Posadas Family Tradition

During the days of December, my family and I enjoy celebrating a family tradition called Posadas every year. Posadas occur during the days between December 16th-24th. They are celebrated to show and honor the journey Joseph and Mary took to search for a safe area to give birth to Jesus. My whole family comes together at one of our houses for the 9 days to pray, enjoy Mexican foods and desserts, and a refreshment called ponche de frutas. The type of foods we eat are tamales and tacos. The desserts that are served are ones like cake or pie. El ponche de frutas is a drink made from fruits such as pineapple, tejocote, jamaica flor, sugar cane, cinnamon, apples, raisins, and dried plums. We then pray the Rosary, an after praying we sing songs asking