The Midnight Mass, la Misa Del Gallo or "the rooster's mass is a significant event of Christmas celebration in Mexico. Mexicans sing lullabies for Jesus.
It is very unusual that the red suit of Santa Clause is symbolized in poinsettia, the traditional flower of the season and Santa is not a very significant figure in Mexico. Poinsettia is a bright red colored and star shaped flower. Only the good children receive gifts from the Three Wise Men on 6th January, Epiphany. The other option is to extract candy out of piņata. And so, children spend hours on breaking pinata.
The shops and gift show rooms get ready with their new stocks to meet out the festive needs and Christmas celebration in Mexico actually begins with the shopping.
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Christmas celebration in Mexico is very similar to that of Spanish. La Posada forms the basis of Christmas celebration in Mexico. It is a religious procession that puts up a display of the Biblical scene where Joseph and Mary searches for shelter before Jesus's birth. The people visit every home in the locality in search of a shelter with the images of Joseph and Mary. This procession is conducted nine days before the actual 
