Show Ii t December D aib r Is a Gay flay Month in Mexico Christmas 9 Festivities Lost for lor Many Days In Southern of ol tho Republic any Ony Sconce n a Future Celebrations u u If rho The month of ot December l I Is th the In tho calendar for tar tho Christman lire not confined but with tho to ono day lIllY night of ot the tho the h during the nine sue sut UL Whey They arc are kept kopl up nights and ending with thu night of at tho On tho the morning of at the mh ono ona will preparations begun for tor the tha con cou construction of ot about tin tho which Is ts a small onion plaza tin bite National palate palace Theio au ore nUl ar a ht In ot of th the crudest anti ami thrown together tor In 10 the lIt possible pO liner Mont loL of ot them art are II nt of old bonton lumber th that t boa ban don dole many mony n time for tor tho the wine borne pur purpose i po pose o 9 on other trait tut tat d das y old lumber lul In la 1 tied t Mother with rop ropes to form too tho fre in hl oases ov Over r with or 01 r mum Imes rondo of ot which ore are In the lie win i beaten lwi i condition an au the frail work stork tue ar all aro ti ii d with uld muslin munlin in or lit that will shut out the tho sun nun und and la II I nil all that le bl n requited at ot till this ULUa of pt year for t be it Is t the tha dry M eaon eaonA s A row rote cf of booths I Is I such fuel och other othel with a Ii tl lle paved walk Mw m are aro built about two of at the pl n nOn On PH llio thu of lIr tin the l lh mush mushroom room Drouth growth of ot lo la completed rod Did Mini t with tit th peculiar 1141 to this UIl which win rill b be 1 In neat groat I on or tho thu t dayon day dayOn On the tho morning of It ha tho the cu ell d Jet aro arc offering waits ht hi i tho lit litlie lie V jutt on the Sane Home mo nio III welling the thu favors for tor tile lieu t utheN offering tho star of lit for 1 t cents nii und and again Ito Iro holy IB Is fur tUI lE 1 1 1 me arc ablo co o 0 those In li 11 the Iho I booths and ml tiny thoy tho I to vie with noh other In huh efforts to n their wares which thy thO do In tho the loudest voice and aM tho noise Is la ut lit times three Till Tho I near by ore oro full b of peddlers peddler with willi their Hook in i read upon tho the wound ground These o sell ll tho nulls peanuts cane gray ray mosa und Tho last lant two t vo named ore are used for tho decoration Ie lion of ot houses Ia hOIl Toward t tho the trade become ov 1 muni brisk and children tire tiro out with their family to their and ond tho Iho et with which to till fill them When their pur purchases chases aio made It Is la on nn amusing sight to SilO soo a II with n polo join lol on obi his shoulder suspended lIu from which la Is sometimes scon a II life lite sized brillo ped with veil ell old orange from rota aliI on end of or the role pole 1010 nil mil from tho other otheL n a looking bull bud lighter There ore are booms filled with con can fife fite which whirl flan la s ft 11 poor Ioor quality ItY of or u t cand Y mado mno In n little halls bulls colored with nil all sorts sorta of ot dye ye Them lire are other othel booths where whore In Is sold old IH Is also alson ti n cheap ot of candy but Lut n hWo better Jetter than the tho first Hero HeN In other othor booths may bo ho soon seen tho the which nr or r used In the slon nt lit tho the of or each ench posada Tho Eho andas ara uro boards upon ttO placed Joseph pit h Mar nn angel I not anu nott t n U U U U U U U U M M U U M M w the mull mule The Tho vary In size md n d tho t e cheaper ones one being nude ol of o ochI clay chI and palmed painted m in the he the most gorgeous colors color The fhe more n lve onus aw are I rondo made of ot and Joseph Joeph may mu bo ba seen Joen decked out In n a rod led plush Ion gown nm ani he nn angel el in ut 11 u n 1 RU n ruthl ono and onet wearing n a rid feather In ht lil his hili crown rho Tho moat u an nil well no ns tho the most moat are ure t these o whore tho the are arc told sod The he U Is a for usually mode in ml 8 out of at nn an olla oils or jar of ot clay clu This forms fortne the he body bad of ot the figure figuro for tor the It li II In the he farm of or n a clown or of or a II d 1 l I and the he t J jar r of con eon the th body bod which l II by ty a head dangling u I of or cardboard If It leas js and In ut proper Home are old ladle clowns astride of a 11 wheel wheel of ot barrel hoops Hut But the brides Ono One should RC f sec 9 the th shy hy creatures creature with will their lh lr wealth of oC bushes blu young he and their Yells veils ola madu entirely of at tissue paper cut and torn tore In such I a t that It Il really Is l a n fair tah representation of ot vu 1111 IJ lint Jut It cannot hide tholo vermilion Ion These figures are made by the poor pea peo people pic plc of or the loner and clasps d and ami It U Is really wIlly Int to see seo the Ingenuity displayed Hums Hume of ut them aro are really wIlly artistic and can cuo be bo In all 1111 sizes and prices from 0 G cents H to IS apiece and from Crom II I to q G j feet tet In height The rite po flo posadas dan nn are of tho the journey journ y of Joseph and Mary hnry seeking locking lodgings In B Thoy Tho ore Ire given In th the and often the lice Alne are Invited tor for the whole of at nine entertainments each night nl ht nt at tho the same come plate place Tho Vito guest U t arrive early for tor or the tho little folks talks mUst eo It out nut The patio or courtyard Is li overhead and a II spread for tor dancing The patio pallo Is U do beautifully with lower flowers and blooming plums plants for tor or they thoy bloom every The opens with n march In Tho rho house and Patio are lire with Unfit find and u II string band Is stationed at atone ono one end of ot tho the To 10 posada opens with n a march In which old ohl and young OUI are aro to join john When the couplet couples are aro Moro lined up till smal wax candles of various colors olor are aro passed by hy tho the host and a servant