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related: radish night, festivals slideshare: Navidad en Oaxaca (Christmas in Oaxaca) (20,000+ views) editing: [|Christmas in Mexico]

Buzzword Bingo
Barrios (Neighborhoods) - Calenda - Dia de la Candelaria - Esferas - Guajalote (Turkey) - Heno - Iglesia (Church) - Luces - Luces de Bengala (Sparklers) - Musgo - Nacimiento - Noche Buena - Pastorela - Pazle - Piñata - Pino (Pine) - Ponche (Punch) - Posada - Preposada - Puente Guadalupe-Reyes - Rabanos (Radishes) - Reyes Magos (Three Wise Men) - Tamales - Tejocotes - Totomoxtle - Vigilia (Vigil) - Virgen de Guadalupe - Virgen de la Soledad

Musgo
http://www.nvinoticias.com/nota/78639/en-oaxaca-venden-musgo-y-heno-ilegales

Pastorela
http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/las-pastorelas-en-mexico.html https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastorela


 * Christmas in Mexico is celebrated between December 12 (Día de la Virgen de la Guadalupe) and February 2 (Dia de la Candelaria). Oaxaca boasts neighborhood posadas and the famous Radish Night on December 23. || La Navidad en México celebra entre 12 diciembre (Día de la Virgen de la Guadalupe) y 2 febrero (Día de la Candelaria). Oaxaca cuenta con posadas en los barrios y la famosa noche de Rábanos el 23 de diciembre. ||

Calendar
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 * Dec 8** Juquila - Virgen de la Concepción, San Juanito Church
 * Dec 11** Children procession - Llano park and Guadalupe church.
 * Dec 12** Virgen de Guadalupe - Llano park and Guadalupe church. The pilgrims start coming one night before.
 * Dec 18** Virgen de la Soledad - Basilica de la Soledad, procession at 7pm-ish
 * Dec 23** Radish Night o Noche de Rábanos en el Zócalo ([|2012 Countdown])
 * Dec 25** Navidad
 * Jan 6** Mexico celebrates Epiphany (the 12th Day of Christmas) with a tradition called La Rosca de Reyes. If you get a "Jesus baby", you will have to bring tamales for everyone on February 2nd. The festivities commemorate the arrival of the three Wise Men (or Magi).
 * Feb 2** Dia de la Candelaria. Tamales everywhere.

Ipadio
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Foursquare
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Elsewhere on the Web
[|Christmas in Mexico's tinsel towns] http://jimromenesko.com/2011/12/05/ap-publishes-its-holiday-style-guide

FYI
Apazle and Musco come from the oak (encino) tree

[|2010] [|2011] [|2012]
 * [|Radish Night] Countdown**

Flickr
[|Radish Night] Navidad en Oaxaca

YouTube
[|Radish Night] [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id_FKUfUG6o]

Editing
[|Radish Night]

Luces de Bengala are made with a mixture of sulfur, saltpetre, and orpiment. These blue lights were and still are often used at sea for signaling and illumination. //They were also known as **Bengal lights**, probably because Bengal was the chief source of saltpetre.//

February 2
Candelaria Day===

Christ child from the home Nativity scenes are taken to priests to be blessed.
"//El dia de la Candelaria//" is the day of the Candle or Light, known as the Day of Purification. That day, the Nativity scene is put away with a party given by the person who got the Baby Jesus in his/her piece of bread during the Rosca de Reyes celebration. He or she will be responsible for making a "//Ropon//" or christening gown for Baby Jesus. Generally, they have a dinner with tamales - http://www.nacnet.org/assunta/nacimnto.htm media type="custom" key="21821156"

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