One of the things I miss most from my childhood was “Las Posadas”. When I was young I waited for a whole year to break a piñata during “Las Posadas,” because that was the only time you could break a piñata then. I loved going to the Convents to watch the “Pastorela” [Christmas Play] then singing “Villancicos”, breaking the piñata, and eating the most delicious food made by the nuns themselves. All of this in the most beautiful environment. Sometimes the “Villancicos” took place at the Chapel and they were Angelical.
When my children were toddlers, we always had a “Christmas Party” a.k.a. “Posada” for my family and friends. We would sing Christmas Carols around the block sometimes there was someone who could play an instrument, or I would make some noise with the tambourine. I pair them in twos, one to hold the book with songs, the other the candle. And at the end, my husband would set up the “Piñata”, and we would have snacks, and sweets for everybody, children and adults.
Later on, I used to host a “Posada” at school, I asked that children must be accompanied by an adult and I switched from regular to “battery operated” candles to avoid accidents, there was no “Piñata” there, and children would bring a dozen cookies to share, and even without the Piñata, in the end, everyone was overjoyed and in seventh heaven.
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