What does the word mean?
La Candela
Candle
a Mexican Christmas treat. Round bread decorated with fruit and usually red, white and green.
What is the community even called where people walk from house to house looking for shelter??
Posadas
What shapes are common to see for Christmas pinatas ?
Star shaped
el ponche
punch
La posada
Inn
What is hidden inside the bread?
small plastic figurine of Baby Jesus.
Who do children receive gifts from on January 6th?
Three wise men
What is the capital city of Mexico?
Mexico City
las cantantes
singers
el burro
donkey
What is the item called that is filled with candy and broken open usally by hitting with a bat or stick?
pinatas
They send them off by tying them to a balloon and letting them float into the sky.
Las Posadas celebrates the story of.....
Mary and Joseph! it re-enacts their search for shelter.
Escena de Navidad
Nativity scene
bunuelos
fritters
el pan
bread
A Mexican Christmas legend says that an angel told a poor young girl to collect weeds and place them at her church.....
What did the weeds that the young girl collected turn into?
poinsettias
What do people ask for as they go house to house during the procession?
shelter
Feliz Navidad
Merry Christmas
la flor de la nochebuena
poinsettia
las galletas
cookies
How many days does Las Posadas last?
9 days
What is the Posada house ?
The house that is chosen for the party during the procession is called the Posada house.
la pinata
pinata