Rocking Baby Jesus On Christmas Eve

The niño dios literally child god of mexico is a tradition of venerating the child jesus in mexico which has taken root from the time it was introduced in the 16th century and then syncretized with pre hispanic elements to form some unique traditions.

Rocking baby jesus on christmas eve.

The magi wise men start their journey to find the christ child on christmas eve. Celebrants sing a la rorro niño which is the spanish version of rock a by baby. Christmas eve noche buena most mexican families will celebrate their main christmas meal on christmas eve around midnight or after a late mass for religious followers. The baby jesus is not added until midnight on christmas eve and the three kings do not appear in the scene until january 6th.

Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises mary rocking baby jesus rehearsal version golden apple rejoice. A children s christmas nativity 2016 mus. Farmer in the dell jesus christ is born jesus christ is born fold arms as if rocking a baby a star shines in bethlehem make a diamond shape over head with fingers jesus christ is born. So starting on christmas eve you could begin to hide the wise men around the house each night and have the children hunt for them up until three kings night january 6th.

Jesus christ is born sung to the tune of. Piñatas are a well known mexican custom and at christmas the most typical piñata in mexico is one which represents the christmas star. Rocking baby jesus a mexican tradition born from posadas is one of them. On christmas eve before baby jesus is placed within the nativity scene he is rocked by the posada party prayed over and sang to.

During christmas eve before putting the baby jesus doll inside the nacimiento the posada party rocks him with a lullaby called a la rorro niño mexican version of rock a by baby that usually comes inside the posada litany sheet booklet. Baby jesus is put in the scene on christmas eve by the youngest child in the family. From the christmas musical 3 wise men and a baby by pam andrews presented by the immanuel lutheran church children s choir directed by traci mosher rockin baby jesus ccli 4331117 by pam. The cry of baby jesus oh so dear.

A christmas eve sermon like most of you i grew up singing away in a manger and i pretty much assumed that the angels must have taught th o se very words and that very tune to the shepherds that night out in the fields and that christians around the world have been singing it ever since for two thousand years. Rocking baby jesus is another mexican tradition born from the posadas.