Las Posadas by Dave Wyman
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Las Posadas Festival at Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California


This is an annual event, conducted each night from December 16 through December 24, held in the central historical district of the city. A procession of costumed participants winds its way around Olvera Street. Before the procession, there is music and dancing and a piñata filled with candy for kids to break open. After the procession, everyone is invited to enjoy hot cups of Champurados, a sweet drink made from corn, and delicious pastries, and enjoy a little more music.

Olvera Street Hosts
The Organizers!
Pastries for Everyone
After the Procession
Songsters
Las Posada Participant
Processioners
In the Procession
Participants
Pico House
Pio Pico was the last Mexican governor of California. He reputedly wrote:

"What are we to do then? Shall we remain supine, while these daring strangers are overrunning our fertile plains, and gradually outnumbering and displacing us? Shall these incursions go on unchecked, until we shall become strangers in our own land?"

Truly, the more things change, the more they remain the same. And this time change comes, for the most part, peacefully. The Las Posadas festival is simply proof that people, and their cultures, can come together.
A Little Night Music
Musica!
Entertainer
The Musicians
Celebrant
La Posada Child
Angels
More Angels
Little Angel
Controlled Chaos
Kids scramble for candy after the piñata breaks open.
Piñata!
La Posada Celebrant
Olvera Street Hosts

Olvera Street Hosts  214 views

The Organizers!

The Organizers!  184 views

Pastries for Everyone

Pastries for Everyone  185 views

After the Procession

After the Procession  184 views

Songsters

Songsters  183 views

Las Posada Participant

Las Posada Participant  182 views

Processioners

Processioners  183 views

In the Procession

In the Procession  182 views

Participants

Participants  182 views

Pico House

Pico House  184 views

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music  182 views

Musica!

Musica!  182 views

Entertainer

Entertainer  183 views

The Musicians

The Musicians  183 views

Celebrant

Celebrant  183 views

La Posada Child

La Posada Child  51 views

Angels

Angels  51 views

More Angels

More Angels  50 views

Little Angel

Little Angel  51 views

Controlled Chaos

Controlled Chaos  50 views

Piñata!

Piñata!  50 views

La Posada Celebrant

La Posada Celebrant  53 views

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