In Mexico, Las Posadas (Spanish for "the Inns") celebrations commemorate Mary and Joseph's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, while they were in search of shelter on the night of baby Jesus' birth.

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MADBURY — "The Night of Las Posadas," first published in 1999, an award-winning book written and illustrated by New London NH's Tomie dePaola, is a tradition in itself, and has become an international ...

Each year, starting from Dec. 16 until Christmas Eve, thousands of people in the United States and Central America participate in "Las Posadas," a centuries-old tradition that retells the story of ...

While most Nativity sets in the Marian Library’s collection depict visitors arriving at the scene of Jesus’ birth, others connect with a crucial prior event: Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and ...

SAN ANTONIO — It’s the time of posadas. Spanish for inns or shelter, posadas are a Christmastime tradition that re-enacts the Holy Family’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem and their desperate ...

Cal State Fullerton celebrated Las Posadas with tamales and thick chocolate drinks called champurrado, traditional dancing, piñata making and other festivities. Las Posadas, which means “The Lodgings, ...

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MORRIS PLAINS — The preschoolers at Saint Virgil Academy have been learning about the Christmas tradition of "posadas." Mainly celebrated in Mexico, posadas is a nine-day celebration of Mary and ...

Las Posadas, Spanish for “the lodgings,” re-enacts the night when weary travelers Mary and Joseph attempted to find a place to stay and give birth to baby Jesus. It’s a longtime tradition in Latin ...

Seven words from the biblical account of Jesus' birth stick out as the story gets retold year after year: no room for them at the inn. The idea that the Virgin Mary was turned away on the night she ...