New Mexico's Holiday Traditions — Lights, Carols & Tamales
Join us for a one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about the holiday traditions of New Mexico.
For more than 400 years, New Mexico has celebrated the holiday season with traditions that reflect its deep Spanish and Mexican roots. Communities come alive with farolitos and luminarias lighting the streets, and with processions of Las Posadas reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter. Join artist and writer Christopher Gibson to explore festive customs like Pastorelas plays, piñatas and family gatherings with tamales and bizcochitos, the state’s beloved cookie. This lecture will highlight how towns from Taos to Las Cruces keep these enduring traditions vibrant today.
A viewing of the online lecture will be held in the Event Center at Abbot Public Library, followed by a discussion session.
Registration is required and limited to 35. Please register at tinyurl.com/New-Mexico-Holiday. Can't attend in person? Please register for the program or join the Wait List. Everyone who is registered will be sent the recording.
Christopher Gibson is an award-winning artist, writer and arts educator who makes his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work includes the Cuentos del Camino series on lower Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe and mixed-media installations at numerous museums in New Mexico and California. Over the years he has written several articles on Hispanic Arts and Culture for the magazines Tradición Revista and Imagen.
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