Following church, families and friends gather for a grand feast. Unlike Christmas, gift giving is not a focal point of Nochebuena. While exchanging gifts are present in some celebrations in the ...

Nochebuena translates to "the good night" and ... Following that, families and friends gather to have a grand feast, and some families and friends also will open up Christmas presents at this ...

The largest Christmastime feast in many Hispanic households, Nochebuena dinner often features roast pork, known as lechón in Spanish, as the centerpiece of the meal. Food is perhaps the most ...

REUTERS Nochebuena marks the celebration of Christmas Eve in Hispanic culture, where Christians everywhere from Puerto Rico to the Philippines celebrate with a large traditional feast. Considered ...

In my Afro-Caribbean Latino home, there are constant bursts of laughter, sweet coquito to warm hearts and stir dancing feet, never-ending music, and a flavorful feast. For me, Nochebuena (“the ...

While a lot of Americans celebrate Christmas Day as their big celebration of the season, many Catholic Latinos celebrate Nochebuena the day before. The celebration consists of a feast ...

She came to the United States from Cuba in 1961. Last year I was lucky to join her Nochebuena feast. Lucila and her husband Andres host this gathering yearly for family and friends, including ...