So, with each candle lit, a new wish is granted. However, in recent years, Día de las Velitas has lost some of its religious significance and is considered a popular holiday tradition regardless if devout or not.Ī common belief now is that each candle represents a wish in the New Year. The Catholic church of Colombia kept this tradition alive with an annual tradition of lighting candles the night of December 7. In anticipation of this decision, people lit candles and paper lanterns to show their support of Pope Pius IX. Well worth it.Día de las Velitas candles, photo by Melissa Álvarez History of Día de las Velitas on December 7ĭía de las Velitas dates back to December 7, 1854, when Pope Pius IX defined as dogma the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, which was published in his Apostolic constitution, Ineffabilis Deus. It took me a long time to relax enough to enjoy my most important gifts of all, my family. I like the fact that we don’t have to be “on”, that we can be completely be ourselves, and enjoy each other’s company. Not on January 6th: we always have a very low-key, relaxing, brunch or dinner, pray, and exchange gifts. Now that Mama has passed, we still love to celebrate our “Christmas” on January 6 th and our Christmas is very different than people would think…in public, we are always the organizers, running the show, making it happen etc. I know that she was happy once she decided we would celebrate on Epiphany as she always enjoyed it when it was a “just us” celebration, removed from the hustle, bustle and musical obligations of the December holidays. I remember, for a while, Mama had us opening gifts when “Daddy got home from the gig” on December 24th, which would be like 3 or 4 in the morning of the 25th. However, our Christmas tree and/or decorations, never came down before January 6th and the day was a really special day for us.įor many years, we have ALWAYS held our Torres Fam Christmas celebration on January 6 th. However, in our house, we never really did the Rosca de Reyes or leaving the shoes out for gifts tradition. I learned about the importance of this celebration in my radio/events work, I have worked MANY Dia de Reyes Celebrations. It’s always fun trying to see who gets the “baby” in the Rosca! Feb 2nd celebrates the official end of Christmas season as well as the presentation of the child Jesus Jesus’ first entry into the temple and it celebrates the Virgin Mary’s purification. The person who finds the figurine of baby Jesus inside his or her share of the sweet bread, symbolically “becomes” Jesus’ godparent and is responsible for providing tamales for all on February 2 nd, Dia de La Candelaria/Candlemas Day. It is also customary to eat Rosca de Reyes, symbolizing the crown of the 3 Kings, a wreath-shaped fruit bread baked with a figure of baby Jesus inside. In addition to receiving gifts on Christmas Eve, children also receive gifts from the 3 Reyes Magos on January 6. Epiphany marks an event in the life of Jesus Christ: The remembrance of the biblical story when the Three Wise Men, Melchor, Gaspar and Baltazar, visited Baby Jesus and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. #52EssaysNextWave2021 1/52 #52SlicesOfChingonaLifeĮl Dia de Los 3 Reyes Magos/Epiphany is celebrated throughout Mexico and Latin America for sure, as well as many places in the world on January 6 th. Just took this picture of our Torres Fam Christmas Nativity Scene
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