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Noche Buena: Hispanic American Christmas Stories

Noche Buena: Hispanic American Christmas Stories

Kanellos, Nicolas

Hardcover

Literary CriticismGeneral FictionSouth American History

ISBN10: 019513527X
ISBN13: 9780195135275
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 16 2000
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.26 Width: 5.82 Depth: 8.76
Language: English
A family seated round the fireplace
Singing and making merry;
A sprightly waltz played with grace

Noche Buena brings us all the magic of the Christmas season as seen through the eyes of the Hispanic Americans who celebrate it. Christmas is at times a universal story, and many of the images here are recognizable across cultures. We hear and see proud, joyful singing; the adoration of the Infant Jesus; and the peaceful strains of Adeste Fidelis. But here as well are the rich traditions and legends specific to the Hispanic culture, such as the celebration of the posadas for nine nights leading up to Christmas, with candy raining down from colorful swinging piñatas, egg shells filled with confetti, and beautiful paper lanterns crafted to illuminate the town on Christmas Eve. There is the Legend of the Poinsettia where a poor child embarrassed by the modesty of his gift for the Christ Child sheds tears on the dull green leaves of the familiar plant, thereby miraculously transforming them to a brilliant red. And here too are hopeful children singing If You Give Me Meat Pies, asking for the reward of warm meat pies and rice pudding in return for their sweet caroling.

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