Las Posadas: Quick Facts

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Two children dressed as Maria and Jose, or Mary and Joseph, lead a group of people and a donkey down a tree-lined path away from a Victorian house during a Las Posadas procession.

Group of friends celebrating Christmas at a Mexican posada, with one person swinging a stick at a colorful star-shaped pinata while others watch and cheer under string lights.

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Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday

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