Las Pastorelas A Centuries Old Christmas Tradition
Christmas in Mexico and the Magic of the Pastorelas In Mexico, Christmas doesn’t arrive it performs. In Mexico, Christmas unfolds across weeks of lantern-lit nights, ...
Noche Buena Christmas in Mexico
If you wonder how Christmas is celebrated in Mexico, the answer is: with color, music, and deep-rooted traditions. Our festive season is filled with piñatas, ...
Carry on the Tradition: Stage Your Own Pastorela
Read it in Spanish by Angelica Galicia Writing and staging a pastorela is a highly entertaining activity, and because of this, almost every Mexican school produces one with ...
Teaching in Mexico : Christmas in Mexico
Christmas in Mexico -- my first year in the country, I thought that was an oxymoron. How could it ever feel like Christmas here without snow ...
Nacimientos: A Christmas Tradition
Nacimientos made of wood, pottery, everlasting flowers, fruits, basketry, glass, wax or tinplate, Mexican nativity scenes possess a charm all their own. Although the custom ...
December 28 April Fools in Mexico
The Day of the Holy Innocents (Día de los Santos Inocentes), on December 28, commemorates the biblical story of King Herod’s orders to execute male babies ...
Noche Buena Christmas in Mexico
by May Herz What a wonderful season Christmas is in Mexico: Piñatas, Pastorelas, Posadas.... We have just finished the Día de Muertos festivities, and now ...
