In Mexico children gather at private homes and each child is given a candle which is lit as the children form a line and slowly begin to parade down the streets.  At the beginning of the procession two children carry figures of  Mary and Joseph.  As they knock on each door in the village they are turned away until they come to a home with the replica of the stable in Bethlehem.  The figures are arranged in the stable by midnight.

A Piñata is broken and the children scramble for gifts and candy.  Fireworks go off in the village as another sign of celebration.

Children in Mexico receive their gifts on January 6th instead of  December 25th.  This day is called "Day of the Wise Men."  Instead of hanging stockings, the children put their shoes out for the Wise Men to fill with toys.