Hundreds flock to Plaza in Santa Fe for Las Posadas

By Chris Quintana, The Santa Fe New Mexican

Hundreds of locals and tourists gathered Sunday night on the Plaza to seek shelter with biblical figures Mary and Joseph.

It’s not time travel. It’s called Las Posadas, which means “lodging” or “accommodations,” and it is a celebration that stems from Christian tradition and Spanish folklore. The gathering features actors playing Mary and Joseph as they journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem, struggling to find lodging before Mary gives birth to Jesus Christ. In Santa Fe, the crowd holds candles and follows the holy couple as men dressed as devils taunt the procession from the Plaza rooftops.

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