{"id":3292,"date":"2025-12-24T07:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2025-12-24T07:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T07:42:38","slug":"navidad-in-the-zocalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/navidad-in-the-zocalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Navidad in the Zocalo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mexico City&#8217;s Zocalo plaza is the heart of the city.  (You can click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mexconnect.com\/articles\/4118-the-zocalo-is-the-heart-of-mexico-city\/\">here<\/a> for an article about the Zocalo and its history.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decorations for Christmas (<em>Navidad<\/em>) are impressive.  Here are some photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-12.png 942w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-12-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milenio.com\/comunidad\/navidad-2025-encienden-luminaria-navidena-zocalo-cdmx\">Milenio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back up for this view:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-13.png 618w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-13-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milenio.com\/comunidad\/navidad-2025-encienden-luminaria-navidena-zocalo-cdmx\">Milenio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lights forming poinsettias. The poinsettia is native to Mexico, where it is known as the  <em>Nochebuena<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3295\" style=\"width:619px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-14.png 618w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-14-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milenio.com\/comunidad\/navidad-2025-encienden-luminaria-navidena-zocalo-cdmx\">Milenio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas Trees: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-15.png 700w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-15-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinembargo.mx\/4741552\/fotos-cdmx-inaugura-festival-luces-de-invierno-para-celebrar-navidad-y-ano-nuevo\/\">Government of Mexico City<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Giant Pi\u00f1ata Donkey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-16.png 700w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-16-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinembargo.mx\/4741552\/fotos-cdmx-inaugura-festival-luces-de-invierno-para-celebrar-navidad-y-ano-nuevo\/\">Government of Mexico City<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of people: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-17.png 700w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-17-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinembargo.mx\/4741552\/fotos-cdmx-inaugura-festival-luces-de-invierno-para-celebrar-navidad-y-ano-nuevo\/\">Rogelio Morales<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nativity Scene, or <em>Nacimiento<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18.png 700w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinembargo.mx\/4741552\/fotos-cdmx-inaugura-festival-luces-de-invierno-para-celebrar-navidad-y-ano-nuevo\/\">Rogelio Morales<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To all my Mexico News Report readers, <em>\u00a1Feliz Navidad!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico City&#8217;s Zocalo plaza is the heart of the city. (You can click here for an article about the Zocalo and its history.) The decorations for Christmas (Navidad) are impressive. Here are some photos. Back up for this view: Lights &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/navidad-in-the-zocalo\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[5,316,47],"class_list":["post-3292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","tag-mexico-city","tag-navidad","tag-zocalo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3292"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3305,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions\/3305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}