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Mexican Christmas Traditions from MexGrocer.co.uk
MexGrocer.co.uk specialists in Mexican Food bring you an
exclusive seasonal guide to the Christmas traditions & recipes
From Mexico.
If you are planning on entertaining your family & friends
this Christmas and want to try something different
then why not try a traditional "Posada".
The Posada is a traditional Mexican celebration of the nativity
generally held over 9 days (which signifies pregnancy) in the run
up to Christmas Eve. There are many parties and the hosts of
the party and the guests (especially the children) re-enact
the nativity story with song.
MexGrocer.co.uk will bring you the songs, the flavours
of this Mexican tradition so you can experience for yourself.
Let's Begin with something to drink ...
Ponche Navideño
(Recipe by Martha Martínez Ramírez)
1 6-inch piece Mexican cinnamon
4 liters of water
1 apple with peel, in slices
8 to 10 tejocotes (a fruit from the Hawthorn tree, available in markets and supermarkets. ends trimmed and cut with an X to open them up for cooking)
2 10-inch pieces of fresh sugar cane, peeled and cut into pieces 6 prunes, without seeds
A handful of raisins
3 guavas, cut into wedges
10 tamarind pods, peeled , strings removed, but seeds left in (this last part is optional)
A large pinch of dried hibiscus flowers ( jamaica)
3 cones of piloncillo (unrefined natural sugar) or brown sugar, or to taste 1 orange, peeled and cut into segments
Instructions:
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot. Add the cinnamon stick. Boil for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredinets, cover, and continue to boil for 10 to 15 minutes or until the fruits are soft.
Serve warm!
& now something to eat!
Buñuelos de Navidad
Ingredients:
2 cups water
1 lb. flour
2 whole eggs
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp anisette
9 oz. lard
9 oz. piloncillo -raw sugar
Preparation
Boil one tablespoon anisette in a cup of water and leave to cool. Mix and sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in the eggs, the yolk and the anisette in water, as required, and knead until the dough stiffens. Form into small balls and roll out on a floured board until very thin. Continue flattening by hand on a napkin and place on a floured table. Heat the lard .Fry one by one in the lard.
Heat the piloncillo in one cup of water with the remaining tablespoon of anisette. This mixture will thicken to a light syrup. remove from heat and strain.
Serve the fritters, broken into pieces, in bowls and pour the syrup over them. and finally let's have some fun
Traditional Posada Songs
These are the traditional verses sung in the Posada.
The first group of neighbors that are asking for shelter would sing the verses on the first column.
The neighbors responding, either denying shelter or offering their house, would sing the verses on the second column.
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Verses sung by the people asking for Posada
1. En nombre del cielo
os pido posada,
pues no puede andar
mi esposa amada.
2. No seas inhumano,
tenos caridad,
que el Dios de los cielos
te lo premiará.
3. Venimos rendidos
desde Nazaret,
yo soy carpintero
de nombre José.
4. Posada te pide,
amado casero
por sólo una noche
la Reina del Cielo.
5. Mi esposa es María.
es Reina del Cielo,
y madre va a ser
del Divino Verbo.
6. Dios pague señores
vuestra caridad,
y así os colme el cielo
de felicidad.
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Verses sung by the people giving Posada
1. Aquí no es mesón
sigan adelante:
yo no puedo abrir
no sea algún tunante.
2. Ya se pueden ir
y no molestar
porque si me enfado
los voy a apalear.
3. No me importa el nombre,
déjenme dormir,
pues ya les digo
que no hemos de abrir.
4. Pues si es una Reina
quien lo solicita
¿Cómo es que de noche,
anda tan solita?
5. ¿Eres tu José?
¿Tu esposa María?
Entren, peregrinos,
no los conocía.
6. Dichosa la casa
que abriga este día
a la Virgen Pura
la hermosa María.
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When the doors finally open, everybody sings:
Entren santos peregrinos, peregrinos,
reciban este rincón
no de esta pobre morada
sino de mi corazón.
Esta noche es de alegría
de gusto y de regocijo
porque hospedaremos aquí
a la Madre de Dios Hijo.
Counting down to Christmas
Order early to avoid disappointment
With Christmas only a few short weeks away, MexGrocer.co.uk
like every other retailer at this time of year is working flat out
to bring you the best the season has to offer.
To ensure you get the products you need to enjoy your parties or Posadas
please order early to ensure you don't miss out.
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