(Yup, giraffes and penguins at the nativity!)
La Posada. It starts about 10 days before Christmas and happens every evening. The youth of the church meet up and then head out singing carols as they walk to a house. When they arrive at the house the door is closed, but they march up to the door beating their drum, banging their tambourine and a singing battle ensues between the people outside and the people inside (who knew the carolers were coming).
Carolers: Let us in.
Responsible Homeowners: No.
Rowdy teenage carolers: Let. Us. In!
Homeowners: How do we know you aren’t bad people?
Carolers: Because we say so.
Homeowners: Right…
Carolers: We’re Mary and Joesph.
Homeowners: Well why didn’t you say so?! Come on in!
(Disclaimer: I may have only loosely translated the lyrics, but the idea remains the same)
Everyone files in along with the statue of Mary. More songs are sung, prayers are said, passages read, and then a delicious snack is fed to all!
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