Tonight there was a celebration at school at dusk called "Noche de las Velitas" (Night of the Candles) where Colegio Bolivar families came, talked, listened to live music, and lit candles. If there is a religious or traditional purpose/history, beyond "this is just what we do," I was not able to ascertain one from any of the students I asked.
So, in the end, you purchase a bag of about 15 candles and light them one at a time, melting the wax and sticking them to a board laid out on the ground. There were basically hundreds of 2x4's laid end to end and about 5 feet apart all over the playing fields on campus. When all the boards were lit, it was quite a sight.
I've included some pictures above (which I'm sure you can see). Enjoy!
3 comments:
here's Noche de las Velitas in Bogota's La Candelaria neighborhood.
http://mikesbogotablog.blogspot.com/2010/12/noche-de-las-velitasnight-of-candles.html
It's for the immaculate conception. It's very well know as that by everyone young and old.
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