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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.
José Posada (1940–2013), Spanish member of the European Parliament Jorge Posada (born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player, who played for the New York Yankees Saira Posada (born 1998), Spanish woman's footballer
The last posada is early Christmas Eve. What follows is a late-night Mass called the Mass of the Rooster. [6] It originated about six years after the arrival of the Spanish when Father Pedro de Gante began a celebration of Christmas with a late-night Mass. The name comes from the tradition that the birth of Christ was announced by the crowing ...
Posada Alemana (Spanish for "German Inn" or "German Lodge") was a hotel complex built and owned by Colombian former drug lord Carlos Lehder, located on the road that connects the cities of Armenia, to the north 175 km (109 mi), and Pereira 284 km 2 (110 sq mi), and close to the road that goes to the town of Salento 88 km 2 (34 sq mi), Quindío Department, Colombia.
Litany Para Pedir Posada (English: Asking for a place to stay) is a song traditionally sung in The Posadas — traditional Christmas celebrations in some Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. In Mexico , posadas are part of what has recently been called The Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon .
The following are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.. For Old English-derived words, see List of English words of Old English origin.
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Jorge Posada was born on August 17, 1970, in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Cuban father and a Dominican mother. [3] He attended Alejandrino High School in San Juan, where he participated in several sports, including baseball. [4]