We got invited to celebrate Colombia's tradition of lighting lanterns and sending them off into the sky with our Columbian friends the Tovar family.
Little Candles' Day (Spanish:Día de las Velitas) is one of the most observed traditional holidays in Colombia. It is celebrated on December 7, on the eve of the Immaculate Conception, which is a public holiday in Colombia. This day is the unofficial start of the Christmas season in the country.[1]
On this day, people place candles and paper lanterns on their windows, balconies, porches, sidewalks, streets, parks and squares, in short, everywhere they can be seen, in honor of the Virgin Mary and her immaculate conception.
We met in the large field near or home and lit paper lanterns. There were probably 70 people there participating. It was a bit daunting with the boys being so little and the fire risks, but it was beautiful.
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