Las Posadas

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Las Posadas is a traditional Mexican Christmas festival celebrated over nine nights, reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging through processions, songs, and communal gatherings.

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Las Posadas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian tradition
Mexican cultural tradition
religious festival
alsoCelebratedIn Guatemala
United States of America
surface form: United States

other parts of Latin America
associatedFood atole
ponche navideño
tamales
associatedMusic traditional villancicos
basedOn Nativity story
commemorates Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem
countryOfOrigin Mexico
culturalSignificance expression of Mexican Catholic popular piety
important element of Mexican Christmas celebrations
duration nine nights
endDate December 24
finalNightAlsoCalled Nochebuena
finalNightCoincidesWith Christmas Eve
hasRitual breaking a piñata
call-and-response singing
communal gatherings
prayers
processions
sharing food and drink
visiting houses or designated stops
hasVariant posadas held in churches
posadas held in private homes
public street posadas
languageOfName Spanish
literalMeaning the inns
mainlyCelebratedIn Mexico
religion Christianity
startDate December 16
symbolizes community solidarity
hospitality
preparation for Christmas
timeOfYear Advent
typicalParticipants families
neighbors
parish communities
usedInReligion Roman Catholicism
usesObject Nativity images
candles
lanterns
piñatas
song sheets

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Olvera Street celebrates Las Posadas