Kite-flying events are held throughout the country to mark Easter. Families can be seen every weekend in April out in parks flying their kites and spending quality time together. It is a time to put petty feuds aside and appreciate the importance of your family.

Christmas dinner is the climax of all Christmas festivities and takes place on what most of us know as Christmas Eve, 24 December. However, well before the dinner, the Christmas mood can be felt throughout the country. You will often find small groups of people singing Christmas carols in town centres throughout the country. Aguinaldos, informal parties, are held at people’s houses, where people eat traditional Dominican food as well as sing carols.Many people in the country are poor, but despite how lavish or un-lavish the dinner table might be at Christmas, it is a must to be with your family. Families of all generations get together and share gifts, stories and merriment.