La Purisima Festival in Nicaragua: Virgins, Fireworks, and Marching Bands!

[@BucketListTravellers]

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[@michaelruiz1489]

Amo mi cultura Nicaragüense y esperó que otros turistas la puedan conocer también.🇳🇮

[@BucketListTravellers]

¡Gracias por ver a Michael! Hay tantas cosas increíbles que aprender sobre la cultura nicaragüense.

[@yaoscagonzalez8693]

My favorite holiday! I used to go to the rich neighborhoods for good stuff. You know what houses will give you candy and what houses will give you more. Same as going trick or treating. hahaha

[@BucketListTravellers]

That sounds like a lot of fun! On the night of Griteria Jon got given an apple and a banana! He wasn't even singing Tu Gloria! Thanks for watching!

[@PardeSorrisos]

Very beautiful this walk that they give us with La Purísima. We really have seen little of Nicaragua so we are going to gossip on your channel about that. What a burna party 👏🏾

[@BucketListTravellers]

Thanks so much for watching! Nicarguense know how to party!!🎉🎄

[@treelife365]

Interesting... that hardly anybody was wearing masks 🤣 Great video! I'm waiting for your video on the sweets 😄

[@BucketListTravellers]

Generally during the day we've found that a bit more than half of the people we've seen wear masks, and it's required for entry to a lot of shops and businesses. Unfortunately during festivals the mask wearing doesn't seem to be as widely adopted, which is definitely concerning. Glad you enjoyed the video! We're busy working on the sweets one, so hopefully that will be coming out next week 😀

[@treelife365]

@@BucketListTravellers - Ahhh... I see. Hopefully Nicaragua can keep infection numbers low :)

[@IranTourism_official]

Watching your videos is almost always the highlight of my day! Thanks! : )

[@BucketListTravellers]

Awww, thank you!🤗 That is really humbling to hear and we are so glad we can brighten your day!

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

What a lovely celebration to have been part of, thanks for sharing your experience!

[@BucketListTravellers]

This was so unique and we are blessed to have been able to witness and share it! It really brought the magic of Christmas back!

[@NaomisAdventures]

What a cool festival. Looks like fun

[@BucketListTravellers]

Yes, this was a lot of fun! It was a fun challenge to work out where the festivities were each night, but the wall of noise from bands and fireworks is usually the giveaway!

[@OpenRoad4Two]

What a great festival to experience with the locals. It's great to experience the location's local traditions. Great informative vlog, thank you for sharing.

[@BucketListTravellers]

Being able to experience traditions like this with the locals has been a definite upside of being stuck in Nicaragua due to the pandemic 😀 Glad you enjoyed the vlog! We had a lot of fun making it 😁

[@nuveauc.6761]

Thank you for sharing this video, Im currently practicing english with a Nigerian girl and you couldn't explain it better , I sent it to her. Hugs from Granada!

[@BucketListTravellers]

Hugs back to you!🤗🤗 We are so glad that we can help you. So we are neighbours then in Granada? We love your beautiful city and feel blessed to live here too!

[@nuveauc.6761]

@@BucketListTravellers yes we are! Maybe we should meet and go for a walk in the central park or a coffe shop one day , I'd love it. Check my fb Freddy GC✌

[@BucketListTravellers]

Sounds good! Are you able to send us an instagram direct message and we can go from there.

[@moizezxelplaneta8436]

Beautiful traditions 👏

[@BucketListTravellers]

They certainly are! 😀

[@LangUtilSpanish]

Wow. I love the history. 300 years and running! That's great. Thanks for sharing.

[@BucketListTravellers]

300 years is crazy! Granada itself is 500 years old, which is also very impressive. Thanks for watching Scott!🙏

[@IfWeGoTo]

Your guy's videos are so informative... I had no idea this festival even existed!

[@BucketListTravellers]

Thanks Brandi! We had no idea about this festival either before we got here. It's been interesting learning about the culture and customs of Nicaragua. My next goal is to be able to learn one of their traditional songs 😀

[@CelticPaths4k]

Qué buen espectáculo! Gracias por compartirlo con nosotros

[@BucketListTravellers]

De nada! Nos sentimos muy afortunados de haber sido parte de ella y de poder compartir esto con el mundo.

[@TravelInspiration]

Very nice video my friends!!!! Greetings from Greece!!!😊😊❤❤

[@BucketListTravellers]

Thanks for watching!🙏🙏🙏

[@megankiessig9759]

Love Grenada!

[@BucketListTravellers]

Me too! So glad we decided to ride out the pandemic here. It's a beautiful city 😀

[@nicaroses]

So jealous. Born and raised in San Francisco with Nicaragua parents who immigrated to the US in the late 1940's. We celebrated every year in our homes and then in our churches. Not this year because of COVID 19. Quien Causa Tanta Alegria? La Concepcion de Maria

[@BucketListTravellers]

Hola Maria! Happy La Griteria! We have just got home from the La Griteria celebrations in Granada and it was an amazing evening. We count ourselves so lucky on a number of levels to be able to witness this awesome festival. We are glad that we can share it with you. Quien Causa Tanta Alegria? La Concepcion de Maria!!

[@nicaroses]

@@BucketListTravellers La Concepcion de Maria! Viva Nicaragua...

[@Gusseq81]

Thanks for sharing a bit of my country's traditions and beliefs. I am from León, a city that also has that unique spirit of celebration that is clearly different in comparison to Managua or some other cities in Nicaragua. ¡Que viva la Virgen!

[@BucketListTravellers]

Hi Gustavo, thanks so much for watching! La Purisima was amazing to us and we hear that León,'s celebrations are even bigger than Granada's! We would have loved to see this but will have left Nicaragua by December.

