The rhythm of the day is very different here than anywhere I've ever lived, and it's something I love too much. I can sleep until noon and no one thinks it's strange, but more importantly, we use meals to determine the time of day, not times.
Morning = Any time before and after breakfast until you eat lunch. This means morning typically ends in the 2-4pm range for most people.
Afternoon = Post-lunch, through the merienda (snack) which happens around 7 or 8, until dinner. Afternoon starts around 2-4pm.
Night = After dinner, which is typically eaten no earlier than 9pm. I have made a rule for myself that dinner cannot even be a thought in my mind until I see my clock saying something after 21:00. Night can last until 7 or 8 in the morning if you go out on the town, and these former "bewitching hour" times (I'm thinking between 3 and 5am) are very normal life-living hours, I even see "older" people out at clubs at 4 in the morning. I'm talking at least 40 years old, I might give some of them 50.
It's a wonderful way of life, and it's been a great way for me to forget the rules about eating, times, etc. that we are taught to follow and abide by in the US. They think we're crazy for eating lunch at 10:45 or 11:30 in our high schools, though I will agree that was a little outrageous, right??
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