Online Lecture: New Mexico's Holiday Traditions — Lights, Carols & Tamales

For more than 400 years, New Mexico has celebrated the holiday season with traditions that reflect its deep Spanish and Mexican roots. Communities come alive with farolitos and luminarias lighting the streets, and with processions of Las Posadas reenacting Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter. Join artist and writer Christopher Gibson to explore festive customs like Pastorelas plays, piñatas and family gatherings with tamales and bizcochitos, the state’s beloved cookie. This lecture will highlight how towns from Taos to Las Cruces keep these enduring traditions vibrant today.

Your online lecture will take place live over the course of 1-2 hours. All times are listed in the EASTERN time zone. If you live in a different time zone, please adjust your schedule accordingly. This live online experience uses Zoom Webinar, an easy-to-use web video service that includes closed captioning. All you need is an Internet connection and your computer. You will receive a confirmation email when you enroll, and a reminder email one week and one day before, as well as the morning of the event with a link and instructions on how to tune in. You will not be pictured on screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. Unless otherwise noted, all those who enroll in this program receive access to the live event as well as a recording of the lecture that you can watch any time within the two weeks following the live event.