Merry Christmas

So, my family finally decided to have Christmas dinner at my grandma's (my mum's mum). This discussion takes place every year, and I think most of the time the outcome is the same.
Anyway, the idea is to spend it together!.

Christmas, like every tradition in Mexico is very rich in small details. The 9 days before Christmas, we celebrate "posadas", when we conmemorate the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph in Belen... and we break "pinatas". I will talk about that in another note!.
On Christmas day, we eat "romeritos" (a herb that looks like rosemary, mixed with cactus and prawn cakes in mole), shreded salted cod fish in tomato sauce with chili, and turkey.
Later, at 12 pm, we cradle a figure of baby Jesus (this happens in my family, I don't know if it is a common practice) and pray.
When we were kids, we used to light-up these things called "luces de bengala". Basically, they are sticks covered with gun-powder (calm down, it is not so dangerous). So, in memory of those happy times, we lighted some.
After the party, I slept in my sister's bedroom... two crazy girls!.

Best wishes for everybody!!!!.