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Why Do We Celebrate Las Posadas?: A Fun, Educational, and Illustrated Holiday Book for Kids and Curious Minds About Mexico's Christmas Tradition
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Series: Celebrations for Kids
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ISBN13: 9798192170564
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Follow the candlelight through a celebration of music, welcome, food, and community! Why do neighbors walk from door to door singing on chilly December nights? Why does a host repeatedly refuse to let them inside-and what happens when the final door opens? Why Do We Celebrate Las Posadas? introduces young readers to a beloved Christmas tradition celebrated in Mexico and beyond. Held traditionally from December 16 through December 24, Las Posadas (The Inns) reenacts Mary and Joseph's search for shelter before the birth of Jesus. What begins as a serious journey ends in joyful music, warm food, friendship, and a festive piñata. Here is what you will discover inside:
- A Journey to Bethlehem: Learn the biblical story that inspired communities to remember Mary and Joseph's search for a safe place to stay.
- A Tradition with History: Travel to 1587, when Friar Diego de Soria received permission to hold special Christmas-season services at Acolman in Mexico.
- Songs at the Door: Join the peregrinos (pilgrims) as they carry candles, sing their request for shelter, and receive musical answers from the people inside.
- A Joyful Welcome: Experience the magical moment when the final door opens and the slow, pleading song becomes fast, happy celebration music.
- Delicious Holiday Foods: Discover steaming tamales, ponche navideño (Christmas punch) made with fruit and cinnamon, and crispy buñuelos covered in sugar or syrup.
- The Seven-Pointed Piñata: Explore the religious symbolism sometimes connected with its seven cones, the blindfold, the stick, and the shower of treats.
- Visual Delight: Enjoy beautiful, minimalist colorful illustrations filled with candles, winter streets, singers, open doors, warm kitchens, and star-shaped piñatas.
- A Tradition Across Borders: See how Las Posadas is celebrated in Mexico, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, and other communities around the world. Perfect for families, classrooms, homeschoolers, and young cultural explorers, this book celebrates hospitality, perseverance, shared stories, and the joy of opening a door to others. Grab your copy today and join the candlelit journey!
- A Tradition with History: Travel to 1587, when Friar Diego de Soria received permission to hold special Christmas-season services at Acolman in Mexico.
- Songs at the Door: Join the peregrinos (pilgrims) as they carry candles, sing their request for shelter, and receive musical answers from the people inside.
- A Joyful Welcome: Experience the magical moment when the final door opens and the slow, pleading song becomes fast, happy celebration music.
- Delicious Holiday Foods: Discover steaming tamales, ponche navideño (Christmas punch) made with fruit and cinnamon, and crispy buñuelos covered in sugar or syrup.
- The Seven-Pointed Piñata: Explore the religious symbolism sometimes connected with its seven cones, the blindfold, the stick, and the shower of treats.
- Visual Delight: Enjoy beautiful, minimalist colorful illustrations filled with candles, winter streets, singers, open doors, warm kitchens, and star-shaped piñatas.
- A Tradition Across Borders: See how Las Posadas is celebrated in Mexico, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, and other communities around the world. Perfect for families, classrooms, homeschoolers, and young cultural explorers, this book celebrates hospitality, perseverance, shared stories, and the joy of opening a door to others. Grab your copy today and join the candlelit journey!
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