Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has once again moved Christmas forward in the Caribbean country in a renewed attempt to boost the economy, a holiday that will begin on October 1st, instead of December.
He announced this in statements broadcast on Venezuelan state television VTV, where he assured that “the same formula as in previous years will be applied.” “It has gone very well for us: for the economy, culture, joy, happiness,” he stated.
“We are going to decree that Christmas starts again in Venezuela on October 1st, this year as well. We are going to defend the right to happiness,” stated the president, who argued that moving Christmas forward is a way to “defend the right to happiness” of the population and guarantee “spaces for unity in the face of difficulties.”
Maduro has described this year as “good and beautiful,” a period in which the country has managed to “rebuild and rebuild” despite internal crises and international problems, words that allude to the recent increase in tensions with the United States.
This is not the first time the Venezuelan president has brought Christmas forward to October. He did so in 2024 and in previous years. The government generally uses this period to distribute food packages in the poorest neighborhoods.
