
Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the advancement of the Christmas holidays in the country, which, they said, will begin by “Decree” on October 1, amid the tension between Caracas and Washington due to the US military deployment in the Caribbean waters, near the South American country.
“We are going to apply the formula of other years, which has done very well, for the economy, for culture, for joy, happiness, and we are going to decree (that) from October 1 Christmas starts in Venezuela again, this year too,” said the ruler in his weekly program With Maduro +broadcast on the Venezuelan state television channel (VTV).
In Maduro’s opinion, anticipate the holidays December is a way of “defending” the “right to happiness, joy.”
In that sense, he added that “nothing or anyone in this world” can “take away” that possibility.
A good year for Venezuela
Maduro said that 2025 has been “a good year” and “beautiful” and “advance” in all areas.
“From the difficulties the best of us has emerged, the ability to rebuild and rebuild and make us again,” he said.
The ruler has decreed the “advance” of Christmas on several occasions since he came to power in 2013.
On September 2 of last year, Maduro also anticipated the Christmas party “in tribute” and “in thanks” to Venezuelans after the presidential presidentials of July 28, in which the National Electoral Council (CNE), composed of rectors related to Chavismo, proclaimed his victory in the elections, despite the complaints of fraud of the majority opposition, which unleashed a political crisis in the country.
