Holiday events

bethoven wrote:

I think, every country does celebrate Christmas. It could be the most especial celebration in the Aruba. I was just curious, what does Gaita mean, Millionaireman?

Whoa whoa whoa! I just like to mention for your own safety. Not every country celebrates Christmas so becareful, you might offend somebody's religion in their country. The Muslims for example? There was a case where a Muslim killed someone celebrating Christmas on their country. For them, sometimes, its an abomination.

crystal wrote:

Of course yes. They surely celebrates Christmas.
80% of population in Aruba are Roman Catholic.

Really? I didn't know 80% of their population was Roman Catholic since I see there are many races with them. Aruba is popular for their terrain as you well know.

nakchura wrote:

The Aguinaldo? I've never heard of that even before? What do they celebrate on that event millionaireman?

I haven't experienced the Aguinaldo yet. Someone told me this is similar to Christmas caroling wherein they would visit houses to sing and tell the story of Christ. In our country, Aguinaldo means gift. Anyway, do you have similar practices like this one?

I'm quite new to Aruba and I haven't heard much about their holiday celebrations. Is majority of the locals Catholic? If they are then, most probably they spend Christmas.

nakchura wrote:

Whoa whoa whoa! I just like to mention for your own safety. Not every country celebrates Christmas so becareful, you might offend somebody's religion in their country. The Muslims for example? There was a case where a Muslim killed someone celebrating Christmas on their country. For them, sometimes, its an abomination.

Really? Anyway, I almost forgot about the Muslims. They don't celebrate Christmas like the Catholics. What could be the other religion in Aruba? Do they have Christians too?

nakchura wrote:

Whoa whoa whoa! I just like to mention for your own safety. Not every country celebrates Christmas so becareful, you might offend somebody's religion in their country. The Muslims for example? There was a case where a Muslim killed someone celebrating Christmas on their country. For them, sometimes, its an abomination.

I agree. You can't assume that every country celebrates Christmas. Christmas is supposed to be a religious holiday, so those who don't believe in Christ usually don't celebrate it. There are some Christians who don't celebrate Christmas.