Talk:Luminaria

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[edit] Nice article so far

This is a good short article. It can be expanded, IMHO, with more Free pictures. The Albuquerque Old Town gazebo and plaza are always encircled with luminarias, and many local businesses put the artificial variety on the roof along the edge.

There are varying local vocal traditions. My father always says faralitos are the little bags with candles, and luminaria describes a sort of open-sided brazier in which a wood fire is kept burning, despite luminaria being used for both.

Some people say the luminarias guide the spirit of the Christ child; others say they guide the shepherds to the Christ child, and others say they guide the wise men.

The previous two paragraphs are "original research" in that I've personally heard others say these things, but haven't doen enough actual research to verify it. --BlueNight (talk) 07:29, 25 December 2007 (UTC)