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Christmas inMexico
© Christina Bainbridge www.bainbridgeclass.com
Hola! Welcome to Mexico! My name is Daniel. I live in Mexico
City and I’d be happy to show you around and tell you about how we celebrate Christmas, or as we call
it, La Posada! Let’s go!
La Posada celebrates the travel that Mary and
Joseph took before Jesus was born. It takes place
nine days before Christmas Eve.
Each night, families go from house to house
looking for a place to stay, just like Mary and Joseph
did. When they find shelter, the families pray
and sing songs. On Christmas Eve, we go to
church and sing songs at a midnight Mass.
We don’t have a Santa Claus in Mexico. Instead the Three Wise Men bring gifts to good
children on January 6th, “el dia de Reyes” or The Day of the Kings. This is the day the
Three Wise Men gave gifts to Jesus, so that is when they bring them to good children
too!
It’s time for my favorite tradition… the piñata! We
are blindfolded, spun around, and then get a chance to try and break the piñata! There are
goodies inside!
Wish me luck! I’m going to try and break the
piñata!
That was so fun! It’s time for me to leave for La
Posada with my family. I wonder who will give us
shelter tonight?
I hope that you had fun learning
about our traditions! Feliz
Navidad!