(Click on image to enlarge)Las Posadas to be performed December 1st on Historic Main St
Las Posadas, the traditional Spanish reenactment of the difficulties Joseph and Mary faced on the night that would become the first Christmas Eve, will take place on Saturday, December 1 in historic downtown St. Charles, Missouri.
The gathering will begin at 6 p.m. at the corner of Boones Lick Road and South Main Street. Visitors are encouraged to bring candles or flashlights. Candles will also be available for purchase with proceeds benefiting the South Main Preservation Society.
The event will end at Jaycee Stage in Frontier Park with the reading of The Christmas Story and caroling around a Yule log bonfire. There will also be a living nativity scene and the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree.
The Las Posadas reenactment is part of the Christmas Traditions festival, which runs Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through December 23.
