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Two people dress up as [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] and [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]] and certain houses are designated to be "inns"; the head of the procession carries a candle inside a paper shade. The actors travel to one house each night for nine nights. At each house, the resident responds by singing a song and the pair are recognized and allowed to enter; the group of guests come into the home and kneel around the Nativity scene to pray (typically, the [[Rosary]]). The final location may be a church instead of a home.
Individuals may play the various parts of Mary (María) and Joseph (José), with the expectant mother riding a real donkey, attendants such as angels and shepherds joining along the way, or pilgrims who may carry images of the holy personages instead, while children may carry [[poinsettias]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsok.com/st.-marys-students-observe-las-posadas-tradition/article/3523642|title=St. Mary's students observe Las Posadas tradition|last=Pemberton|first=Tricia|date=2010-12-15|work=[[The Oklahoman]]|access-date=24 December 2010}}</ref> The procession is followed by musicians, with the entire procession singing posadas such as [[pedir posada]].<ref name="elpc">{{cite book|last1=Aldama|first1=Arturo J.|last2=Candelaria|first2=Cordelia|author-link2=Cordelia Candelaria|last3=García |first3=Peter |title=Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofla0000cand|url-access=registration|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Conn|isbn=0-313-33211-8}}</ref> At the end of each night, Christmas carols are sung, children break open star-shaped [[piñatas]] and everyone sits for a feast.<ref name="elpc" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dodgeglobe.com/news/x1882972061/Las-Posadas-Passing-on-a-Hispanic-tradition-in-Dodge-City|title=Las Posadas: Passing on a Hispanic tradition in Dodge City|last=Candia|first=Pablo|date=2010-12-20|work=[[Dodge City Daily Globe]]|access-date=24 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710143949/http://www.dodgeglobe.com/news/x1882972061/Las-Posadas-Passing-on-a-Hispanic-tradition-in-Dodge-City|archive-date=10 July 2011}}</ref>
piñatas used during the holiday are traditionally made out of clay.
==Regional variations==
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