There is an old tradition in Costa Rica that celebrates the entrance of a child at 40 days old. Many women do not venture out of the house for the first 40 days except for doctor appointments. Although we were not able to keep that part of the tradition, we held a Tico party to celebrate Clarissa's 40 days. Ten of our Tico (Costa-Rican) friends came to our house to see her. We had a wonderful time speaking Spanish for the entire night. We served a Costa Rican style meal of arroz con pollo and other appetizers. Monica played her violin and Mark took a few minutes to talk about our thankfulness to God and our desire to see Clarissa learn to understand who Jesus Christ is and what He has done for her.
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That is great! I am familiar with the old tradition to stay home for the first 40 days eatcing only chicken soup and other bland things but had never heard of the party on day 40!
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