Get your bike tuned up and dust off the helmet – it is time for the 2008 Nacimiento tour. The Nacimiento tour is a great way meet people, to experience Los Angeles by bike and view an eclectic assortment of nativity scenes created by eastside residents. Click this link to view a past map of the nacimientos visited.
Bring your bike and a helmet on Sunday, January 6, 2007 to the Los Angeles River and Gardens Center, located at 570 W. Avenue 26 in Los Angeles. Registration starts at 10am and the tour is expected to take place from 11 am till 4 pm.
The event is sponsored by The Latino Urban Forum, The Rare Times, Wild Women on Wheels (w20ws), C.I.C.L.E., Santa Monica Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.
More about nacimientos from The Latino Urban Forum:
Nacimientos, or nativity scenes, is a tradition that many Latino throughout Latin America follow during the Christmas season. This tradition takes place in the streets of LA where many immigrants and multi-generational families spend countless hours creating Nacimientos in their front yards, porches, on roofs, as well as in the home. Nacimientos range in size, complexity, and creativity. Some can be a simple scene of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus to elaborate landscapes with tinsel waterfalls, sparkling lights, and hundreds of pieces. Each Nacimiento reflects the creator’s devotion to Christmas and can be very personal in nature. For many Latinos, the building of the sets begins the day after December 12th, which is the feast day of Our lady of Guadalupe and they stay up until January 6th, when the three kings arrive with gifts for the new born king.
Click here to listen to ”Epiphany in Los Angeles,” a National Public Radio segment that aired in 2003 about the Nacimiento Tour from the popular NPR show “All Things Considered”.
For more information, please send an email to lmvela@w2ows.org.
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