Nicaragua celebrates “La Gritería”
ViaNica.com | Dec 4, 2007
This national tradition lasts for several days and is very colorful, especially in the bigger cities in the country. It involves creativity for the decoration of the alter for Virgin Mary, as well as chanting and fireworks.
La Gritería takes place on a national level, as well as in foreign cities with a large Nicaraguan presence. Besides these traditional celebrations, December hosts other interesting regional celebrations. To read more about these, please refer to the special on December Celebrations in Nicaragua.