Los Posados was educational moment for youth
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
As a new and exciting approach to teach children about the meaning of Christmas and to acknowledge the growing Latino population in the Tabernacle area, Holy Eucharist Parish, Tabernacle, held a Los Posadas Dec. 17, 18 and 19.
The posadas, which means shelter, recalls Mary and Joseph leaving Nazareth to go to Bethlehem and wait for the arrival of baby Jesus.
Posados is a nine-day interval celebrated from Dec. 16-24 and represents the nine months that Mary was pregnant with Jesus. One of the traditions the posados calls for is for faithful to pray the Rosary each day.
After Dec. 24, the celebration continues until the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6. In Mexico, the streets are decorated with banners, flowers, flags, candles and people dressed like Mary, Joseph and angels. Many homes set up mangers as part of the observance. There are special songs that are sung and the celebration includes festive music, food and piñatas.
Holy Eucharist Parish adopted its own smaller version of Los Posados, conducting the celebration on each day of faith formation classes. The event started in the atrium of the church and processed outside where the children were surprised with a live donkey. Four young volunteers carried statues of Mary and Joseph to each door of the church where they knocked and asked for a “room at the inn.” Each door was manned by members of the parish youth group, Knights of Columbus and parent volunteers. Each door was shut after the children were told that there was “no room at the inn.”
In the procession there was guitar playing and singing of Posada songs as well as traditional Christmas Carols.
At the final door, when the children were told that there is “room at the inn,” the gathering cheered then jubilantly sang “Joy to The World.”
The celebration continued indoors with hot dogs, hot chocolate and the breaking of a piñata. The students were fascinated to learn that piñatas have seven points which represent the seven deadly sins, and that the stick that is used to break the piñata, represents God.
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As a new and exciting approach to teach children about the meaning of Christmas and to acknowledge the growing Latino population in the Tabernacle area, Holy Eucharist Parish, Tabernacle, held a Los Posadas Dec. 17, 18 and 19.
The posadas, which means shelter, recalls Mary and Joseph leaving Nazareth to go to Bethlehem and wait for the arrival of baby Jesus.
Posados is a nine-day interval celebrated from Dec. 16-24 and represents the nine months that Mary was pregnant with Jesus. One of the traditions the posados calls for is for faithful to pray the Rosary each day.
After Dec. 24, the celebration continues until the Feast of the Epiphany on Jan. 6. In Mexico, the streets are decorated with banners, flowers, flags, candles and people dressed like Mary, Joseph and angels. Many homes set up mangers as part of the observance. There are special songs that are sung and the celebration includes festive music, food and piñatas.
Holy Eucharist Parish adopted its own smaller version of Los Posados, conducting the celebration on each day of faith formation classes. The event started in the atrium of the church and processed outside where the children were surprised with a live donkey. Four young volunteers carried statues of Mary and Joseph to each door of the church where they knocked and asked for a “room at the inn.” Each door was manned by members of the parish youth group, Knights of Columbus and parent volunteers. Each door was shut after the children were told that there was “no room at the inn.”
In the procession there was guitar playing and singing of Posada songs as well as traditional Christmas Carols.
At the final door, when the children were told that there is “room at the inn,” the gathering cheered then jubilantly sang “Joy to The World.”
The celebration continued indoors with hot dogs, hot chocolate and the breaking of a piñata. The students were fascinated to learn that piñatas have seven points which represent the seven deadly sins, and that the stick that is used to break the piñata, represents God.
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