How to Say Merry Christmas in Spanish and Celebrate Christmas in Colombia

In today’s lesson you will learn how to say Merry Christmas in Spanish and you will also learn some Spanish words used in Colombia. You will also learn how Christmas is celebrated in Colombia. Much of today’s lesson comes from a journal entry from Christmas 2007 that I found in my personal journal. I would like to share my diary entry with you because it will help you learn some new Spanish words. But let’s start with how to say Merry Christmas in Spanish:

merry christmas

Now that you know how to say Merry Christmas in Spanish, here is a phrase that I usually say after Christmas dinner:

I’m full

Now here is my diary entry from Christmas 2007:

I just had a typical Colombian Christmas dinner. It consists of “pollo relleno” (chicken stuffed with meat, eggs, olives), “buñuelos” (I would describe them as fried cheese balls), “natilla” (raw sugar pudding).

I decided to wash it all down with a glass of “vinto tinto chileno” (red wine from Chile).

I would also describe “custard” as a pudding or custard. And natilla is the traditional dessert that Colombians serve for Christmas Eve dinners and Christmas parties. It is also served during Novenas to the Virgin Mary.

The “Novenas” consist of a recitation of prayers and devotions for nine consecutive days. Like other Spanish-speaking countries, Catholicism is the main religion in Colombia.

The buñuelos that I ate are also a traditional food that is served here in Colombia during the Novenas to the Virgin Mary during the Christmas holidays, from December 15 to 24.