Why hang stockings by the chimney with care when you can hang a candy filled Santa, Snoopy and Grandma from the rafters. One good smack to each guarantees a real Christmas sugar high that should last for weeks, or at least until New Years Eve.We've been on the move back and forth between Honduras and Guatemala this Christmas season. Never knowing what to expect in any one town we just follow the sound of drums and see what we find. We were not sure what these giants were supposed to mean but we loved the marimba band in the truck following them.
Cute kids are even cuter in angelic costumes and even this infant in this living creche is part of the celebration.
What we've found universal in Central America is the love of noise, loud noise. Fireworks and large speakers at maximum distortion rule the airwaves. It seems everyday is some saints patron day and an occasion for fireworks but during the holiday season all hell breaks loose because of course, Jesus ranks supreme with Santa as a close second. 
We are beginning to think that if it is this loud now for Christmas we might need to stock up for New Years Eve and join the parties in the streets. Sleep is not an option.
Feliz Navidad !
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