Las Posadas is a tradition the has been repeated since 1982 in Mission San Jose,Fremont, Ca.
Sponsored by the Fremont Cultural Arts Council and the Committee for the Restoration of the Mission San Jose, Las Posadas recreates the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem complete with the refusal of the innkeeper to give them shelter. The evening ends with entertainment and light refreshments hosted by a local business.
The schedule for 2012 is:
· Friday, Dec. 14 - Meet at 6 p.m. at the Mission (43300 Mission Blvd.) and carol to Von Till Law Office, 152 Anza St.
Entertainment: Anza St. Troubadours
· Saturday, Dec. 15 - Meet at 6 :30 p.m. at the Old Mission Museum, 43300 Mission Blvd.
Entertainment: TBA
· Sunday, Dec. 16 - Meet at 6:30 P.M. at the Dominican Sisters Convent, 43326 Mission Blvd.
Entertainment: Jim Burris
· Monday, Dec. 17 - Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Mission Coffee, 151 Washington Blvd.
Entertainment: Kristen del Rio, soprano
· Tuesday, Dec. 18 - Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Family Motherhouse, 159 Washington Blvd.
Entertainment: First United Methodist Church.
· Wednesday, Dec. 19 - Meet at 6:30 p.m. at The Cheese Taster, 43367 Mission Blvd.
Entertainment: Sharon Xavier de Sousa, soprano
· Thursday, Dec. 20 - Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Better Homes & Garden Realty, 43430 Mission Blvd.
Entertainment: Band of Gold
· Friday, Dec. 21 - Meet at 6 p.m. at the Mission Museum, 43300 Mission Blvd, and carol to the Museum of Local History,190 Anza St.
Entertainment: Center Stage Singers
We took our granddaughter to the first evening of Las Posadas this year. The evening was cold but the threatening rain held off. The procession from the front of the Mission to Von Till’s Law Offices went off without a hitch. The entertainment provide by the “Anza Street Troubadours” – Steve and three of his guitar playing friends – was a good natured, old-fashioned, song fest of familiar Christmas carols. My granddaughters were delighted and actually sang along. They were especially taken by the “Twelve Days of Christmas” in which the men and women sang alternating verses. Ella, the 6-year old, asked if she could take the song sheet with her so that she and her sister could sing the song at home.
Las Posadas is not a big production which is part of the charm of the event. For a down-home activity that is in the spirit of the season and totally family friendly, I heartily recommend it.
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