tel fol I lows with n a lighted candle tram from rein which each guest takes toke his hl light lIht Whon When tho the I aro are all lighted the tho amla anda with Joseph Mary Mil mid awl the tho angel Is I placed In ln the tho hands of or the traders leaders the Tho music mu lo strikes shrIkes up and nil all slag In h concert a 1 aport port of or the litany while they march about tho the patio through corridors corrIdor anti and rooms roans Tills This lit is I kept up lIP until thu candles are burnt low lo Then a n whistle Is III blown a n signal to extinguish lights IJ and get ready for tor dancing Tho The ladles mlles are aro seated nn on one olio alJa of ot tho the patio and the tho gentlemen upon tho thu other The Tha candles are Aro of nun ana tho the gentlemen engage en their partners After Arter each lance danco th the e mules Indies 1 ore seated on their silo side of at the tho ho patio and wines are nrc passed while the tho gentlemen repair in to a 0 room loom set ACt apart for tor 4 and ol QI alho ho Whon they ar have all returned to patio favors are passed which aro tilled with wHir randy candy They are arc small made with an nn opening tor for sweets 11 0 t II Sumo Bomo are aro In tho the form of or old shoes plug lug hats hate animal heads and nth oth other er II designs h DO MAY BE R I I 4 L I Yf 4 f l le lIf e N 1 I If 6 t r t fry gy I u 1 L n C u i d N i d 4 4 e i w N d r 3 t tire 1 r ire 1 4 v vM vt I w i A l v M t e eIt j tit t It Is that at It In an early date will be 1 0 brought to 0 this country and ind placed at Fort port Leavenworth Kansas as where he will newa 4 fx n II sentence of two tWI or three yearn It U Is Ic reported that this atop step will bo to i i taken on tho the recommendation oC of Oen who believes Ills hits pres presence ence In III the islands Is 18 responsible for tor tho the recent activity Treasonable correspondence and fomenting strife strite are uro tho the offences with which Is charged Tho rhe ilo above aro photographs of or the tile military prison on at he ho will probably be put to work and the tho warden of the tho prison i i Mil VYV V About 10 p m tu tho In la stopped for tor a n time to break brenk tho the The Tho children are formed torme In 11 line line and tho the hostess ties lies tI 1 up UI tho the eyes of ot child in his hili turn gives give him n cane him about tho the room In which the U Is suspended from tho the ceiling After turn turning lug ing him around several tunes times and thus contu confusing hlll og him n much 1 ns possible P Ibs hi hu hila and ond he la Is told to break tho the strikes strikeR furiously ly Sometimes he ts is sh given shon on en throe chances Tho moan mean meanwhile while Is 18 raised and lowered by means menns nt Of nta Ofa a n cord and pulley pulle thus It 11 a I matter to break brent liy By II HO so doing tho the fun tun U ts prolonged and th tilt the torn to pieces by degrees Some ono one Is 18 nl al ways lucky luchy enough to break brell them thom and than thon the tho contents contento are arc precipitated to the tho Steer floor Then jhen tho the scramble begins begin All the children ren throw themselves them elves upon the tho floor door endeavoring to cover as many of at ofes tha tho del delcan dulces c es ns os possible 1 for tor oil nil they tho can ran cover caves belong to thorn them When Whon each enoh ono one has gathered fathered up 1111 his shere the tha lane dano leg luff begins once more mare and la to kept ept up till the tho clone of ot the evening When Whan there thoro U Is UA Isa A n largo company company of ot young folks tolka a unum num number bar ber of ot are broken at Intervals during the evening This IH Is the program for tor each of ot the tho nights beginning with the and lasting Instill until the tha day of tho th when whon u TT the program It in III varied for this thin Is the tho nocho noche or the good load night On that nl night ht h they have hi the thu grandest of at all alt and among ILmon the thu hotter bolter class cuss the grandest sr toilets are brought out ou t for tor tho the occasion There Is a 1 or nativity arranged for tor that night n a corner of or the parlor Is used or a II small room Is devoted to the purpose A table Is III draped and nud placed against the tho wall pino bought boughs arc are palled nailed above noo and at It either side of or the tho taro table tn lo and these arc aro decorated with grey groy moss mass cotton ami i countless small nil candles are fastened to tho the branches and there thelo Is III always con conspicuous among Us its branches a star of ot which Is 18 mode modo ot of a I bright shining metal and ond having hI a I long tall like a 11 comet Upon the tho table tuble Is 18 placed Joseph Mary Maty tho the angel una some lame cat cats the mule mulo that bore bora them then on their journey There la Is a sometimes a n of n a manger In tact fact there thore should be beAt beAt beAt At tho the hour of ot 12 14 the tha march 1 with object a 1 lady Ildy at nt the tho In hoad h ro bearing rebo zu a II tiny I or object rolled up In her hel or shawl After a time time shin ihn lends tho way Va to the prepared and taking the tho small email object from her shawl lays It In Inthe Inthe the tho manger that U is I arranged l t upon the table It Is tho the Nine Nino Dlos Dios made of ot wax and entirely devoid of at clothing and Ind of ot the most brilliant rose rORe color Imaginable There Thota pe are arc presents laid up on tho to the gifts at of or the tha WitH wise men When tho 1110 ioN Nino f I no Dlos Dios Is presented to view countless tin till whistles whistle are aio blown to announce tho birth of or the tha Chr Christ I s t child chill d Tho The kept up on that oc 00 occasion casion caslon later than on any night n previous After Arter a II sumptuous tenet feast the tho guests seek seel their hones homes about C G In the morn ing thus thull clones tho the season OO On of ot Mex lean ican posadas 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