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Pastorelas by Dante del Castillo; Jesús González Dávila; Roman Calvo; Willebaldo López; Tomás Urtusástegui
ISBN: 9789688606933
Publication Date: 2006-08-01
Text in Spanish; Texto en español. Es un esfuerzo por difundir nuestros valores y dar a conocer distintos géneros dramáticos que se cultivan en el país. Y es que la pastorela mexicana -heredera de una larga tradición que para algunos se remonta a los añejos rituales de los llamados autos sacramentales del teatro religioso medieval español- se coge fuerte del brazo de la vida con una espontaneidad y riqueza plástica de imágenes que resulta asombrosa. Los fines que persigue este género pueden resumirse en pocas palabras; para entenderlos y gozar de la pastorela debemos hacernos sencillos e ingenuos. Solo así podremos llegar a fondo de su extraordinario mensaje. (Enlace es a WorldCat.)

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Mexico’s Christmas posadas, pastorelas and nacimientos
History and description of Mexican Christmas traditions, including the pastorelas performed during the nine days of Las Posadas (December 16-24.) "These pastorelas are dramatic pieces that represent the trip of Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary to register themselves in the Roman census taking place in those days, or the hardships they suffered while looking in vain for lodging. The roles in these pastorelas included, besides Joseph and Mary, shepherds and shepherdesses ( pastores, hence the name, pastorelas), sheep, burros, and perhaps a little devil or two." Article by Luis Dumois. Presented by Mex Connect, a culture and tourism website.
Christmas holidays in Mexico: Festivals of light, love and peace
Historical and religious background of various winter holiday traditions in Mexico, including Chanukah, La Virgen de Guadalupe,Nacimientos, Las Posadas, Piñatas, Pastorelas, Christmas Eve (La Noche Buena) and Christmas (Navidad),
La flor de la Nochebuena, Día de los Inocentes (Day of the Innocents), and New Year’s Eve (Año Viejo y Año Nuevo). By Judy King. Presented by Mex Connect, a culture and tourism website.
Christmas Navidad, Holidays View Larger Image Read it in Spanish by Angelica Galicia Writing and staging a pastorela is a highly entertaining activity, and because of this, almost every Mexican school produces one with its students to celebrate Christma
Directions for writing and staging a pastorela. "n developing the script, a dose of good humor is important, whether naive, romantic or ironic. Plays on words or “albures” and misunderstandings among the shepherds are the real flavor of pastorelas. The pastorela must also highlight a moral: there is no such thing as a pastorela without an ending that proves that good always triumphs over evil, and that Christmas is a time of forgiveness and harmony." By Angelica Galicia. Presented by Inside Mexico, a culture and tourism website.
Posadas and Pastorelas - Mexican traditions
A travel blog entry describing the Mexican Christmas traditions of posadas and pastorelas, with photos and English translations of the typical songs that are sung. Presented by Travellerspoint, a culture and tourism website.

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Pastorela especial - https://www.24-horas.mx The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) assigns two-letter codes for country-coded top-level domains in Internet addresses. (See link to full country code list below.) These codes follow the ISO 2-alpha codes assigned by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) under its standard ISO 3166 in nearly all cases.

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