Las Posadas Celebration in Astoria on Saturday

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    The Spanish word “posada” can be translated as “inn” or “lodging” in English. The Spanish-born tradition “Las Posadas is a Christian celebration of the Virgin Mary’s pregnancy that has become very popular in the United States recently. Basically a simulation of the story of Jesus Christ’s nativity, participants parade through public streets like Mary and Joseph allegedly did on Christmas Eve, stopping at various houses to ask for shelter. This Saturday, the Latin American Culture Center of Queens will hold an enactment of Las Posadas with observers strolling through Astoria and making symbolic stops along the way to the ARROW Community Center, where a party will be born.

    Details: Las Posadas Celebration, ARROW Community Center, 35-30 35th Street, Astoria, free, for more information, try 718-261-7664 or LACCQ@aol.com.

    Photo: Hispanic Culture Online

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