'We can't be with my family on Christmas, so I'm making sure my children have a connection to their culture.'
season for almost one month starting on December 12, the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, until January 6 with the arrival of The Three Kings. We call this joyous time the Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon and each year, I try to recreate these Mexican traditions at home with my family in New York.
In Mexico, we start gearing up for Christmas with the observance Las Posadas, a nine-day period during which we visit the homes of loved ones to eat, drink, dance, or play the piñata to depict the Virgin Mary and Joseph’s journey toIn addition to decorating the Christmas tree with my three children ages 14, 12, and 2, we set out our nativity scene, or nacimiento, place Baby Jesus in his little crib, rock him and sing villancicos , and the children kiss his forehead in exchange for candy...
Of course, food is an important part of our Christmas celebration. Although I am not a great cook, I prepare ponche, a hot punch made with tejocotes , tamarind, guavas, apples, prunes, and piloncillo . It’s a traditional drink that my kids love, and my friends, too, especially with a piquete of rum, tequila, mezcal, or whiskey. On Christmas Day, the menu features dishes I loved as a child, like the Christmas Salad with apple slices, romeritos con mole , the bacalao and delicious tamales.
On January 5, the night before the arrival of the Reyes Magos, otherwise known as the Three Wise Men, we prepare food and water for the camel, elephant, and horse that the kings rode on, along with wine which we offer to the majesties. The next morning, the children wake up to the majority of their gifts and we all enjoy Rosca de Reyes with coffee or hot cocoa. My kids especially love this tradition because hidden inside the cakes is a tiny baby doll which represents Baby Jesus.
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