Christmas in Mexico

Celebrating Las Posadas Mexico starts the celebrations with Las Posadas. In villages and urban areas, youth reenact the quest of Joseph and Mary for lodging in Bethlehem. The procession sees people taking up the role of Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, the angels, the three kings and the shepherds. The procession stops at certain places to sing the traditional songs with the Holy family, requesting for shelter. At their third stop, when they are welcomed to the inn to take refuge, children say prayers of thanks and indulge in party food, games and fireworks

Poinsettia Plant The Story Of Poinsettia Flower Poinsettia flowers, which have their origins in Mexico, are extensively used in Christmas celebrations here. Legend has it that a little boy named Pablo was walking to a shrine in his village to see baby Jesus and had nothing to offer the child. Having seen greenish branches that grew everywhere, he collected them and laid them on the manger though other children teased him. But to the surprise of others, red-shaped flowers soon appeared on each branch. Thus, the flower Poinsettia was found.

Breaking Pinata On Christmas day, blindfolded kids take turns to break a pinata which swings at the end of a rope. Pinata is a ball made of clay and is filled with sweets. After the pinata is broken, sweets pour of it and further add to the delight of the children.

Eating 'Rosca de Reyes‘ Children receive presents on January 6th, i.e. on the Feast of Epiphany, when gifts are given by the Three Kings. It is a tradition to eat a cake on Epiphany called 'Rosca de Reyes' in which a tiny figure of baby Jesus is hidden. The person who gets the baby Jesus in the piece of cake is considered as the godparent of Jesus for that particular year.

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