Holiday Vocabulary
Colacho – Costa Rican version of Santa
esferas – bright colored balls for a Christmas tree
muérdago – mistletoe
oropel – tinsel
adornos – decorations
arbol – tree
corona – Christmas reef
villancico – Christmas carol
reno - reindeer
portal or nacimiento – a nativity scene
Avenidazo – Nightly Christmas celebration held on San Jose’s Avenida Central prior to Christmas
Los Reyes Magos – the wise men
nochebuena or vispera de Navidad – Christmas eve
Navidad - Christmas
El dia de Navidad – Christmas Day
Nochevieja – New Year’s Eve
El día del Año Nuevo – New Year’s Day
Recibir el año nuevo – see in the New Year
propósito – New Year’s resolution
¿Cuál es su propósito para el Año Nuevo? - What’s you New Year’s resolution?
Tiquismo – cumiche is the youngest child in Costa Rica
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