 and follow traditions such as decorating with lights and recognizing this celebration as a holiday of Christian origin.
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