Venezuela

委內瑞拉

Venezuelans celebrate Christmas similar to many other cultures, in that they generally go to mass early on Christmas Day. The difference is that Venezuelans go to church in roller skates. In the capital, Caracas, streets are even closed off to traffic in order to keep the skaters safe. On Christmas Eve, children tie strings to their toes and let them dangle into the street, where they are tugged on by skaters as they go by. It’s certainly a different way to wake up on Christmas morning.

委內瑞拉人慶祝圣誕的方式與很多國家都相似，他們一般都在圣誕那天一早就去做彌撒。不同的是，委內瑞拉人穿著滑冰鞋去教堂。在首都加拉加斯（Caracas），街道上甚至禁止行車，以確保滑冰者的安全。在平安夜，孩子們會在腳趾上系上繩子，并且把繩子懸到窗外。滑冰者路過時就會拽一拽。這無疑是一種獨特的在圣誕節早晨醒過來的方式。

（翻譯：eileen7 編輯：陳丹妮）