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Christmas in Mexico

Mexico celebrates Christmas from December 16th to January 6th. During this time, families perform Posada processions where they carry figurines of Mary and Joseph through the streets singing songs as they visit homes. Posada parties include playing piñata where blindfolded children break open the piñata to collect candies. Nativity scenes called Nacimientos are very popular decorations in Mexico and often feature life-sized clay figurines. Families have their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve, known as Noche Buena, which includes traditional dishes like pozole and tamales. On January 6th, Three Kings Day, children expect presents that are believed to be left by the Three Wise Men.

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Christmas in Mexico

Mexico celebrates Christmas from December 16th to January 6th. During this time, families perform Posada processions where they carry figurines of Mary and Joseph through the streets singing songs as they visit homes. Posada parties include playing piñata where blindfolded children break open the piñata to collect candies. Nativity scenes called Nacimientos are very popular decorations in Mexico and often feature life-sized clay figurines. Families have their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve, known as Noche Buena, which includes traditional dishes like pozole and tamales. On January 6th, Three Kings Day, children expect presents that are believed to be left by the Three Wise Men.

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CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO

In Mexico, Christmas is celebrated from December 16th to January 6th.

Posadas
From December 16th to Christmas Eve, people often perform the “Posada”
processions. Posada is Spanish for Lodging. There are nine Posadas. These celebrate
the part of the Christmas story where Joseph and Mary looked for somewhere to
stay. For the Posadas, the outside of houses are decorated with evergreens, moss and
paper lanterns.
In each Posada, people are given candles and a board, with painted clay figures of
Mary riding on a donkey and Joseph, to process round the streets with. They call at
the houses of friends and neighbors and sing a song at each home.i

One game that is often played at Posada parties, is piñata. To play the game,
children are blind-folded and take it in turns to hit the piñata with a stick until it
splits open and the sweets pour out. Then the children rush to pick up as many
sweets as they can.

Christmas decoration
Nativity scenes, known as the “Nacimiento”, are very popular in Mexico. They
are often very large, with the figures being life size. The figures are often made of
clay and are traditionally passed down through families. As well as the normal
figures of the Mary, Joseph, Jesus, the Shepherds and Three Wise Men, there are
often lots of other figures of different people and farm animals. The baby Jesus is
normally added to the scene during the evening of Christmas Eve.

Christmas Trees are becoming more popular in Mexico, but the main/most
important decoration is still the nacimiento. Poinsettia flowers are known as “noche
buena” flowers in Mexico and they are one of the main ornament parts too.

Christmas eve
Christmas Eve is known as “Noche Buena” and is a family day. People often
take part in the final Posada and then in the evening have the main Christmas meal.
Popular dishes for the main Christmas meal include Pozole, roast turkey, roast pork,
tamales, bacalao, and salads. For dessert “buñuelos” are very popular. To drink there
might be Ponche and sidder.

The three wise men


In the south of Mexico children expect presents on January 6th, which is
known as “el Día de los Reyes”. On this day, the presents are left by the Three Wise
Men. In Mexico, presents might also be brought by “El Niñito Dios” (baby Jesus). It's
traditional to eat a special cake called “Rosca de Reyes”. A figure of Baby Jesus is
hidden inside the cake. Whoever has the baby Jesus in their piece of cake is the
'Godparent' of Jesus for that year.
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Taken from https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/mexico.shtml.

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