Día de Las Velitas (Day of the Little Candles)

Día de las velitas is a public holiday in Colombia centered around the Catholic faith. To celebrate, people light candles in decorated bags.

Location: 
Quimbaya, Colombia

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My friend invited me to spend this holiday with her family!
Quimbaya is a pueblo (town) known for a large celebration of this holiday
Día de Las Velitas is a celebration related to Catholicism, but it also marks the beginning of the Christmas season in Colombia
As this holiday is religious, there were many messages like this one, which says "Blessed Virgin Mary sows in our families love, wisdom and the courage to care for and protect our children from all evil and danger"
There were also lots of cute Christmas designs!
Santa is a cyclist like me!
Different designs adorn each bag
I enjoyed admiring the beautiful designs of the bags

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