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Transcript
00:00A devil effigy was set on fire in Guatemala City
00:03as the Christmas season started there.
00:05In Vatican City, their giant Christmas tree is already shining.
00:09UB Express will now go overseas.
00:22More than 70 Christmas trees were lit up in Vatican City
00:27for the upcoming Christmas.
00:29The tree used in the celebration
00:31was taken from a province in Northern Italy
00:34that is based on the environmental sustainability of the forest.
00:37The nativity scene was also revealed
00:39where the casone, which is a traditional bowl used by fishermen, is located.
00:44It will be lit up until January 12 of the next year
00:48when the Christmas season will end.
00:53Hand-crafted ornaments were found in that Christmas hub
00:56in a small town in Michoacan, Mexico.
00:59You will also see different Christmas decorations
01:02as well as the glass-blown ornaments they sell.
01:05In the 1960s, a resident started making ornaments
01:09which became a huge income for the place.
01:12Aside from that, the place was also visited
01:14because of their Santa Claus Village.
01:16It is expected that 500,000 people will visit the place this year.
01:20The tradition of the people of Guatemala City in Guatemala
01:23is different for the start of the Christmas season.
01:26They burn a devil effigy.
01:29It is called the Burning of the Devil
01:31which is a 100-year-old tradition in the place.
01:33Every night of December 7, it is a symbol of cleanliness.
01:37Before the celebration of the Catholic Day of the Immaculate Conception on December 8,
01:41aside from the effigy, the devil piñatas can also be burned.
01:46This is the first news.
01:47EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.

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