I was so blessed tonight. So, so blessed. We went to our first Los Posados celebration. It's a Mexican tradition where you dress a couple like Mary and Joseph and travel around trying to find lodging.
The angel and star went before the couple and the crowd walked behind holding luminaries. Little buddy was so happy to hold is luminary and say the songs and prayers with us. One sister in the crowd had a violin and played "Oh Come Emmanuel" and we sang. It was hauntingly beautiful- especially since it was very dark except for candlelight.
We would pray and sing songs in between doors. Then when we got to a door, Joseph would knock and ask for lodging and the inn-keepers would rudely turn them away (they were very animated). Then the crowd would sing and the inkeeper and staff would sing back. The children were right up front so they could see the whole thing.
At the last door, the innkeeper was nice and said that while he didn't have room in his home, he did have room in his stable. Joseph thanked him and then the double doors opened wide and it inside it looked almost like heaven. We rejoiced because our King could be born!
Then we had a party with cookies and hot chocolate. Here is Julia enjoying a gingerbread man cookie. She couldn't hold a candle luminary so we brought her "froggy lantern" from home, which to her was extra special. What a beautiful tradition. I hope we can go every year. Standing outside in the cold with "Mary and Joseph" made the Christmas story come alive not just for the kids, but for mom and dad too.
The angel and star went before the couple and the crowd walked behind holding luminaries. Little buddy was so happy to hold is luminary and say the songs and prayers with us. One sister in the crowd had a violin and played "Oh Come Emmanuel" and we sang. It was hauntingly beautiful- especially since it was very dark except for candlelight.
We would pray and sing songs in between doors. Then when we got to a door, Joseph would knock and ask for lodging and the inn-keepers would rudely turn them away (they were very animated). Then the crowd would sing and the inkeeper and staff would sing back. The children were right up front so they could see the whole thing.
At the last door, the innkeeper was nice and said that while he didn't have room in his home, he did have room in his stable. Joseph thanked him and then the double doors opened wide and it inside it looked almost like heaven. We rejoiced because our King could be born!
Then we had a party with cookies and hot chocolate. Here is Julia enjoying a gingerbread man cookie. She couldn't hold a candle luminary so we brought her "froggy lantern" from home, which to her was extra special. What a beautiful tradition. I hope we can go every year. Standing outside in the cold with "Mary and Joseph" made the Christmas story come alive not just for the kids, but for mom and dad too. 
3 comments:
That is SO cool! We usually do a live nativity, but this is even cooler! WOW! Where did you do this? Was it a one night thing?
How fun! Thanks for sharing, Donna!
This looks awesome! I would love this kind of thing as well. Thanks for sharing!
That sounds awesome and I've never heard of it! You people in the metropolis have it all!! So neat!
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