Nicaragua is a very spirited nation. There they have many national festivals, holiday customs, and religious ceremony. One of Nicaragua is most famous festivals is Toro Huaco. Toro Huaco is about the celebration and honoring of their patron saint. A patron saint is the person who cam along and founded for started Nicaragua. People of this country pride in this celebration and make it very realistic making it easy to feel like your back in time watching the events they reenact. Nicaraguan citizens reenact mock battles and imitate characters from Spanish folklore. Battles such as those in the Nicaragua revolution and the battle for Río Juan de Nicaragua are reenacted along with many more in their celebrations. Some of the biggest Toro Huaco celebrations take place in Managua early August. This is because…show more content… Every year on December 7th Nicaraguans prepare themselves for the honoring of the Immaculate Conception. On this day they pray songs to the Virgin Marry and her perfect conception. Throughout the city many fireworks can be heard and people can find treats offered at any household. These treated might include rosquillas, leche de burra, nacatamal, oranges, lemons, and chopped cane. During this night of celebration children keep their treats in bags just like America's Halloween and are even permitted to through water balloons at each other. In December houses can be seen covered in elegant decorations. These decorations are orange balls filled with spicy cloves tied by a green lace above doors. These are called Muérdago and are used like mistletoe. Houses are also decorated with read crepe paper. Women get together and cut out guirnaldas simulating poinsettia which Nicaragua calls Flor del Pastor. The ae traditionally kept in the corner of the house to remind everyone that Jesus is at the center of celebration. In order to convey a spirit of Christmas, churches play carols loudly on speakers at 4:00