[@SorgiStories]

I remember coming across one of your videos that told the story of a devotional procession and party. This one looks to take the cake! Just amazing how they've turned something of their faith into a cultural happening this way, and a vibrant one at that!!

[@BucketListTravellers]

Yes, this was such a spectacular festival and we were so lucky to be a part of it. The Nicaraguense know how to party!

[@KattieMetChris]

cool!!

[@BucketListTravellers]

This was so much fun, and the last and biggest night is tonight! Looking forward to it!

[@KattieMetChris]

@@BucketListTravellers Have a blast guys!!

[@MagellanandGreyhound]

For being there during COVID, you two are going to basically have experienced so much about the country. Makes me wonder if that's the best way to travel. Spend 3-6-9 months in a country and do everything.

[@BucketListTravellers]

You are right. We have experienced so much more about the country in our time here than what we ever would have seen in just passing through. It has really challenged our thinking about how we travel in the future. We will definitely spend more time in one place soaking up the culture.

[@MagellanandGreyhound]

@@BucketListTravellers we have so many places on our list, but I’m thinking what you’re doing we may aspire to. ;)

[@KristenandSam]

looks like so much fun!

[@BucketListTravellers]

It absolutely was! Nowhere does a festival like Latin America! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Cityscapestroll]

Thanks for sharing beautiful video 😍

[@BucketListTravellers]

Thanks for watching Atiq. 😁

[@monimboeslibertad7771]

Viva la virgen , Bonito video

[@BucketListTravellers]

😀😀 ¡Gracias por ver!

[@markings8232]

Omg , thanks 🤍

[@BucketListTravellers]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!😃

[@renatalimarzi]

Wow! Nice and interesting share!! Wish you all the best! Cheers from Italy. Renata

[@BucketListTravellers]

Thanks Renata! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@renatalimarzi]

@@BucketListTravellers My pleasure!! Ciao!

[@ejnava01]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 *BRAVO* 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Couldn't have possibly enjoyed this video anymore, even if I tried. How amazing that you guys got to experience the epitome of Nicaraguan traditions. It couldn't have happened to better people than you guys. You genuinely seem to enjoy and appreciate partaking with the locals. THANK YOU for sharing your experiences with us. Can't wait for the video about the sweets. ¿¿¿Quién causa tanta alegría???

[@BucketListTravellers]

¡¡La Concepción de María!! As promised, we delivered on La Purisima! We have had so much fun over the last week! As you know La Griteria was last night and we had another blast! We'll pull something together on this for you too!

[@ejnava01]

How exciting @@BucketListTravellers -- Now I'm looking forward to TWO vids (sweets + Gritería). Now we're onto Navidad/Noche Buena with a traditional "gallina rellena" 😁😄🤠

[@BucketListTravellers]

@@ejnava01 Oooh, gallina rellena, I like the sound of that! Any excuse for more chicken!

[@luisaherrera5985]

Soy nicaragüense estoy en ecuador extraño mi país , la purísima

[@BucketListTravellers]

Gracias por ver a Luisa. Sabemos lo que quieres decir. Es un país tan especial, ¡también extrañamos a Nicaragua!

[@Ocean245]

I really enjoy your videos 👍🏽

[@BucketListTravellers]

We really appreciate your feedback and it is great to hear you enjoy our videos! Thanks as always for watching!🙏

[@CHarlotte-ro4yi]

Oh how much I loved "la Purisima"! When I lived in Matagalpa I went around with a friend of mine for 4.5 hours and we gathered a table full of goodies. I had the time of my life and it reminded me of the tradition we did growing up in the Rhineland region of Germany called "Schnörzen". I have to come back to Nicaragua soon

[@BucketListTravellers]

Matagalpa is a beautiful city, very good choice to live there! We were there last week and had a great time there hopping from cafe to cafe and enjoying the guerilas! Yes La Purisima is such a cool experience!

[@jeancarlos-vo9ym]

well, actually, the girls I know dancing in the video have nothing to do with religious tradition. very good video, thanks for presenting a bit of the city

[@BucketListTravellers]

Yes, we took a bit of poetic licence with those dancers! We came across them one of the days when looking for the Virgin Mary parade. It was fun to watch with the drummers nonetheless! Thanks for watching!

[@chinhbrown5186]

so nice..

[@BucketListTravellers]

Thanks Chinh! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@bunnytc757]

Trikitakas 🎉😂❤

[@BucketListTravellers]

No estoy seguro de lo que quieres decir, pero gracias por mirar!

[@anagonzalez8300]

How sad to see my Nicaraguan people celebrating a pagan day. They should worship Jesus in their privacy, not something that was created for another man. So much biblical ignorance, should read the Bible and see that God prohibits to worship idols. God bless them and help them to open their spiritual eyes, and seek salvation.

[@BucketListTravellers]

Hi Ana, Thanks for sharing your concerns. My grandparents were Christian missionaries and travelled to every inhabited continent preaching the word of Jesus, so I am uniquely positioned to offer a perspective here. Christianity has a long tradition of repurposing pagan traditions. Almost all Christian festivities have their roots in pagan rituals. For example Christmas was originally the pagan holiday of Saturnalia. Over time the meaning of customs change and the pagan origins are often forgotten. Different people express their faith in different ways, but what they share is their devotion to Jesus. In this instance, La Purisima is a celebration of the conception of Jesus. As it says in Matthew 20 "For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them." I hope this helps to alleviate your concerns.

[@michellea5415]

@@BucketListTravellers Well said!