Pastorela
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pastorela is a noun meaning A traditional Mexican theater performance that chronicles the journeys of shepherds and shepherdesses on the way to visit the newborn Jesus, typically performed during Advent.
Meaning
A traditional Mexican theater performance that chronicles the journeys of shepherds and shepherdesses on the way to visit the newborn Jesus, typically performed during Advent.
More Meanings
- (historical) A type of Occitan lyric poetry in which a knight meets a shepherdess.
Word Forms
- pastorelas
Related Words
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