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In most of the places of Arizona it snows and hence the dinner scene is usually eaten indoors. Generally people prepare meals such as roast turkey, goose, duck or ham served with cranberry sauce. It is followed by the delicious dessert which is the main meal course which could either be plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit. The Arizona Christmas celebration is seen when people’s homes are completely lighted up and done up with holly, mistletoe and branches of trees. The Christmas trees are displayed outside homes that feature different electric lights, tinsel, baubles, and strings of popcorn and candy canes. Christmas celebration in Arizona is exceptionally a musical time.
The sight to see on the 24th night in Arizona is so- so amazing. You will see that this place is completely frantic with last minute shoppers; the scenery is a safe haven for silent traditions and customs.The Christmas celebration in Arizona time the Mexican ritual which is termed as Las Posadas is still kept up. They have this typical tradition that they follow which is actually a Mexican tradition known as the “Las Posadas”. This refers to a formal procedure demonstration and play on behalf of the hunt for Mary and Joseph for a shelter at the tavern.
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There are many Families who participate in this play with all excitement and thrill. They play their parts diligently. They go about visiting each other's houses endorsing and re-enacting the performance and, at the same time, they also come across each and every family's crib. There are families who are all set to act out the role of Mary and Joseph when they are seeking a place to stay somewhere. A large parade is formed and there is a family and friends visit. Apart from that the friends' and neighbors' homes indulge in gazing at the family's Nativity crib.
Christmas celebration in Arizona constitutes a custom where there are several Polish Americans residing in parts of Arizona who on the eve of Christmas stretch hay on their kitchen floor and underneath the tablecloth to remind them of a stable and a manger. When they set the table for meal, there are always two additional places that are set up for Mary and the Christ Child just so that if there is any probability that they should tap at the door to request for protected haven. |
