Uruguay Stands Alone in Latin America: Christmas Officially Off the Calendar

Montevideo. Despite the Catholic tradition that exists in Latin America, in 1919 a law was adopted in Uruguay that abolished the religious holidays of the calendar. Therefore, more than a century ago there was no Christmas in Uruguay. What is celebrated in its place is “the day of the family”: these dinners together and there are also gifts for children under the tree, although the day has a secular character. The date, as a religious holiday, w…

Uruguay Stands Alone in Latin America: Christmas Officially Off the Calendar

Uruguay holds a unique position in Latin America. The country does not officially recognize Christmas. This decision dates back to 1919. Uruguay replaced Christmas with “Family Day” to strengthen its secular identity. The government renamed other Catholic celebrations too. “Children’s Day” replaced Epiphany. “Tourism Week” took the place of Holy Week. Despite these changes, December […]

The families will gather to celebrate Christmas, one of the most important dates of the calendar with influence on the Catholic religion, but that despite what one might think, is not celebrated in the same way in all the countries of Latin America and in fact there is one that has chosen to eliminate it for more than 100 years. Although, as such, the religious holiday of Christmas is not celebrated, the families meet in the same way on this dat…

The Latinobarometer poll, published this week, shows that, for the first time, more than half of Uruguayans admit to not having any religion tags: uruguay, christmas, secularism» original news (www.elobservador.com.uy)

THE NEW DIARIUM, HOLY DOMINGO. – The Catholic Church recalls this December 25 as the celebration of the birth of the Messiah or child Jesus, who would come to save the hearts of people and free them from the hands of Pharaoh. Although in much of the world Christmas is a religious day, Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has not commemorated this date for more than 100 years. The celebration was replaced by the “Day of the Family” a…

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