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Hello fellow CB bloggers!!!! I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! A couple of CB friends inpired me to write a blog about what its like to have a Christmas in Miami. To tell you the truth, Christmas in Miami doesnt feel like Christmas. I feel more thrilled when we go visit up north in the cold chilly weather all bundled up walking down the streets seeing all the beautiful Christmass lights up. After seeing how beautiful it is up north in the states and comparing it here in Miami, I feel like Miami truly will never feel like Christmas again. Dont get me wrong, I love Miami, but Miami is so over-rated!
Christmas in Miami is a palm tree filled with lights, no snow... and sometimes not even a slight bit of cold weather. Its not good enough to go to the beach around this time since the water is freezing and there tends to be a lot of jelly fish. One thing I do enjoy about CHristmas is spending it with the family. One of our biggest minority group here in Miami are the hispanics. The majority of the hispanics in Miami are the Cubans. In case you havent noticed, I am cuban. Cubans celebrate Christmas very diffrently from most Americans. Our Christmas is called "Noche Buena" which means Night of goodness in spanish. Noche Buena is originally celebrated on Christmas eve. We gather together with our family on Christmas eve and have a traditional cuban feast. When I was a little girl, my father used to take me and my brother to a farm where he would choose a pig and they will kill the poor piggy. After killing the pig and cleaning it, my father would take the pig home to prepare it. Once the pig was seasoned and well prepared they would stick it in something called a caja china (pronounced Ca-ha chi-nah) which is a roasting box.  Along with roasted pork, we have white rice with black beans, fried plantains, Yuca (pronounced you-ca) which is known as boiled Casava seasoned with Mojo (pronounced Mohoe) which is minced garlic and thinly sliced onions, sauted in olive oil with sour orange. We also have cuban bread. For dessert we have turrones which is some type of candy.  and another dessert we call flan which is known as an egg custard. 
After dinner we put on some music and dance salsa or merengue with family members or just hang out and talk with our friends and families until midnight. Once the clock strikes 12, we gather all the children around to open up presents. Usually the presents that we open up are just the ones that we give to each other within the family members while the parents of the children would give their presents to their children the next morning when they wake up. Despite the fact that I will never see a white Christmas in Miami, I could never trade my Cuban traditions for anything in this world. Not even a chance to see snow! ;) Christmas will never be the same without my family.
Over all, our Christmas in Miami is very Cuban, but most of all... our Christmas in my family is very Christian. We celebrate in memory of our Savior that was born in a maneger and came to this world so humble without a crown around His head. He came to live such a poor horrible life, in exchange for me to have a wonderful life in heaven. Until His coming, I shall wait for Him to come with His crown of Glory that He is so ever deserving of. I pray that you all have a very Merry Christmas.
Yours truly
LadyVOGUE
(VOGUE Virtue, Obedience, Grace, Unity and Essence)
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