Games and Symbols
Las Posadas
Food
Christmas
Mexico
100
What is the thing that children try and break open?
Pinata
100
How long is Las Posadas?
9 Days
100
What is a favorite cookie of Las Posadas?
Buenelos
100
What are 2 things a Nativity Scene can be made out of?
Wood, Clay, Metal, Glass, Straw, and many others.
100
What are the colors on the Mexican flag?
Red, White, and Green
200
What flower is a native flower to Mexico and is a common Christmas flower in the United States?
Poinsettia
200
When does Las Posadas begin and end? December 16th-December 24th
December 16th-December 24th
200
What is another popular cookie in Mexico during Las Posadas that are shaped in a circle?
Tea Wreaths
200
What time do families go to church on Christmas Eve?
Midnight
200
What language do they speak in Mexico?
Spanish
300
What is the Poinsettia known as in Spanish?
Noche Buena
300
What do people do on Las Posadas?
They act out the journey of Mary and Joseph as they make their way to Bethlehem. They knock at doors asking for shelter.
300
Name another food shared during Christmas time in Mexico.
homemade tamales and atole (corn gruel) or other regional dishes roast turkey, ham or suckling pig are other popular menu items; as well as Romeritos (a herb) in Mole (a spicy chocolate sauce) with shrimps and potatoes; and Bacalao - cod served a la vizcaina, a Basque dish. The traditional dessert is colación, a mixture of candies in syrup. Ponche (a hot fruit punch), sidra (sparkling cider) or other spirits are served for the holiday brindis (toast).
300
What is Christmas known as in Mexico?
Navidad
300
What is the money in Mexico called?
Pesos
400
What is a scene of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, Wise Men, and animals known as?
A Nativity
400
What happens when they knock at the last house and they are told there is no room but they can stay in the stable?They are invited in for a celebration of food, song, and breaking of the pinata.
They are invited in for a celebration of food, song, and breaking of the pinata.
400
On Christmas Eve, people in Mexico go to church at midnight and then do what afterwards?
Have a feast.
400
What do families do on Christmas day in Mexico?Re-heat the food from the night before, big family gathering.
Re-heat the food from the night before, big family gathering.
400
What is in the middle of the Mexican flag?
A picture of an eagle eating a snake.
500
What are some of the words to the song children sing while breaking open the pinata? "¡Dale,  dale,  dale, no pierdas el tino, porque si lo pierdes, pierdes el camino, Una, dos, tres!"
"¡Dale,  dale,  dale, no pierdas el tino, porque si lo pierdes, pierdes el camino, Una, dos, tres!"
500
In English, Las Posadas means what?
Inn
500
What is another food popular during Christmas in Mexico?
homemade tamales and atole (corn gruel) or other regional dishes roast turkey, ham or suckling pig are other popular menu items; as well as Romeritos (a herb) in Mole (a spicy chocolate sauce) with shrimps and potatoes; and Bacalao - cod served a la vizcaina, a Basque dish. The traditional dessert is colación, a mixture of candies in syrup. Ponche (a hot fruit punch), sidra (sparkling cider) or other spirits are served for the holiday brindis (toast).
500
On January 6th some children get a visit from who that leave them gifts.
The Three Wise Men
500
What foods did Mexico introduce to the world?
Chilies, Corn, and Chocolate
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