Nochebuena facts for kids

"Christmas Eve" painting by J. Hoover & Son, 1878

Nochebuena (literally "good night") is the Spanish word for Christmas Eve. In Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines, the evening consists of a traditional family dinner. Roasted pig is often the center of Nochebuena for feasts around the world.

Images for kids

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  Midnight Mass is held in many churches toward the end of Christmas Eve, often with dim lighting and traditional decorative accents such as greenery

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  Advent wreath, lighting the candle

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  Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  Lithuanian Christmas Eve table with kūčiukai

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  Traditional Polish Wigilia meal

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  Candles on Christmas Eve 2010

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  Christmas presents under the Christmas tree

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  Christmas tree with presents hanging on the tree

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  A Christmas Eve candlelight service in Baghdad, Iraq

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  A cross, left near Ypres in Belgium in 1999, to commemorate the site of the 1914 Christmas Truce. The text reads 1914—The Khaki Chum's Christmas Truce—85 Years—Lest We Forget.

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  Earthrise, as seen from Apollo 8, 24 December 1968, photographed by astronaut William Anders (NASA)

See also

In Spanish: Nochebuena para niños

• Christmas Eve