Amid pandemic, many Latino Catholics continue Christmas traditions

As in parts of Latin America, many Latino communities across the US celebrate Las Posadas, a celebration reenacting the Nativity scene featuring Mary and Joseph searching for an inn. We head to a small farmworker town in California where the processions continue, with safety measures in place, after last year’s cancelation because of the pandemic. KVPR’s Madi Bolaños reports from Firebaugh, California.

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