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Jim Shore Mary and Joseph
 Jim Shore Mary & Joseph "Las Posadas" - This is the famous "Las Posadas". Joeseph and Mary on a donkey en route to Bethlehem, Mary pregnant with our Saviour, Jesus. Stone resin, measures 9 1/2" x 7 3/4".
Las Posadas A magnificent brightness lit up the sky when an angel appeared to Mary, a young pure women, who was engaged to be married to Joseph. The angel announced that she was going to have a baby. Las Posadas (Spanish for "The Inns") is a nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24 which is called Noche Buena ("Holy Night"). It is a yearly tradition for many Christian Latin Americans and symbolizes the trials which they believe Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay and where Jesus could be born. Product SKU: 20-4007981
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