The Mariachi group Un Grupo de Mexicali performs a song about the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas where people walk every night between Dec. 16th and ending Dec. 24th and knock on doors for others to invite them in and offer refreshment. It is in imitation of Joseph and Mary's walking through the streets of Bethlehem to find lodgings. That is in fact what the title of the song translates to in English, 'Lodgings'. The final night, Christmas Eve, is an evening of celebration and traditional foods like tamales and punch along with piñatas in the shape of stars.
En la noche oscura
Un canto va
Con velas y rezos
En cada hogar
Puertas se cierran
Pero hay un lugar
¿Quién llama afuera? ¿Quién quiere entrar?
Es José y María buscando un hogar
Estrella de luz
Guía el caminar
En Las Posadas
Se siente el amar
Piñatas que caen
Risas al volar
Y en Nochebuena
Todo es celebrar
Los niños cantando
Villancicos van
Rompiendo silencios
Uniendo el pan
El aroma a ponche
El fuego en paz
El patio se llena
La fe a brillar
Somos peregrinos buscando lugar
Estrella de luz
Guía el caminar
En Las Posadas
Se siente el amar
Piñatas que caen
Risas al volar
Y en Nochebuena
Todo es celebrar
In the darkness
A cry is heard
Candles and reverence
But every place
Doors are closing
Is there is a place?
Who is knocking outside? Who wants to come in?
It's Joseph and Mary looking for shelter within
Star of light
Guide our way
In Las Posadas
Love will stay
Piñatas falling
Laughter rising
And on Christmas Eve
A celebration uprising
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