As a Latinx child growing up in America, I was taught that the signature tastes of Christmas were peppermint candy canes and iced sugar cookies. But in my Colombian household, the season was marked by ...

As a kid, getting to Christmas day was a journey full of prayers, decorations, and food. Years later, I realize how much I love all those traditions. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

For singer Manuel Turizo, Christmas is all about family and giving back. Born and raised in the South American country of Colombia, there are special traditions he enjoys around the holidays, such as ...

Afro-Colombian communities in the southwest of the Latin American country are celebrating Christmas, like every year, a little later than the rest of the world. The mid-February festivities are a ...

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? That line by John Lennon shrieked to mind this past week. In a 10-minute span, I entered three Bogota shops. In each, identical children’s voices, ...

The Afro-Colombian residents of Quinamayó have followed a unique tradition: celebrating Christmas 40 days after the traditional date, a custom begun under the subjugation of slavery. Dancing during ...

Songs and dances to worship the black Child Jesus and a Christmas celebrated in February: the Afro-Colombian village of Quinamayó celebrates this Saturday the birth of the Messiah as a cry for ...

Ryan Castro and Juanes are kicking off the holiday season with some classic chucu chucu dance moves. On Thursday night, the pair of stars linked up for “El Chucu Chucu,” a dancey track that hears the ...