Celebrating Noche Buena
There are so many different traditions in every home. As a kid growing up in Brooklyn,NY, Noche Buena was a big celebration for my familia. At the time I didn’t know what the celebration meant. What is Noche Buena mean? Noche Buena means “Good Night” in Spanish,it is celebrated in Latin American countries. It is bigger than actual Christmas. I remember we would go to my Abuelos(grandparents) apartment, we would all be dressed up. We would bring food , drinks and gifts. All my family members would show up and we would begin eating. Close to 11pm we would all leave and head to midnight mass. Once that was done we would rush home to open our regalos (gifts). Those memories have stayed with me forever and I wanted to the same with my own familia. Our Noche Buena celebration starts a couple days before with making tamales. Not the Mexican version but the Guatemalan version. Guatemalan tamales start off with banana leaves then you add your red masa. You can add different raw meats then ...
