In Peru, Christmas is mostly celebrated on Christmas Eve night. All of the pictures below occurred between 6pm and 1am the night before Christmas. It's kind of like New Year's Eve. At midnight, everyone wishes each other a Merry Christmas and then fireworks go off all over the city. It was better than any fireworks show I've ever seen. I posted a short video at the bottom of this post but, of course, it doesn't do it justice. It was pretty amazing. I also posted a video of the kids with their presents.
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| First we went to church where the children received a gift at the end of the service. Isela got a Barbie doll. |
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| Wilber and Juan Diego got toy trucks. |
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| After that we went to a chicken place for dinner. This is Lizbeth and Arelis |
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| Susana enjoying her papas fritas. |
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| Group picture |
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| Me |
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| I think Jimena finished hers faster than anybody! |
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| Pamela is enjoying her chicken. |
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| Sister talk. |
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| After dinner we went back to the orphanage where we waited (and waited) until midnight. Finally, about 11:45 Padre Daniel leads the kids in a song of praise before the fireworks begin. |
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| All the kids got to play with sparklers. Pamela is unsure about this. |
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| Juan Diego likes his though. |
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| Margot and Susana |
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| Rosa Maria |
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| Susana |
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| More sparkler fun |
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| After the fireworks, it's time for presents! |
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| Pamela with her cool shades. |
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| Hermelinda |
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| Tamara and Katiuska |
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| Margot and Diego Armando |
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| Martha |
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| Pamela and Jimena |
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| Rosa Maria |
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| Victoria and Juan Diego |
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| Waldir |
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| Yasmin with Estrella in the background. |
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| Wilber |
After the presents, everyone was exhausted but we had a lot of fun!
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