Las Posadas: A Rich Cultural and Educational Tradition Las Posadas is a festive and deeply meaningful tradition celebrated in Mexico and Latin America from December 16th to 24th. This nine-day event ...

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 ...

Jeff Nevin speaks about mariachi education programs in San Diego and the Symphonic Mariachi Champaña Nevin and Mónica Abrego concert “Las Posadas — A Traditional Mexican Christmas Eve Celebration” to ...

The candles flickered to life shortly after dark Sunday. Some spectators borrowed flames from farolitos, easy to access on the northern side of Santa Fe’s downtown Plaza. Others found lighters. Most ...

Las Posadas has been a part of Olvera Street since its founding in 1930, and now for several nights each December, Los Angeles residents and visitors gather to watch as shepherds — known as pastores — ...

Seeking uplift, joy, harmony, peace, and community on Christmas Eve? There are so many placid-of-heart and soul-sweet byways to take in Southern California when the 24th day of December arrives. For ...

Rooted in the elaborate 20-day pre-Hispanic Mexica festival known as Panquetzaliztli, which celebrates the winter solstice rebirth of Aztec sun god Huitzilopochtli, Las Posadas commemorate Mary and ...

From the Times-Call photo archive via Longmont Museum: “Deacon Nehemias Ruiz of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is flanked by Gina Deterring as Mary and Matt Rodriguez as Joseph during the Las ...

SALT LAKE CITY — For as long as the Very Reverend Christopher Gray can remember, Las Posadas celebrations have been a regular thing each Christmastime for Utah's Catholics. "I grew up in Utah, and ...