I need to know the word in english and what it is.
nacimiento
Navidad
Nochebuena
Virgin de guadalupe
los reyes magos
posada
misa de gallo
pinata
Juan diego
el Ano Nuevo
2006-12-18 09:38:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Nacimiento: Nativity. It usually refers to the scene of the Nativity, using either clay (or other material) dolls or real people. (Literal translation: birth).
Navidad: Christmas.
Nochebuena: Christmas Eve. It's also the Mexican name for the flower "poinsettia." (Literal translation: good night).
Virgin de Guadalupe: Virgen de Guadalupe. It's the image of the virgin that appeared to Juan Diego in the Tepeyac, in modern Mexico City. It's a dark-skinned virgin Mary, and according to tradition, she appeared on a hill that was sacred for the Aztecs. It was where their main goddess lived (Tonantzin).
Los Reyes Magos: The three wise men. Melchor, Gaspar and Baltazar were the 3 wise men. They came to visit Jesus when he was a baby, and brought 3 presents for him: gold (to symbolize his condition as a king) , frankincense (to symbolize his condition as a priest) and myrrh (to symbolize his condition as martyr). (Literal translation of "reyes magos" is "wise kings").
Posada: The literal translation of this word is "Inn." It's actually what we call the ceremony that represents Joseph and Mary trying to find a place to stay before Jesus' birth. "Posadas" in Mexico start on Dec. 16th, with the last posada happening on Dec. 24th. A group of people carrying the pilgrims (clay statues of Joseph and Mary) sing some songs trying to get into a house. People inside the house respond singing as well. After a few back and forth songs, the people inside the house finally open the door, the people outside come in, and everybody parties together with a piñata, candy, dinner, etc. Before they start partying, they usually pray the rosary for a while.
Misa de Gallo: It's the mass that happens on Christmas Eve. Gallo means rooster, and this mass is called this way because it was originally celebrated at dawn. Now it's celebrated the night before Christmas.
Piñata: It's a paper mache box, in the shape of a star, Santa Claus, a cartoon character, or almost anything imaginable. They used to be made with clay pots and decorated also with colorful paper. That has stopped probably because the clay pot would fall on people after it broke. Piñatas originally represented evil and sin, and people (especially kids) would take turns to beat them with a stick, until they broke... releasing all their contents for everybody to grab. Piñatas used to be filled with oranges and sugar cane. This has changed overtime as well, and now they are filled with candy and toys (or coins, sometimes).
Juan Diego: He is the native Mexican whom the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to on Dec 9-12, 1531. He was recently canonized by John Paul II.
El Año Nuevo: The New Year.
2006-12-18 10:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Carlos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-nacimiento is when somebody is born but also in latinamerica cultures is known as the christmas crib.
-navidad is christmas
-nochebuena is christmas eve
-virgen de guadalupe is the virgin or saint of mexico
-los reyes magos are the three wise men who went to baby jesus and gave him presents
-posada is like a small guests house
-misa de gallo is a church mass celebrated at 6am on christmas
-piñata is a tradition of mexico and other latinamerican countries is some kind of it is a paper machet animal filled with goodies that kids tie to a tree so that it swings, put on a blind fold, get dizzy, and smack it with a stick. usually for birthday's
-año nuevo is new year
2006-12-18 09:48:48 · answer #2 · answered by oposites2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive heard navidad is christmas
and el ano nuevo is the new year
i dont remember the others sorry
2006-12-18 09:46:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like somone doesn't want to do his homework.....
2006-12-18 09:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by bellewhatever 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
navidad is christmas...thats all i know
2006-12-18 09:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by shektor9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-18 09:43:02 · answer #7 · answered by ellis4655@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