Monday, December 31, 2012

A Christmas Eve Tradition


It’s Christmas Eve.

Enliven your Christmas eve celebration with a Hispanic tradition called Las Posadas (from the Spanish word meaning shelter), which recreates the Holy Family’s search for lodging.

Have two children play the roles of Mary and Joseph. Other family members are innkeepers and go to different rooms, waiting behind closed doors until “Mary” and “Joseph” knock. Each innkeeper turns them away, but joins the procession. The last innkeeper says yes, all proceed to the manger, Jesus is placed in the crib, and the Nativity story is read.

Remind the children to speak either Spanish or Aramaic!

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