Las Posalas - The Christmas Season in Mexico

The shop's busiest time of year was during the christmas season in mexico, or lasposavas. In christianity, la sposales represents the time when mary and joseph searched for place to stay before the birth of jesus. Back then, holmes would often have traditional star shaped binatas with seven points, which represented the seven deadly sins or pecados from the christian tradition. The bright colors symbolized vanity and temptation, and the person with the stick was supposed to represent faith.