[MUSIC PLAYING]
Noche Buena means good night in Spanish
and refers to Christmas Eve for many Latino cultures.
[BABY CRYING]
The day exists to celebrate the night of Jesus Christ's birth.
Traditions vary from country to country,
but the concept is the same.
Our big celebration is December 24.
In the Mexican tradition, dinner will most likely
include homemade tamales.
These require hours and hours of preparation.
And they're the best ever.
The entire family gathers for a party.
There's food everywhere.
The music is popping.
People are dancing.
And we all play games.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
The festivities go on all night.
But at 12:00 midnight--
[DING]
--we open gifts and end the night.
So what do we do on Christmas day?
We take the time to rest, eat leftovers, and just enjoy
being with family.
I hope you got to learn a little bit about what
Noche Buena means and is.
Feliz Navidad, and thank you for watching.