Everyone in Guatemala laughs when they learn that my birthday is on December 7th. In the USA we remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor on that day. In Guatemala it is the DAY OF THE DEVIL! Apparently, there is a saint day of some sort on the 8th. So the devil is burned in effigy, pinatas of him are filled with firecrackers and lit all at once, and decorations of him are everywhere. So there are lots of firecrackers and fireworks on my birthday. And people still laugh that I have the misfortune of such an infamous birthday! But it was a great day.
Everyone in Guatemala laughs when they learn that my birthday is on December 7th. In the USA we remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor on that day. In Guatemala it is the DAY OF THE DEVIL! Apparently, there is a saint day of some sort on the 8th. So the devil is burned in effigy, pinatas of him are filled with firecrackers and lit all at once, and decorations of him are everywhere. So there are lots of firecrackers and fireworks on my birthday. And people still laugh that I have the misfortune of such an infamous birthday! But it was a great day.
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