Las Posadas Decorations

The first part of this printable gives you ideas for acting out the Las Posadas procession but my favorite part is the second page sequencing worksheet.

Las posadas decorations. Celebrate La Posada in Mexico. See more ideas about posadas mexican christmas mexican traditions. Flank doorways with masses of potted poinsettias.

Each evening during the festival a small child dressed as an angel leads a procession through the streets of the town. This year bring the tradition to life and fill pinatas with WONKA and NESTLE BUTTERFINGER Fun Size Candy Bars for Las Posadas. Arrange luminarias next to the walk and around the patio in the backyard.

The luminaries line streets driveways and walkways during the celebration. Councils are encouraged to appoint a committee sometime before the First Sunday of Advent to work with their chaplain or parish priest to set an. Sep 30 2016 - Explore 90th Sparkss board Las Posadas on Pinterest.

The procession is primarily made up of children dressed in silver and gold robes carrying lit candles and images of Mary and Joseph riding a donkey. During Las Posadas homes and outdoor patios are decorated with lighted lanterns or luminaries. Some of their decorations are candles made out of gold and paper strips out of silver they dont have to be real gold or silver.

To make papel picado youll need colored tissue paper. Dec 7 2011 - Explore MommyMaestras board Las Posadas followed by 1355 people on Pinterest. The original pinata was shaped like a star with seven points that represented the seven deadly sins and the candies that pour out from it symbolize a new beginning.

We made papel picado cut tissue paper decorations and poinsettias a plant native to Mexico to decorate our classroom. Nov 19 2016 - Explore Lorena Rasgados board las posadas followed by 1312 people on Pinterest. Las Posadas is celebrated in cities and towns across Mexico.