If you’re looking to celebrate Christmas Eve with some Mexican culture, Olvera Street is celebrating Free Family Friendly Posadas tonight, December 24th!
Posadas are religious community festivals celebrated across Mexico and some parts of the U.S., between December 16 and 24 (nine nights leading up to Christmas). Las Posadas, means “shelter” in Spanish, and in this tradition, the Bible story of the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus, is re-enacted. Joseph and Mary were forced to seek shelter in a stable, when they were unable to find lodging in Bethlehem, where the Christ was born.
Each evening during the festival, a small child dressed as an angel leads a procession of more children dressed as angels carrying lit candles, followed by adults and musicians walking through the streets of the town. They ask selected homes for lodging. Traditionally, each home refuses lodging, but offers refreshments such as tamales, horchata, piñata and candy for children and they join in prayer and sing Christmas carols.
Las Posadas celebration schedule at Olvera Street is as follows:
6:30pm – Children’s Piñata
7:15pm – Procession led by little angels, with champurrado & sweet bread after the procession
8:15pm – Pastorela by Teatro del Barrio
For more details visit: www.olveraevents.com.
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