Father's Day in Nicaragua (Part I)

A few days ago they celebrated Father's Day - “El día del Padre” - in Nicaragua. Witnessing the celebration here, however, was just a little bit different than our standard US Father's Day.

I don’t know about you, but I think last Father’s Day I spent the day with my Dad, got him a small gift, and the family ate a nice meal together. Want to know how they celebrate on Little Corn Island, Nicaragua?

They box.

Yep, Boxing. I kid you not. Apparently, every Father’s Day at the tiny island's only bar, “Las Aguilas,” a makeshift ring is set up and a party is thrown in which anyone who feels man (or Dad) enough, can step into the ring, throw on some gloves, and pretend to be Rocky.

I walked into the tiny bar at around nine and it was already packed. Everybody on the island seemed to be there. (Okay, so it’s not the biggest island in the world, but there were still a lot of people.) The ring was really handmade. Red and Blue ropes were tied on one side to the cement framework of the bar, and around a couple, seemingly perfectly placed palm trees on the other. The sand on the ground looked to provide little cushion in the case of a fall. 

I think I'll settle for spectator thank you.

To be continued…