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Los Posadas

Christmas Nativity Celebration

In Mexico on Christmas Eve it is common to celebrate Las Posadas which is a reenactment of the vain attempt by Mary and Joseph to find a room at an inn. Ultimately they took shelter in a stable, and it was there that Jesus was born. In the celebration of Las Posadas, which means The Inns in Spanish, the crowd follows a couple representing Mary and Joseph from door to door where they are turned away. Ultimately they find shelter in the stable and a child born in the community that year is brought out and laid in the manger to complete the nativity scene.

These photos would make great Christmas cards and can be purchased by using the Buy Nativity Scene Christmas Cards at the top of the page.

Mary Riding the Donkey
Celebration of "Las Posadas" in Alamos. The celebration reenacts the search for an inn to stay at in Bethlehem on the night of the birth of Jesus.

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Mary Riding the Donkey

No Room at the Inn
Jesus and Mary await the birth of Jesus in this reenactment of Las Posadas.

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No Room at the Inn

Christmas Angel
An angel heralds the birth of the New Born King, the Savior.

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Christmas Angel

Christmas Nativity
Mary and Joseph lay the Baby Jesus in his manger in this celebration of Las Posadas.

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Christmas Nativity

The Holy Family
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph with an angel looking on in this enactment of the Christmas story known as Las Posadas in Alamos.

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The Holy Family




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