In our village there is a tradition of having a posada. This is taken from a Mexican tradition where people dress up as Mary and Joseph and go house to house to celebrate the journey to Bethlehem. Ours is a little different: a set of figures moves around the village in December spending one night with each family. But most exciting of all, from my point of view, is that they are 100% knitted!
When we first moved to the village it was long before 'Knitivity' and 'Knit your own Royal Wedding' Amigurami were not even popular yet so I was utterly entranced by the idea and booked our slot like a shot. And they did not disappoint...
It's a really sweet way to remember the Christmas story with the children, they love giving Mary and Joseph a cuddle as you read the story (included in the box) and play quite happily preparing a stable for the baby Jesus.
And aside from a little wrapping (ok, a lot) Christmas preparations are now complete. My cake is finally iced.
So Merry Christmas everyone; may yours be happy and healthy and, at least partially, knitted!
And the same to you. I love the knitted figurines - what a nice tradition for a village. (My Christmas won't have much knitting but it will feature lots and lots of crochet - which should count for some yarny points.)
ReplyDeleteHello, I just found your blog and love your posada! Greets, Karen.
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