Joseph's Studio "La Posada"
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Joseph's Studio "La Posada" - Stone resin, measures 10"H 8.25"W 6.25"D
"La Posada"
A magnificent brightness lit up the sky when an angel appeared to Mary, a young pure woman, who was engaged to be married to Joseph. The angel announced that she was going to have a baby.
Las Posadas (Spanish for "The Inns") is a nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24 which is called Noche Buena ("Holy Night"). It is a yearly tradition for many Christian Latin Americans and symbolizes the trials which they believe Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay and where Jesus could be born.
Meaning
Las Posadas represents the difficulties that Joseph and Mary, the mother of Jesus, faced in finding a room when traveling to Bethlehem. In it, groups of children and adults go from house to house singing a traditional song requesting lodging (posada). In each house, the owner responds with refusal (also in song), until they reach the designated site for the party, where the owner recognizes Mary and Joseph and allows them to come in. Latin American countries have continued to celebrate this holiday to this day, with very few changes to the tradition
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