Winter Break Experience

During winter break I took a plane to Guaca to celebrate my niece’s third birthday. In Guaca a girls third birthday is like her quince. You spend a lot of money. As for my family it took us years to save up that kind of money. Once my sister and I got there we had to buy things for the piñata and food supply for they can eat with. We also had to set up the party before people got there. In Guaca as a sacrifice we go out and buy a goat. What we do to the goat is we pray the kill as a sacrifice to her. It is something major and has to be done or else she won’t grow up to become something honorable. Another tradition is that we pray to a baby Jesus that has a prayer to protect our family. I think learning this can be important in some kind of way. I was tired by the end of the day.

The next day we took all day setting everything up and cooking some food for our guests. After preparing everything we got ready. My niece was put into a white dress with a small crown on her head. Everyone was waiting to see Audrina. Once everyone came they all danced and was enjoying there time at the party. I was glade that there was no fighting or arguing between family and friends. Then it was time for the sacrifice of the goat. It was almost sunset. People gathered around a prayed on the goat. After the prayer my uncles had killed the goat the skinned it. It was horrible, I was only able to watch the beginning of it then I couldn't’t watch any more. Then they tied to a stick and it cooked over a fire pit, it took hours to cook. I am surprised how they were able to eat it after watching it get killed, skinned, then cooked right in front of them. I could not do that.

I was glad that everyone was having a good time. It was the first time I was happy at a family party since my father past away. It was also the first time I had seen my mother have a good time and not having marriage problems. It was nice to see a smile on everyone’s face especially my sister. My niece was tired and exhausted but I could tell that she had fun. The next day we came back home and on the plane I reviewed all the pictures I took with my camera. When we got back to the house we went straight to sleep. It was one of my best winter breaks I had ever had since I have been in school. It was also nice to meet all my family members even my sister’s husband’s family, they were nice. I hope it happens again soon, but for someone else. Winter break was awesome.