Day 26. Las Posadas Musicality: Processional Joy.
As Las Posadas progresses through the streets, music amplifies the communal experience. Children carry maracas and small drums, singing traditional Posadas songs that recount Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter. The call and response style invites participation, making everyone from toddlers to elders part of the story.
These songs teach resilience and solidarity. They remind the community that light, hope, and care are collective efforts, and that shared joy strengthens bonds. Singing together also honors ancestors who maintained these traditions, preserving culture even through challenges. Music thus becomes both resistance and renewal: a way to assert identity and hope in uncertain times.
UUism values the power of shared spiritual practice. Music in Las Posadas mirrors our covenant: to lift one another, sustain community, and act with care. Singing together embodies hope and resilience, illustrating that light grows when shared through collective expression.
Watch – a Traditional Mexican Posada in Mexico – The news report in Spanish, shows the traditional Mexican posada begins with a rosary to start their pilgrimage. The crowd then divides into two groups, one representing Mary and the other Joseph, as they walk house to house asking for lodging and singing ‘La Peregrinacion,’ (The Pilgrim).
Learn – The Las Posadas (“The Inns”) Song – A classic Las Posadas song and congregational tutorial about Joseph & Mary seeking refuge to give birth to the baby Jesus. It is a traditional call & response song between those representing Joseph (the pelegrino, “pilgrim”) and the innkeeper (posadero).
Reflection: How does music strengthen your connection to others?
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