What are the traditions of Nicaragua?

Nicaragua is a country with different traditions depending of the region you go to.

 

We celebrate various Catholic festivities like "La Gritería", which is a celebration that started in León to give thanks to the Virgen María for stopping a volcano eruption.  Now every year we have to different day for La Gritería, one on August 14th called "La Gritería Chiquita" that celebrates La...

Nicaragua is a country with different traditions depending of the region you go to.

 

We celebrate various Catholic festivities like "La Gritería", which is a celebration that started in León to give thanks to the Virgen María for stopping a volcano eruption.  Now every year we have to different day for La Gritería, one on August 14th called "La Gritería Chiquita" that celebrates La Asunción de María, and one on December 7th that celebrates La Concepción de María.  People make a beautiful scene with an image of the Virgin in the center and in which visitors to the house are given candies, toys, etc.

 

If you go to Managua they celebrate Santo Domingo de Guzman, a celebration that goes for one week with two main days.  August 1rst is when the image of the saint comes to visit the downtown of Managua and then on the 10th goes back to its sanctuary. The people of Managua prepare a "Hípico", which is a show of horses.

 

If you go to Masaya on the last Friday of October they celebrate "Los Aguizotes" (birth that announces death), which is a very Nicaraguan tradition of the different legends of Nicaragua.

 

So as you can see, different places with different traditions in Nicaragua and all of them are very enjoyable.