GED
E N G L ish
Christmas in
Mexico
in Mexico
is the most
beautiful time
of the year. When the month of December begins,
we start with the plan of what we are going to do.
The first thing that we do is the decoration of the
piñatas. This takes almost two or three weeks
to finish because we have to use special glue and
wait a few days until they get dry. This process takes
a couple of days. After that, we start with the whole
decoration of the piñatas. Our Christmas takes almost three weeks of party. The first celebration is
December 12. This day is very important for us
because we celebrate our Virgin of Guadalupe’s
birthday. For Catholic people this is a special day
because we go to her house which is The Basilica
of Guadalupe. In this place we sing the “mañanitas” and pray. After this day we start our Christmas
preparation. On December 16th we have to have all
our preparation. on this day we start going house
by house until December 24th. This is the last day of
the posadas. December 24th is our Christmas Eve
(Noche Buena). On that night we share with friends,
family and neighbors. We break piñatas. We have
a house where we can do all of this. All day and all
night we use fireworks. This day is the most special
day of the year. I think everyone is waiting for these
days, December 16th through December 24th. This
is the way Mexicans celebrate Christmas.
Christmas
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IN OUR OWN WORDS
BY
Carolina
Miguel