{"id":7803,"date":"2024-12-24T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=7803"},"modified":"2024-12-24T09:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:22:10","slug":"warmest-christmas-wishes-from-sun-soaked-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/warmest-christmas-wishes-from-sun-soaked-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f384;&#x1f31e; Warmest Christmas wishes from sun-soaked Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>May your holiday be as warm as our tropical breeze and as bright as our Caribbean sun.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christmas-greetings-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christmas-greetings-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christmas-greetings-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christmas-greetings-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christmas-greetings.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bajans love to brightly decorate their homes, and a Christmas drive to &#8220;see the lights&#8221; is a tradition for many families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_40351\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bfnR7zX0JnY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the warm weather and tropical feeling, traditional Christmas carols and songs such as &#8220;Winter Wonderland&#8221; fill the airwaves while snowy decorations and displays appear in storefronts and homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_21204\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYXAy1DOzsU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Santa makes an appearance across the island, but since we have no chimneys he arrives by different means&#8230; sometimes by jet ski or parasailing or in this case on traditional horse &amp; carriage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"Santa arrives by horse and carriage\" class=\"wp-image-7240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Blooms of red Poinsettia and yellow Christmas Candles add to the festive spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/poinsettia.jpg\" alt=\"Bright red Poinsettia flowers in full bloom.\" class=\"wp-image-7807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/poinsettia.jpg 932w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/poinsettia-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/poinsettia-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-candles.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Christmas Candles flowers set against a brilliant blue sky in Barbados\" class=\"wp-image-7808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-candles.jpg 932w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-candles-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-candles-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While there&#8217;s no snow here, our white sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters sparkle just as bright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-snowmen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-snowmen.jpg 932w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-snowmen-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/christmas-snowmen-768x247.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May your holiday be as warm as our tropical breeze and as bright as our Caribbean sun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7804,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,458],"tags":[284],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}