Pedir posada
Encyclopedia
Litany Para Pedir Posada is a song traditionally sung in The Posadas — Traditional Christmas
celebrations in Spanish
-speaking Latin America
n countries. In Mexico
, posadas are part of what has recently been called The Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon
Everyone:
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
celebrations in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-speaking Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n countries. In Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, posadas are part of what has recently been called The Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon
Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon
Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon is a concept typical of Mexican culture. It began in the decade of the 1990s and informally refers to the vacational period from December 12 to January 6...
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Afuera:
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Outside - Joseph asks:
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Adentro:
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Inside - "Probable" host answers:
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Afuera:
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Outside - Joseph replies:
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Adentro:
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Inside - Still "probable" host answers:
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Afuera:
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Outside - Joseph insists:
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Adentro:
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Inside - Still unconvinced host replies:
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Afuera:
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Outside - Joseph expects reasoning:
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Adentro:
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Inside - Almost convinced host asks:
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Afuera:
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Outside - Joseph answers:
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Adentro:
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Inside - Convinced host finally offers shelter:
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Afuera:
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Outside - Joseph gratefully says:
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Adentro:
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Inside - Host replies:
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Everyone:
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