In Mexican culture, the story of the birth of Jesus is often told through the annual nine-day Las Posadas tradition.
Members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona sing during Las Posadas on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Sonia Bahena, Claudia Martinez and other members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona walk and sing Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, during Las Posadas. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Teresa Velazquez hands out tamales to Felipe Bahena; his son, Mathew, 4; and wife, Elizabeth; during Las Posadas at St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona sing during Las Posadas at St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Saul Gallardo and Teresa Velazquez carry a statue of Mary and Joseph as they approach the last door during St. Edward Catholic Church’s Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, celebration of Las Posadas in Corona. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona approach the last door Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, during Las Posadas. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Saul Gallardo and Teresa Velazquez carry a statue of Mary and Joseph while singing with Sonia Bahena, Claudia Martinez and other members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona during Las Posadas on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona sing Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, during Las Posadas. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Teresa Velazquez and Saul Gallardo carry a statue of Joseph and Mary as they approach a door at St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona during Las Posadas on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Teresa Velazquez and Saul Gallardo carry a statue of Joseph and the Virgin Mary as they approach a door at St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, during Las Posadas. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Teresa Velazquez carries a statue of Mary and Joseph while singing with Sonia Bahena and Claudia Martinez during Las Posadas at St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Saul Gallardo and Teresa Velazquez carry a statue of Mary and Joseph during Las Posadas at St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Latino parishioners from St. Edward Catholic Church in Corona kept the custom alive, staging their Christmas Posadas Navideñas on Friday, Dec. 16, through Friday, Dec. 23, for a total of nine days.
Posadas, which originated in Spain and became a yearly celebration throughout Latin American countries, typically involves a procession at the church or neighborhood with children, family or church members often playing the parts of Mary, Joseph and other characters in the nativity story.
The event concluded with a Mass and cultural foods, such as tamales, churros and hot chocolate.
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