Day of the Candles holiday in Colombia

Dec 9, 2016

Day of the Candles holiday in Colombia

Caroline Pate 0 Comment Americas, World Christmas, Colombia, holidays, Latin America

Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles — one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays.

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman lights candles before the grave of a relative at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of lanterns at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Locals light candles at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A woman lights candles before the grave of a relative at the “Jardines de la Aurora” cemetery in Cali, department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on December 7, 2016, during the celebration of the Day of the Candles -one of the most important religious holidays in Colombia which marks the beginning of the Christmas holidays. (AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYOLUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images)

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