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Las Posadas
Tis the season for joy, comfort, and food shared among family and friends. This is exactly how YAYA spent this past weekend with our extended family in Fellsmere of the Farmworker Association of Florida. Las Posadas is a Catholic Mexican tradition celebrated o... Read More »
Fellsmere's Christmas Posada
This holiday season YAYA was again invited to be part of Fellsmere’s Christmas Posada organized by the Farmworkers Association of Florida (FWAF). Cristina Berrios, Nico Gumbs, and Ileana Roque Gonzalez made their way to Fellsmere Saturday December 20th to sp... Read More »
Seville Posada
On Saturday, December 22nd, Cristina and I traveled to Seville, Florida to volunteer with Alizana de Mujeres Activas (AMA) for their annual Posada. Posadas are a traditional Catholic Mexican Celebration of the Nativity. Usually, the posada takes place nine day... Read More »
Fellsmere's Christmas Posada!
In the late afternoon of December 20th, on one of the last Fridays of 2013, three representatives from Orlando YAYA took the familiar journey to visit with the farmworker community in Fellsmere, Florida. YAYA was invited to join in the Fellsmere community’s ... Read More »
Homestead FWAF's Christmas Posada!
On December 21st, I met up with Nataly Azcurra, her mother, and two sisters in Homestead, Florida to celebrate YAYA-NFWM’s last Posada for the year with the Farm Worker Association. As the families started to pack into the office area, children played socc... Read More »
AMA's Christmas Posada!
Saturday, December 14th marked the date for the Posada hosted by Alianza de Mujeres Activas (AMA) held in Seville, Florida. A Posada is a traditional event held around Christmas time and encompasses the spirit of the season and, for me personally, most notably... Read More »
Plant City's Christmas Posada
On Thursday December 20th, three Orlando YAYA members and two Tampa YAYAs traveled to Plant City, Florida, to join in the festivities at the Favorite Farms Las Posadas celebration. A Posada is a traditional Mexican-Catholic observance. Directly translating to ... Read More »
Fellsmere's FWAF posada
On December 15th, 2012, members of YAYA visited the farm worker community of Fellsmere for their Posada celebration. As part of our ongoing relationship with Fellsmere and the FWAF (Farm Worker Association of Florida) office there, we were invited to join in t... Read More »
Posada at AMA's
On December 15, 2012, the women of AMA, the Alianza de Mujeres Activas, held their annual Christmas event Las Posadas in Seville, FL. Three of us from YAYA were fortunate enough to join them for a delicious traditional Mexican dinner that the AMA members prepa... Read More »
Posada and Bike Delivery in Fellsmere, Florida
Posadas are a traditional Catholic Mexican Celebration of the Nativity. The posadas take place nine days before Christmas Eve to represent the nine days in which Joseph and Mary where looking for lodging before Mary gave birth to Jesus. Posadas are celebrated ... Read More »