With two months’ notice and some initial confusion, Christmas has arrived in Venezuela. As soon as he arrived, he integrated himself into the decoration of Halloweenwhich has not yet been celebrated. Every street in the country has already succumbed to Christmas trees and candy canes.
Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez led the traditional lighting in which a cross is lit with a countdown. This cross is located in the Waraira Repanothe main mountain formation of the capital, known as Ávila. Melendez’s main wish was for this Christmas to be “happy, safe and with family.”
In recent hours, citizens have also been able to enjoy concerts and activities in Caracas, Miranda, Carabobo, Guárico and Lara. It was September 2 when Maduro announced the advance of Christmaswhich he did “as a sign of gratitude” to the Venezuelans.
This particular Christmas will last until January 15, which the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference It’s a political and propaganda maneuver. With Christmas comes the “bonus”, the aid guaranteed by law which represents an incentive that could help calm the political crisis that Venezuela is going through after the last elections.
The crisis began after the July 28 elections, in which Maduro was elected. proclaimed winner by the National Electoral Council on the basis of results still unknown in a disaggregated manner, against a backdrop of criticism from an opposition which demands the victory of Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutianow exiled in Spain.
