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2 Mexicans share many traditions with the Spanish.

3 Their main Christmas celebration is called La Posada. Which is a religious procession that reenacts the search for shelter by Joseph and Mary before the birth of Jesus.

4 During the procession, the celebrants go from house to house carrying the images of Mary and Joseph looking for shelter.

5 Santa Claus is not predominant, but the bright red suit is represented in the traditional flower of the season.

6 On Christmas Day, Mexican children break a piñata blindfolded, which has candies inside.

7 A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as pine or fir, traditionally Associatedwith the Celebration of Christmas. An artificial Christmas tree is an object made to resemble such a tree, usually made Frompolyvinyl chloride (PVC).

8 Saint Nicholas, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24.

9 Tradition calls them visitors who, after the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, would come from foreign countries to honor and deliver rich symbolic gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.


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