🎄 Las Posadas
Las Posadas is a traditional Mexican Christmas celebration that takes place during the nine days before Christmas. It reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter and includes prayer, music, and family gatherings. In this section you will learn how to talk about it in Spanish.
🟢 Basic Las Posadas Vocabulary
🎄 Las Posadas → Las Posadas
🏠 Inn / Shelter → Posada
🕯️ Candle → Vela
🎶 Christmas song → Villancico
🎉 Celebration → Celebración
👨👩👧👦 Family → Familia
🟡 Christmas & Holiday Vocabulary
🎁 Gift → Regalo
🍬 Candy → Dulces
⭐ Star → Estrella
🙏 Prayer → Oración
🍽️ Traditional food → Comida tradicional
🪅 Piñata → Piñata
💬 Common Las Posadas Phrases
🎄 Celebramos Las Posadas en familia.
We celebrate Las Posadas with family.
We celebrate Las Posadas with family.
🪅 La piñata está llena de dulces.
The piñata is full of candy.
The piñata is full of candy.
🎶 Cantamos villancicos juntos.
We sing Christmas songs together.
We sing Christmas songs together.
🕯️ Llevamos velas en la procesión.
We carry candles in the procession.
We carry candles in the procession.
📝 Example Sentences
⭐ La estrella guía el camino.
The star guides the way.
The star guides the way.
🍽️ La comida tradicional es deliciosa.
The traditional food is delicious.
The traditional food is delicious.
🙏 La oración es muy emotiva.
The prayer is very moving.
The prayer is very moving.
👨👩👧👦 La familia se reúne cada noche.
The family gathers every night.
The family gathers every night.