Día de las Velitas is one of the most observed traditional holidays of 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. 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.

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  • Día de las Velitas is one of the most observed traditional holidays of 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. 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.
  • El Día de las Velitas, Noche de las Velitas o el Alumbrado es una de las fiestas más tradicionales de Colombia la cual se celebra en la noche del 7 de diciembre, víspera del día de la Inmaculada Concepción, o en la madrugada del 8 de diciembre. Este día marca el comienzo de las fiestas de Navidad en Colombia. En el Día de las Velitas se decoran los balcones, patio, andenes, calles, parques y plazas de Colombia con velas y linternas de papel en honor a la Virgen María. La celebración también es acompañada con fuegos artificiales en muchas ciudades.
  • Día de las Velitas; Türkçe karşılığıyla Mum Günü Kolombiya'da geleneksel olarak kutlanan resmi tatil günüdür. Her yıl 7 Aralık tarihinde kutlanan gün, ülkenin en önemli özel günlerinden biridir. Ülkedeki Noel döneminin resmi olmayan başlangıcı olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu günde, mumlar pencerelerde, balkonlarda, kaldırım, cadde, sokak ve meydan kısacası insanların görebilecekleri her yerde yakılmaktadır. Mum yakılmasındaki ana amaç Meryem Anayı anmak ve onurlandırmaktır. Tüm Kolombiya'da kutlanan Mum Günü, kutlama şekilleri bölgeden bölgeye değişiklik göstermektedir.
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  • Lighting of candles and lanterns
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  • December 8 (officially)
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  • Día de las Velitas
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  • State and Religious Holiday
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  • Various religious processions
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  • Day of the Immaculate Conception
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  • christianity
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  • Día de las Velitas is one of the most observed traditional holidays of 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. 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.
  • El Día de las Velitas, Noche de las Velitas o el Alumbrado es una de las fiestas más tradicionales de Colombia la cual se celebra en la noche del 7 de diciembre, víspera del día de la Inmaculada Concepción, o en la madrugada del 8 de diciembre. Este día marca el comienzo de las fiestas de Navidad en Colombia. En el Día de las Velitas se decoran los balcones, patio, andenes, calles, parques y plazas de Colombia con velas y linternas de papel en honor a la Virgen María.
  • Día de las Velitas; Türkçe karşılığıyla Mum Günü Kolombiya'da geleneksel olarak kutlanan resmi tatil günüdür. Her yıl 7 Aralık tarihinde kutlanan gün, ülkenin en önemli özel günlerinden biridir. Ülkedeki Noel döneminin resmi olmayan başlangıcı olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu günde, mumlar pencerelerde, balkonlarda, kaldırım, cadde, sokak ve meydan kısacası insanların görebilecekleri her yerde yakılmaktadır.
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  • Día de las Velitas
  • Día de las Velitas
  • Día de las Velitas
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