Las Posadas, hosted by the VHS Spanish Department, is back
For a second year in a row, the VHS Spanish program hosted a “Las Posadas” event on Dec. 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Las Posadas is a traditional Mexican celebration that reenacts the journey of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem on their way to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The VHS Spanish Program had its own special way of celebrating this event, mainly for all students to feel included.
For VHS to celebrate Las Posadas, the Spanish program hosted an event where students from the Spanish program came out to sing carols in different classrooms together in groups. The event included a variety of things such as live music, traditional dances, delicious food, piñatas and games. After students from the Spanish program finished singing, the event passed out free hot chocolate, conchas (sweet bread) and sweet treat bags for the little children. One of the things that some may have noticed was the lyric change in the song the students sang.
Giovani Torres ‘28 said, “…many of us are not Catholics and so the event Posadas is for Catholics so many people like to sing the lyrics that the normal song has to people change it so people can sing it without feeling bad about the type of religion they are in.” The lyric change twist was for students who are not Catholic to feel included since not everybody who was singing is Catholic. Torres said, “I honestly do feel like it’s great to have this Posadas event every year because it can help represent our Hispanic culture and let others know what our TWI program has to offer. Having these types of events can make families and even students who are part of a Hispanic culture relive what they used to do back then.”
Las Posadas is a celebration for friends and families to come together, and a way for people to learn about Hispanic cultures and what they do on Christmas. Miley Wang ‘26 said, “I have participated in Las Posadas many times but only in Mexico, the traditional way. I liked the feeling of being around people I’m close to and the community coming together to celebrate Christmas and the kids breaking piñatas.” One of the things that seemed most favored in Posadas’ event was the singing, free hot chocolate and Christmas vibes. Wang said, “I was most excited about the hot chocolate in the cold weather.”
