Sentences with phrase «light luminarias»

After a large dinner, we light luminarias — a tradition in their neighborhood that is absolutely magical.

The Animal Adoption League will light a luminaria in honor or in memory of a special person or pet for a donation of $ 5 per luminaria.

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They are only lit on December 24th and in many areas, such as the Old Town area here in Albuquerque, electric lights are turned off, motorized traffic is restricted, and people bundle up and stroll the areas and let the luminarias weave their spell.

Christmas Eve in New Mexico is a very special night steeped in tradition and probably no other image symbolizes the season more than the flickering lights from the brown paper bags called luminarias or farolitos, that line the walkways and outline buildings and houses throughout the state.

The tradition of lighting small bonfires, called luminarias, on La Noche Buena was brought from Spain to Old Mexico in the 16th century by Franciscan monks.

So how did luminarias go from being small bonfires to lights in small paper bags?

Farolitos (paper bags filled with candles) line the streets on Christmas Eve and luminarias (bonfires) of piñon wood are lit to represent the shepherd's fires in Bethlehem.

Tracey of the Australian Baby Blog turned plastic party cups into Halloween - themed luminarias with a little Sharpie handiwork and some LED tea lights.

[58] There is also a neighborhood - wide lighting of luminarias on Christmas Eve in the Plumosa Park area.

Stroll in the flickering light of 500 + luminaria lining our two - block courtyard, serenaded by Christmas carolers.

Light up the night with a nature - inspired luminaria.