By: Kirsten Cox

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Las Posadas

• By Kirsten Cox
• 2nd period 2/10/09

• This is what a Christmas tree looks like in
  Mexico. They use this on the celebration Las
  Posada.

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Did You know..

• The celebration of Las Posada lasts for nine
  nights. The word posada means shelter in
  Spanish. At the end of this celebration they have
  a party with food that is welcome to all.

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Here are some things about this holiday

• On the last day in the holiday they gather at a
  specific house were they reenacted the search of
  lodging from Mary an Joseph.
• In poorer areas friends and neighbors get
  together and celebrate with each other.
• Las Posada was originated in the 1500s.
• Las Posada is Spanish for the Inn.
• This celebration starts on December 16 and ends
  on December 24.

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Did you hear about

• This holiday is one of the most colorful
  traditions.
• The happy end to each posada has always been the
  piñata.
• A piñata is a fragile earth wear jar covered in
  paper Mache.
• Las Posada commemorates the journey that Joseph
  and Mary made
• Las Posada is celebrated in many cities and
  towns across Mexico.

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I learned that.

• At the festival a small child dresses up as an
  angle and leads a procession.
• The procession is made up of children wearing
  gold and silver robes with lit candles.
• The adults and musicians follow the procession
  through out the town.
• After the kids do this they get rewarded with
  candy and sometimes money.
• Although the holiday Las Posada was originally
  started in Mexico it has become popular in United
  States.

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Las Posada

• This tradition has went around the world to
  celebrate the journey Joseph and Mary trying to
  find shelter. I think it has affected some people
  in the united states by showing the story of when
  Jesus was born but in America they sometimes
  celebrate it in different ways like instead we
  call it Christmas.