On Monday, Mexico City’s Culture Ministry opened the exhibition of Nativity Scenes and Piñatas 2019-2020 in Reforma Avenue. It will be available until January 7 , 2020, along with other cultural activities.
Nativity scenes and piñatas in Mexico City
There are 20 nativity sets and 47 piñatas , pieces that are traditional in this Christmas season.
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“Mexico City is an important holiday destination,” as said by local Tourism Minister Carlos Mackinlay .
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Nativity scenes and piñatas in Mexico City
The exhibition is made up of pieces from exhibitors from different parts of Mexico City. The pieces are located from the Diana the Huntress Fountain to the Angel of the Independence monument .
Nativity scenes and piñatas in Mexico City
In the framework of the exhibition, there will be different musical groups that will perform. For instance, on December 21 at 18:00 , there music group “ Artesanos del Son ” will have a presentation in the Prague Roundabout . There will also be nativity plays and other shows until December 23 .
For its part, the Citizen Security Ministry, to safeguard the physical and patrimonial integrity of the participants and attendees to the event, will deploy 48 police officers , nine vehicles, and one helicopter that will promote security actions and will perform the necessary traffic interruptions.
Nativity scenes and piñatas in Mexico City
Created between
1220 and
1226, nativity scenes became a trend that was adopted all over the world. In
Mexico, this tradition was adopted during colonial times and was used to convert Indigenous people. At churches, friars represented the birth of
Jesus to explain the
gospel.
Between the
18th century and the
19th century, communities transformed the sacred family and they no longer looked European, instead, they now looked Mexican.
Moreover, there are at least five different nativity sets on sale in Mexico: the
Italian,
Spanish,
Mexican,
English, and
elegant versions. The main differences are the clothes, facial features, skin color, and pose of Mary.
The nativity sets made in Mexico are mainly made from
resin and
clay. The resin figurines are made in
Toluca and
Puebla, while the clay ones are made in
Tonalá and
Zapopan.
Have you heard there is haute couture for baby Jesus?
And while the location where Jesus was born is desertic, in Mexico people have adapted the tradition to their culture and often place
moss or
hay under the figurines yet this practice is illegal, as it has a
negative effect on the ecosystem.
Moreover,
Mexican nativity sets added waterfalls, cacti, plants and other figurines such as chickens, shepherds, farmers, cooks, children, and working women and men.
According to tradition, the nativity set must be placed under the Christmas tree on December 16th, when the first posada takes place and the Jesus figurine must not be placed in the crib until December 24th.
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