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<\/p>\nCelebrating Christmas in the Caribbean is a unique experience that you will never forget especially during the Christmas season. Whether you’re spending Christmas in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, or another island, the festivities are filled with warmth, joy, and cherished traditions, making it the perfect time to celebrate Christmas with friends and family<\/p>\n
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Jamaicans celebrate Christmas much like Americans<\/a>: they go to church, exchange gifts with family and friends, then gather for a big meal. Christmas Day in Jamaica is a day of feasting on some unique delicacies you may never have heard of including oxtail, curry goat, and Gungo peas. Gungo peas are a Jamaican specialty that usually ripen in December, making them the perfect special ingredient for Christmas Day. Another holiday specialty loved by Jamaicans is a Christmas cake soaked in rum.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Are you dreaming of a White Christmas, but on the beach? Sounds like an impossibility unless you happen to wake up Christmas morning in the Caymen Islands! The tradition of the Sand Yard<\/a> starts in late October, when buckets of white sand are transported from the beach to Islanders’ front yards. December 24 is a special day for this tradition, when piles are raked into even blankets of white, and no one is allowed to step on them until Christmas morning. t\u2019s a beautiful way to celebrate Christmas, offering a Caribbean twist on the traditional Christmas celebrations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How does Dominican Republic celebrate Christmas? The Dominican republic Christmas season starts all the way back in October. October marks three months of parties, food, and fun traditions in the DR. Noche Buena<\/a> is the biggest part of the holidays, thrown on Christmas Eve. The weeks leading up to Noche Buena are full of fireworks, or\u00a0fuegos artificales<\/em>. Another beloved tradition is known as\u00a0Double Sueldo,\u00a0<\/em>when employees receive an extra months’ paycheck each December.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On December 13, St. Lucians begin the Festival of Lights and Renewal<\/a>, a celebration which honors St. Lucy, the patron saint of Light. The celebration begins with Christmas lights being switched on, plus a lantern-making competition each year. For the lantern-making comp, boys partake and fashion bamboo stalks to make homemade cannons. Using kerosene, sticks, and a bottle lamp, they compete with one another to see who can create the loudest explosion.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Each morning starting on the morning nine days before Christmas, those living in St. Vincent and the Grenadines begin the annual Nine Mornings Festival<\/a>. They wake up before the sun rises to fill the streets for a wild party. the party includes sea baths, costumed dances, and festive bike rides.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nThe Sand Yard in Grand Cayman Island<\/h3>\n
A Three Month Party in the DR<\/h3>\n
Honoring the Patron Saint of Light in St. Lucia<\/h3>\n
Nine Mornings in St. Vincent & the Grenadines<\/h3>\n
The Carriacou Parange Festival in Grenada<\/h3>\n