{"id":97600,"date":"2025-12-17T01:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/97600\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T01:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:48:06","slug":"las-posadas-at-olvera-street-begins-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/97600\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Las Posadas\u2019 at Olvera Street begins \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

What to KnowLas PosadasOlvera StreetDec. 16-24 (nightly)6:30 p.m. Children’s Pi\u00f1ata; the procession begins at 7:15 p.m.Free<\/p>\n

A nine-night engagement of something beautiful, culturally significant, and totally free does gorgeously grace the Southern California calendar from time to time, it’s true.<\/p>\n

But if you’re talking about a particularly tender-of-heart, timeless-of-meaning tradition, one that starts in the middle of December each year, you are likely paying homage to Las Posadas.<\/a><\/p>\n

The procession, which depicts the song-filled search for the inn, is presented in Spanish in cities around California, across the Southwest, and in Mexico and countries beyond.<\/p>\n

For many locals a visit to Olvera Street for the annual pageant, which moves around the landmark as Mary and Joseph stop at different shops and restaurants on their quest, is a central and sweet part of their seasonal observations.<\/p>\n

The free event<\/a> begins Dec. 16, and with a conclusion Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Olvera Street Las Posadas runs for nine nights, and while the candlelit procession is the hallowed heart of the event, there are other hallmarks, including the Children’s Pi\u00f1ata, which is the lively launch to each evening.<\/p>\n

Rondalla del Sol will provide the stirring and sweet live music, while tasty breads and warm cups of champurrado will be served following the procession each evening.<\/p>\n

While Olvera Street hosts many community-centered happenings throughout the calendar, Las Posadas is an important gathering, one that will mark 100 years in 2030.<\/p>\n

“Las Posadas has been a part of Olvera Street since its founding in 1930,” reads a message on the destination’s site.<\/p>\n

“Reenacting the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem with traditional songs, colorful costumes, and vibrant music brings of the oldest Christmas stories to life.”<\/p>\n

“While the event is rooted in Christian and Catholic traditions, all are welcome to participate.”<\/p>\n

If you cannot attend one of the Las Posadas processions, the shops in and around Olvera Street are open ahead of Christmas. The storied lane is a festive scene, both day and night, as the Dec. 25 approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to KnowLas PosadasOlvera StreetDec. 16-24 (nightly)6:30 p.m. Children’s Pi\u00f1ata; the procession begins at 7:15 p.m.Free A nine-night…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[2646,48,52,51,47,50,49,22578],"class_list":{"0":"post-97600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-holidays","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-headlines","11":"tag-la-news","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","14":"tag-los-angeles-news","15":"tag-olvera-street"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}