"Posadas" A tradition.

December is a month of celebration, and as you know Campecheans are famous for their celebrations all year long. Something that caught my attention this month was the “posadas” done in the churches. “Posada” means inn, however in our sense we use it as “asking for shelter” (“Pedir posada”) so this festivity ritual recalls somehow the event when Joseph and Maria were asking for shelter so Jesus could be born. In the story of the song, they go to several places where they are rejected until finally they are accepted. Parts of the song are sung by the people outside and other parts are sung by people inside, at the end of it, the doors are opened and all sing together the welcome of them. Here is a small part of the song. Notice that someone dressed like Joseph, a girl like Maria, and a couple of angels too.