Christmas began this Tuesday in Venezuela, with official events in Caracas and in several regions of the country, after Nicolas Maduro will decree the “advance” of this season, for which several public spaces have been decorated with lights and images typical of the party. With a countdown, the mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, carried out the traditional lighting of a cross located in the Waraira Repano, the main mountain formation of the Venezuelan capital, known as Ávila, which s imposed to the north of the city.
Of a square, The official called for celebrating a “joyful, safe and family Christmas.”while the Minister of Culture, Ernesto Villegas, also present at the event, urged to take advantage of the season to reaffirm national identity. According to the official, the “Christmas road” that began on Tuesday should not be “empty, without content,” but rather an opportunity, he said, to “reaffirm the roots” of Venezuela.
Some buildings of public institutions are also already decorated, while work continues in the city, where we can also see “Merry Christmas” messages and the typical candy canes. On Tuesday evening, concerts and various activities took place in Caracas and in states such as Miranda, Carabobo, Guárico and Lara, according to images broadcast by the national channel Venezolana de Televisión.
Waiting for, The country is going through a political crisis triggered by the July 28 coup.. Maduro proclaimed himself the winner regardless of the result recorded in the minutes, which gives him the winner with double the votes. Edmundo González Urrutia, now exiled in Spain.
On September 2, Maduro announced that he would bring forward Christmas “in homage” and “in gratitude” to Venezuelans after the elections. Subsequently, the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference declared that this holiday “should not be used for propaganda purposes or for particular political purposes.”
