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Venezuela Festivals
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Festivals in Venezuela have always attracted both locals as well as tourists. Festivals are very important in Venezuela since it is predominantly a Catholic country. |
While most coastal recipes use freshly caught fish and shellfish, tubers like potatoes and yucca are widely used in the highlands, and tropical fruits and vegetables are used in the Amazon regions. Corn, rice, pasta and spices are common in all the regions.The locals celebrate festivals with a lot of fervor tourist are welcomed to witness the festivities and join in. Venezuelans show true harmony and camaraderie during the celebrations of their festivals. This feeling is pretty much alive all through the year, since the Venezuelan calendar has celebrations lined up all year long.
Some of the most prominent festivals celebrated in Venezuela are the Procession of the Holy Shepherdess, Carnival, Holy Week, the Burning of Judas, May Cross Celebrations or La Cruz de Mayo, Devil Dancers of Venezuela, Drumming Feast of St John, Catedral de Caracas, Iglesia de San Francisco, and Panteón Nacional.
The country attracts the largest number of visitors between the months of December and March. This is the biggest festive season in Venezuela and everybody takes part in the fun and gaiety. Every nook and corner of Venezuela wears a decorated look, and every Venezuelan looks and feels rejuvenated.
Some of the major celebrations like Christmas, the Procession of the Holy Shepherdess, Carnival in Venezuela and many more happen during these months. The biggest national festival with music, dancing, bullfights, food and drinks is the Carnaval, held on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Diablos Danzontes is another popular celebration, held on Corpus Christi, in San Francisco de Yare. A parade is taken out during this festival, and the dancers wear costumes and masks that are quite scary. For the culturally inclined, there is the festival of theater and art called Festival Internacional de Teatro.
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