Posada

Posada

• Starts:December 16.









• It's a Mexican tradition.









• The nights before Christmas, a party is held in a home in the neighborhood.









• Plenty of food and drinks with candles and fruits for the children.









• Children dressed up as Angels and carried figures of Joseph and Mary.

• The robes were silver and gold.









• It's a small parade in the neighborhood.








• Carrying candles, everyone sings melodious songs as they walk in groups of two.









• One half of the people beg for shelter to the other half that it in the home.









• Doors open as the religious part of the celebration ends, and the fun begins.









• Most of their fun is the pinata, made of papier-mache, shaped as a star with seven points to re-call the seven deadly sins.








• The pinatas are filled with candy, toys and sometimes money.









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  This celebration is to commemorate Joseph and Mary's journey, and their search for shelter, prior to the birth of Christ.





• "Posada" means lodging or shelter.








• The tradition ends December 24, followed by a midnight mass.









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  Here are some of the foods that are provided...