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The most traditional and important Navidad decoration is the nativity scene. It is generally set up by December 12, left on display until February 2, and is found in homes and churches. Nativity scenes were introduced to Mexico in the early colonial period when the first Mexican monks taught the Indigenous people to carve the figures.
La Navidad ("The Nativity", i.e. Christmas) was a Spanish fort that Christopher Columbus and his crew established on the northwest coast of Hispaniola (near what is now Caracol, Nord-Est Department, Haiti) in 1492 from the remains of the Spanish ship the Santa María.
Las Posadas derives from the Spanish word posada (lodging, or accommodation) which, in this case, refers to the inn from the Nativity story. It uses the plural form as the celebration lasts for a nine-day interval (called the novena) during the Christmas season, which represents the nine-month pregnancy [3] [4] of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ.
Champions Preston North End faced Aston Villa on Christmas Day 1889 [187] and the last December 25 fixture was in 1965 in England, Blackpool beating Blackburn Rovers 4–2. [186] One of the most memorable images of the Christmas truce during World War I was the games of football played between the opposing sides on Christmas Day 1914. [188]
Navidad Formation, a geological formation in Chile; La Navidad, a settlement in what is now Haiti; Barra de Navidad, town in the Mexican state of Jalisco; Navidad Lake, Bolivian lake; Navidad Bank, submerged bank in the Atlantic Ocean; Navidad River, coastal river in the U.S. state of Texas; Navidad mine, a large silver mine in Argentina
A 1922 advertisement in Ladies' Home Journal: "Give her a L'Aiglon for Xmas". Xmas (also X-mas) is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas.It is sometimes pronounced / ˈ ɛ k s m ə s /, but Xmas, and variants such as Xtemass, originated as handwriting abbreviations for the typical pronunciation / ˈ k r ɪ s m ə s /.
Feliz Navidad is a phrase meaning "Happy Christmas" or "Merry Christmas" in Spanish. It may also refer to: Music. Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano album), 1970; Feliz Navidad (Héctor Lavoe album), 1979; Feliz Navidad (Menudo album), 1982 "Feliz Navidad" (song), a 1970 song by José Feliciano "Feliz Navidad", a 1997 Christmas song by Irán Castillo
A parranda (English: party or spree [1]) is a Puerto Rican music tradition that takes place in Puerto Rico during the Christmas holiday season. [2] Parrandas are social events that feature traditional Puerto Rican music, food, and drinks.