7Guatemala

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Guatemala celebrates Navidad by decorating a corner of their house to represent Bethlehem. Some people make an entire scene, including the road that leads to Bethlehem, which is called a nacimiento. In the nacimiento there are three wise men going to Bethlehem, a Joseph and Virgin Mary with their donkey. The have to make every thing out of wood of pine sawdust dyed colors, to represent the agricultural parcels, roads, and others. The Christmas tree was introduced with the late 19th and early 20th century.