Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast

Baby Jesus’ standing, theft and search is a religious feast that is mainly celebrated within the Andean region of Venezuela, and as time has passed by, it has become part of the national cultural heritage. From our perspective of participant observers of the cultural object, this is an attempt to d...

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Autores principales: Adlin de Jesús Prieto Rodríguez, Marina Meza Suinaga
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ae8df3b03fe74a3f8aafdbda9b9222712021-11-27T13:10:41ZBaby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast10.12797/Politeja.10.2013.24.161733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/ae8df3b03fe74a3f8aafdbda9b9222712021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/3566https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Baby Jesus’ standing, theft and search is a religious feast that is mainly celebrated within the Andean region of Venezuela, and as time has passed by, it has become part of the national cultural heritage. From our perspective of participant observers of the cultural object, this is an attempt to describe the celebration and to offer a possible hypothesis about the meanings related to the child’s search. Considering the generalized significance of this festivity, it would emphasize the fact that this tradition ratifies and evokes the recreation of several biblical episodes and the constant incorporation of Baby Jesus in the family as well as in the community which turns out to be an exaltation of religious, affective, cultural, and social values. Adlin de Jesús Prieto RodríguezMarina Meza SuinagaKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleChristmas FestivitiesVenezuelan religious traditionBaby JesusdevotionidentityLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 10, Iss 2 (24) (2021)
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PL
topic Christmas Festivities
Venezuelan religious tradition
Baby Jesus
devotion
identity
Law
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Political science
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spellingShingle Christmas Festivities
Venezuelan religious tradition
Baby Jesus
devotion
identity
Law
K
Political science
J
Adlin de Jesús Prieto Rodríguez
Marina Meza Suinaga
Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast
description Baby Jesus’ standing, theft and search is a religious feast that is mainly celebrated within the Andean region of Venezuela, and as time has passed by, it has become part of the national cultural heritage. From our perspective of participant observers of the cultural object, this is an attempt to describe the celebration and to offer a possible hypothesis about the meanings related to the child’s search. Considering the generalized significance of this festivity, it would emphasize the fact that this tradition ratifies and evokes the recreation of several biblical episodes and the constant incorporation of Baby Jesus in the family as well as in the community which turns out to be an exaltation of religious, affective, cultural, and social values.
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author Adlin de Jesús Prieto Rodríguez
Marina Meza Suinaga
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Marina Meza Suinaga
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title Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast
title_short Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast
title_full Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast
title_fullStr Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast
title_full_unstemmed Baby Jesus’ Standing, Theft and Search – a Traditional Venezuelan Christmas Feast
title_sort baby jesus’ standing, theft and search – a traditional venezuelan christmas feast
publisher Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
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