| A | B |
|---|
| Las Posadas | 9 nights before Christmas re-enacting the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem |
| ponche | punch made with real fruit |
| La Nochebuena | Christmas Eve |
| La Flor de la Nochebuena | poinsettia |
| misa de gallo | midnight mass |
| día de los Santos Inocentes | equivalent of our April Fool's Day |
| la Navidad | Christmas |
| El año nuevo | New Year |
| El Día de los Tres Reyes | Three King's Day - Epiphany |
| Rosca de Reyes | King's bread |
| El Día de la Candelaria | Feb. 2nd - official end of the Christmas season |
| La Virgen de Guadalupe | Our Lady of Guadalupe - Patron Saint of Mexico, story of Juan Diego |
| tilma | cloak |
