Posada (from
Las Posadas -- "the inns") is a 9-day celebration here in Mexico (and elsewhere) symbolizing the trials of Mary and Joseph finding "there was no room at the inn." This is celebrated in neighborhoods typically with a family being designated the hosts each night, and either statues of Mary and Joseph or folks dressed up like them will go door to door, each time being told there is no room at the inn until they come to the host's home, where they will be welcomed in along with the "pilgrims" carrying the statues or escorting the live actors who will then worship at the nativity scene, then feast and beat open a large piñata. All along Reforma, Mexico's main drag, are little shacks that during the day sell drinks or jewelry or other little odds and ends, and after every 3rd or 4th shack is a nativity scene sponsored by local companies or organizations. Huge piñatas decorate the street. We came down on Saturday to take some photos.
Posada (from Las Posadas -- "the inns") is a 9-day celebration here in Mexico (and elsewhere) symbolizing the trials of Mary and Joseph finding "there was no room at the inn." This is celebrated in neighborhoods typically with a family being designated the hosts each night, and either statues of Mary and Joseph or folks dressed up like them will go door to door, each time being told there is no room at the inn until they come to the host's home, where they will be welcomed in along with the "pilgrims" carrying the statues or escorting the live actors who will then worship at the nativity scene, then feast and beat open a large piñata. All along Reforma, Mexico's main drag, are little shacks that during the day sell drinks or jewelry or other little odds and ends, and after every 3rd or 4th shack is a nativity scene sponsored by local companies or organizations. Huge piñatas decorate the street. We came down on Saturday to take some photos.
After walking by myself to shoot some more, I returned to see this cute little vagabond sitting under a tree. 
The World's Largest Artificial Tree
Reform Art
At Día de los Muertos, Reforma was decorated with festive and frightening oversized alibrijes -- hand-carved and -painted critters from Oaxaca. This beauty hadn't been hauled away yet. There are always really groovy things to see on Reforma.
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