The night Colombia lights up, brought to Gainesville along with the candles, buñuelos, and music.
Día de las Velitas falls on December 7th, the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and it is the night Colombians treat as the real start of Christmas. Families set out candles and paper faroles along windowsills and streets, light them after dark, and stay outside with neighbors long into the night.
Our version keeps the shape of it. We gather after sunset, hand out candles, and light them together. Then there is food, drinks, villancicos and the rest of the December playlist, and a lot of people dancing who claimed they were not going to dance.
For students who are far from home, this one lands differently than the rest of our events. December is when homesickness shows up, and this is our answer to it; a room full of people doing the exact thing their families are doing that same night, a couple thousand miles away.
Una luz para recordar de dónde venimos y para iluminar el camino que hay que seguir...
No. This is the event we most like bringing new people to, because it explains our December better than we can. Bring friends and roommates.
It is the night of December 7th, the eve of the Immaculate Conception. Colombians light candles and paper lanterns outside their homes, and it marks the unofficial opening of the Christmas season across the country.
Yes, always December 7th. The time and the venue can change, so check Instagram in the week before.
Just yourself. We handle the candles, the faroles, and the food. If you want to bring a Colombian dessert from home, nobody will stop you.
It depends on the venue and the weather that year. We post the location and any rain plan on Instagram beforehand.
Join our group chat and we will tell you where to be on the seventh.
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