December 7th is when people light candles in front of their houses or on their balconies, in honor of the Virgin Mary and for a lot of Colombian families is the beginning of the Christmas season.
Colombia is my homeland! The country I was born and grew up, the United States is now my home, but I still have strong roots in Colombia. Traditions and food culture are cultivated into every Colombian, and living in a different country for 25 years, will never weaken them.
Like many people who left Colombia and have been in another country for a long time, I've lost touch with some of these wonderful Christmas traditions.
Colombia is mostly a Catholic country, so most of the December celebrations are based around this religion. I shared a post with Colombian Christmas and New Year's Traditions before, but today I want to go deeper into "El Día de las Velitas or Noche de Velitas". This was one of my favorite traditions while living in Colombia. On December 7th is when people light candles in front of their houses or on their balconies, in honor of the Virgin Mary and for most of Colombian families is the beginning of the Christmas season.
Most families and friends get together and cook traditional Colombian Christmas recipes, listen to music and light candles.
Here are some recipes to help you celebrate "El Día de las Velitas" like you are in Colombia.
Belinda @zomppa
Happy holidays!
Claudia
Wishing you a joyous holiday week, Erica. May your days be merry and bright!
Joan Nova
All the best to you and your family for the holidays and new year.
Juliana
Erica, Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year to you and your loved ones 🙂
Ivy
Feliz Navidad dear Erica. All the best to you and your family.
norma
A ti tambien y tu linda familia.
Karen
Merry Christmas!
Joanne
Happy holidays, Erica! I hope you have a lovely celebration!
Chris
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Erica!
Erica
Thank you!
Carlos Barrios
Happy New Year to you too. Just want to thank you so much for all of the great recipes we get and the GREAT ONE was your moms tamales!!! Made them for the 24, they came out EXCELLENT!!!