Games and Symbols
What is the thing that children try and break open?
Piñata
How long is Las Posadas?
9 Days
What is a favorite cookie of Las Posadas?
Buñuelos
What are 2 things a Nativity Scene can be made out of?
Wood, Clay, Metal, Glass, Straw, and many others.
What are the colors on the Mexican flag?
Red, White, and Green
What flower is a native flower to Mexico and is a common Christmas flower in the United States?
Poinsettia
When does Las Posadas begin and end?
December 16th-December 24th
What is another popular cookie in Mexico during Las Posadas that are shaped in a circle?
butter cookies
When do families go to church during Christmas Eve?
Midnight
What language do they speak in Mexico?
Spanish
What is the Poinsettia known as in Spanish?
Noche Buena
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.
Name another food shared during Christmas time in Mexico.
homemade tamales and atole (corn gruel), roast turkey, ham, ponche (a hot fruit punch), sidra (sparkling cider)
What is Christmas known as in Mexico?
Navidad
What is Mexico's currency?
Pesos
What is a scene of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, Wise Men, and animals known as?
A Nativity
Nacimiento
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.
On Christmas Eve, people in Mexico go to church at midnight and then do what afterwards?
Have a feast.
What do families do on Christmas day in Mexico?
Re-heat the food from the night before, big family gathering.
What is in the middle of the Mexican flag?
A picture of an eagle eating a snake.
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!"
In English, Las Posadas means what?
Inn
What is another food popular during Christmas in Mexico?
Pozole
On January 6th some children get a visit from who that leave them gifts.
The Three Wise Men
What foods did Mexico introduce to the world?
Chilies, Corn, and Chocolate