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Saturday 21 december 2019

Christmas Lights

ORANJESTAD — Christmas rived from gaits, the Gothic
in Aruba would not be word for goat, the animal
complete without a visit to whose skin generally is
see the Christmas Lights used for the membrane of
around the island. By just the furro instrument (kind of
driving around on the main tambura with stick). Other
roads you can enjoy a va- instruments used in gaita
riety of creativity with col- include maracas, cuatro,
orful lights being displayed charrasca and tambora
on various Aruban homes. (Venezuelan drum). Song
Also the majority of the themes range from humor-
round-abouts are deco- ous and love songs to pro-
rated. test songs. The local gaita
bands are composed
If you are lucky enough you mostly of a group of ladies
might hear Christmas car- who sing with angelic voic-
ols and “gaitas” at any of es while they dance in a
these locations but also at choreographic manner.
the malls and stores. Gaita The map shown here will
is a style of Venezuelan folk give you an overview of the
music from Maracaibo in most popular decorated
Zulia State. It is possibly de- places around the island.

So hop into your car or call and enjoy the spectacu- wish you a wonderful
a taxi driver to go around lar Christmas scenes. We Christmas.q

Aruba to Me

Christmas Vibes

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enjoying our Happy Island this Christmas season.

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