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A community celebration of Hispanic American origin held over nine consecutive nights leading up to Christmas. Participants reenact in a procession the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem, singing traditional litanies and carols before being welcomed into a home to share food and sweets.

A festive family gathering held on the night of December 24 that serves as the centerpiece of the Christmas season for most families of Hispanic heritage. It typically revolves around large feasts featuring roast pork, turkey, or tamales, accompanied by traditional music and the exchange of gifts at midnight.

A January 6 commemoration honoring the adoration and offering of gifts by Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar to the Baby Jesus in Bethlehem. In the United States, it is celebrated in homes and urban spaces with folkloric parades, children's wish letters, grass gathered for the camels, and traditional gift-giving.

A communal culinary gathering where members of different generations come together in the lead-up to the December holidays to prepare tamales in large quantities. Coordinated tasks are divided to spread the corn dough, add meat or vegetable fillings, and wrap each piece in dried corn husks or banana leaves before steaming them.

Christian liturgical service celebrated at midnight or in the late afternoon on December 24 to commemorate the birth of Jesus. It brings together Spanish-speaking communities of the faithful in Catholic churches to pray, sing choral carols, and bless figurines of the Baby Jesus before returning home to the feast.

A decorative and devotional custom of creating detailed models of the Bethlehem stable in homes, churches, or public squares. It features figures representing the Holy Family, animals, and shepherds arranged among moss, sawdust, or rock-textured paper, with the central figure of the Baby Jesus unveiled only starting on Christmas Eve.

A nine-day series of prayers, carols, and devotional reflections celebrated from December 16 to 24 by communities of Colombian and South American descent. Gatherings take place around the nativity scene, accompanied by tambourines and traditional instruments, and culminate in the enjoyment of natilla, buñuelos, and hojuelas.

A festive Caribbean tradition, especially Puerto Rican, in which musical groups known as trullas or asaltos visit the homes of family and friends unannounced late at night. To the rhythm of maracas, güiros, and cuatros, they awaken the hosts with folk verses and carols in exchange for traditional food and drinks.

An evening celebration held on the eve of the Marian feast of the Immaculate Conception. Families and neighbors place and light candles and handcrafted paper lanterns along sidewalks, porches, and windows as a sign of blessing, marking the official start of the holiday season.

A festive ritual originating in colonial Mexico and incorporated into posada gatherings and holiday celebrations, in which blindfolded participants strike a star-shaped structure with a stick. Its points allegorically represent the deadly sins, while the candies, nuts, and treats that fall when it breaks symbolize the rewards and blessings received.