Las Posadas
When do Las Posadas take place?
December 16th.
When does Nochebuena take place?
December 24th
When does Three Kings’ Day take place?
January 6th
When is Día de la candelaria celebrated?
February 2nd
What is the name of the red flower used for Christmas decorations?
Poinsettia / flor de Nochebuena
What do the groups of people do at each house?
Sing Christmas songs.
What are 2 foods that people eat on Nochebuena?
Tamales, pozole, buñuelos, ponche, or pambazos.
How is Three Kings’ day celebrated?
Children receive gifts, there are parades and people eat rosca de reyes
What do people take to church to be blessed?
Candles
Name two foods that people eat during the holidays in Mexico.
Tamales, pozole, buñuelos, pambazos, ponche.
What happens when the group reaches the selected house?
They celebrate and have a feast.
What do people break on Nochebuena?
A piñata
What is celebrated on Three Kings’ Day?
The biblical story of the Three Kings’ journey to find baby Jesus and bring him gifts.
What do people celebrate on Día de la candelaria?
The presentation of baby Jesus at the temple 40 days after his birth.
What did the aztecs use the flor de Nochebuena for?
Red dye and fever medicine.
What do Las Posadas represent?
Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Jesus.
What do people do at midnight?
Go to church
What happens in Mexico if you find the plastic baby inside the rosca de reyes?
You have to host a party and make tamales on Día de la candelaria.
What do the candles represent?
Jesus is the light of the world
What does a piñata symbolize? Name at least one.
The seven spikes represent the seven deadly sins, the pot represents sin, the blindfold represents faith, and the candy represents blessings from God.