In addition to the laying the child in the manger, there is a dance called вЂњAbraham and Isaac.вЂќ This dance includes people who play the two main characters as well as devils. For example, in the community of Dzitnup, in the municipality of Valladolid, the Maya people here have their own variation. This ceremony varies by family and by community. The figure is laid in the manger, where it stays until the second of February. Each member of the family kisses the image as they sing. This event is called вЂњput the child to bed.вЂќ The figure is carried by one or more of the young women while the rest of the family sings lullabies or other childrenвЂ™s and/or Christmas songs. On Christmas Eve, the figure of the Christ child is laid into the Nativity scene in a celebration which is done in the home. Veneration of the Christ child is strongest during the Christmas season, which officially begins a week or so before Christmas Eve (with posadas) and ends on Candlemas, 2 February. Christmas Eve Д¬hristmas tree and lights in the main plaza of the city of Chihuahua. At the end of the play, all kiss the image of the infant Jesus. Other characters sometimes appear such as Mary and Joseph, Indians, ranchers and monks. Characters most often include shepherds, demons, angels and the Wise Men. In most versions, the demons are vanquished by the Archangel Michael or another angel and the Wise Men arrive to their destination. The main theme of these works is the journey of the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem, but demons try to get in their way. Very early on, these reenactments began to vary by local custom and region and were most frequently done by the lower classes. The tradition of reenacting scenes from the birth of Christ was recognized by Juan de ZumГЎrraga, the first bishop of New Spain who ordered that this practice be widespread for evangelization. It was written in Nahuatl and there were adaptations to indigenous culture in the script as well. The вЂњAdoraciГіn de los Reyes MagosвЂќ (The Adoration of the Magi) was probably the first вЂњpastorelaвЂќ in Mexico which was organized by Friar AndrГ©s de Olmos. One of the oldest traditions related to the Child Jesus in Mexico is the вЂњpastorela,вЂќ a dramatization based on the birth of Jesus. Part of the reason for this was that native Mexicans already had traditions of representing deities in painting or sculpture with rites dedicated to that incarnation, including dramatizations. Tradition was brought by the Spanish to Mexico after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire In Mexico this veneration has taken on indigenous elements, and is considered to be one of the most deeply rooted Catholic traditions in Mexico. Veneration of the Child Jesus is a European tradition with the best-known examples being the Infant Jesus of Prague and the Santo NiГ±o de Atocha. View of the nativity scene in front of the parish church of Santiago Zapotitlan in the TlГЎhuac borough of Mexico City.

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