Catholics in the American Continent celebrate many of the same religious events and traditions on the same days, more or less, but they do not do it exactly the same. For instance, Posadas, small processions that take to the streets the images of Mary and Joseph on platforms, beginning on December 15th, are celebrated differently in Guatemala than they do in Mexico, which is my only other reference. Below a detail explanation of how are Posadas celebrated in La Antigua Guatemala.
Literature Side Note: For an interesting twist on the story that 35% of the population of the world knows about, I recommend you read The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago, Nobel Prize for literature in 1998.
How are Posadas celebrated in your neck of the woods?
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Oh, this is more like it – the meaning of Christmas. How lovely.
bon natale à tutti è pace è salute…
joyeux noël,
happy christmas,
feliz Navidad,
feliz Natal,
χαρούμενος noel,
fröhliches Weihnachten,
Natale allegro…
i don’t believe we have a celebration in our country like this. i had a friend from mexico who told me about this. I want to thank you for all the many photos i have been able to view on your site this year and hope to see more in the coming year. merry christmas rudy and have a good year.
Merry Christmas, Rudy! – hope you have a great one! 🙂
I’ve heard Posadas mentioned, but never seen this celebrated in the Canary Islands. Muy Felices Fiestas Rudy.
Meg: Well, it is another type of manifestation for Christmas; that is all.
Terra: Thanks for your polyglot message. I surely will need Google’s translate tools. 😉
Patsy: Actually it is the other way around. I thank you for comments and feedback. Feliz Navidad.
Chantal: The same to you.
Pamela: I’ve got your Christmas card. Thanks. You forgot the wine garrafones. 🙁
LOL! Somehow, those garrafones wouldn’t fit in the envelope. 🙂
As a “consolation prize”, will another link do? No where near as thirst-quenching, I know, but I discovered that Las Posadas are celebrated in Tenerife – in the south, in the village of Arona. I’ve added a link to this post of yours to my translation of the story, here.