Easter - Colombia

RAAAY says on Mar 12, 2008, 08:25:

Do Colombians celebrate Easter.....???....................Yes

When....??? .....................At Easter time.

Sort of like they celebrate Christmas at Christmas time.........

.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

bickerss says on Mar 12, 2008, 08:27:

Easter - are u mad? Didnt you know that Colombia is a Muslim country?

sloopskipper says on Mar 12, 2008, 08:46:

Easter is a huge holiday all over Latin America.

azunoman says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:01:

Yea but do the have the Easter Bunny?

Ready, Fire, Aim

Mononoke28 says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:16:

Easter is Easter no matter where you go if you're Christian. Colombia is 95% Catholic, so yes, they do celebrate it. In fact, they start celebrating from Palm Sunday until Easter which is Semana Santa (Holy Week).

Diana

JumboBond007 says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:19:

Bickeress...Did you know that Colombia does not celebrate Valentine's Day. That's why I am asking the question.

Did you know that ROMANIA celebrate Easter twice - one for catholic and one for orthodox?

Gator says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:30:

Is the Pope Catholic??? A HUGE holiday! Mrs. Gator and I will probably meet a couple of her sisters in Popoyan-reservations were made eight months ago.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

mranderson says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:31:

I didn't know colombia doesn't celebrate valentines day.

vicshere says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:33:

yes it does... Valentines is in September

listo

JumboBond007 says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:35:

Vicshere... yes in September, but not in 14th February.....

I'll be damned if I send an Easter card to my girlfriend when they celebrate in October !!!

Gator says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:39:

No Valentine's Day per se, but they DO have Dia del Amor & la Amistad. Mid September, the 17th I think.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

Gator says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:43:

Jimbo said: "I'll be damned if I send an Easter card to my girlfriend when they celebrate in October !!!"

Personally I would NEVER send an Easter Card for Valentine's Day no matter what the date. With Mrs. Gator that would be, for me, death from a thousand cuts.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

vicshere says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:52:

try to forget Dia del Amor & la Amistad. in September and see what happens

listo

vicshere says on Mar 12, 2008, 09:53:

my wife let off the first year cause i was new and didnt know....now no fucken reason to forget

listo

Bill Turley says on Mar 12, 2008, 13:53:

Easter is one of the long vacation time in Colombia. Try to get back to Bogota about 7PM Easter evening. They reroute the trafic but the jam is horrible

Mr. Bill Somondoco

nine inch nails says on Mar 12, 2008, 14:03:

I saw a moslem in Sabaneta. I hope he was one of the non-violent ones.

get down, get down

JumboBond007 says on Mar 12, 2008, 18:06:

My ex-girlfriend was not happy when she thought I forgot to celebrate WOMEN'S DAY - March 8th, 2001. I did not realise there was a Women's Day as I am from UK that do not celebrate it .......

bickerss says on Mar 12, 2008, 21:06:

Jumbo - does not celebrate valentines day? - tell that to my girlsfriend pls. Although point taken - they generally do not celebrate it yet, although is for sure catching on.

CuriosJoe says on Mar 13, 2008, 12:11:

I am going to be in Cartagena during the Easter week (Semana Santa). BTW anyone aware of any club closures duirng that week??

sloopskipper says on Mar 13, 2008, 13:00:

It seems that hotel rooms are very difficult to get in some cities during that week, and must be booked far in advance, correct?

Mononoke28 says on Mar 13, 2008, 15:28:

That is correct. You get a free chimichanga for that one!!!

Congratulations.

Diana