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2. Celebrate Las Posadas With These Traditions, From ... - AOL

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   In Mexico, religious celebrations associated with Christmas start on December 12 with Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe (Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe) and continue through January 6 for El Día de ...

3. Las Posadas - Wikipedia

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   Children in Oaxaca, Mexico, celebrating Las Posadas.. This celebration has been a Mexican tradition for over 430 years, starting in 1586. Many Mexican holidays include dramatizations of original events, a tradition which has its roots in the ritual of Bible plays used to teach religious doctrine to a largely illiterate population in 10th- and 11th-century Europe.

4. Christmas in Mexico - Wikipedia

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   The monter is native to Mexico and is widely used as a decoration during Christmas time. Christmas in Mexico is observed from December 12 to January 6, with one additional celebration on February 2. Traditional decorations displayed on this holiday include nativity scenes, poinsettias , and Christmas trees.

5. Mexican handcrafts and folk art - Wikipedia

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   Wood and fiber crafts for sale at the municipal market in Pátzcuaro. Dolls made of cartonería from the Miss Lupita project.. Mexican handcrafts and folk art is a complex collection of items made with various materials and fashioned for utilitarian, decorative or other purposes, such as wall hangings, vases, toys and items created for celebrations, festivities and religious rites. [1]

6. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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   “Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...

7. 10 old-school Christmas traditions that are no longer practiced

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   Yule logs. Crackling fireplaces are common themes in Christmas imagery. The symbolism of the roaring fire traces back to the yule log ritual, which originated from a pagan practice predating ...

8. Child Jesus images in Mexico - Wikipedia

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   Most of the best-known images are in Mexico City and central Mexico. [10] Offerings to these images are usually toys or candy, a tradition related to offerings made to the dead for the afterlife in pre-Hispanic times. [2] Niño Dios image dressed in Aztec costume. One of the earliest of the Niño Dios images in Mexico is the Niño Cautivo which ...

9. Pueblos offer holiday dances - a mix of Catholic and Pueblo ...

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   Dec. 16—One writer called them "dances of mystery" — public performances cloaked in a sense of privacy. The traditional cultural dances performed by many of New Mexico's pueblos around ...