luminarias
Candle-lit paper bags
Luminarias are decorative lanterns made by placing candles inside paper bags weighted with sand, traditionally displayed outdoors during Christmas celebrations in the American Southwest.
The soft glow from rows of luminarias along walkways, rooftops, and walls creates a distinctive holiday atmosphere: The whole neighborhood lined their driveways with luminarias on Christmas Eve.
Also called farolitos in parts of New Mexico.
Pressed pulp for writing
- bagFlexible carrying container
- sandFine rock particles
- candleWax stick with wick
- votiveOffered in devotion
pathway · walkway · sidewalk · driveway · lined · rows · arrangement · display
Winter nativity celebration
- EveGenesis matriarch
- adventNotable arrival or emergence
- nativityState of being born
- poinsettiaFestive red-bracted houseplant
caroling · tamales · piñata · yuletide · candles · holiday · seasonal · wintertime
Residential area nearby
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- walkaboutExtended journey on foot
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
- displayPresentation for viewing
tradition · pueblo · Southwest · New Mexico · Albuquerque · Santa Fe · Old Town · cultural
Formal moving line
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- votiveOffered in devotion
- sacredWorthy of reverence
ritual · devotion · offering · reverence · shrine · altar · observance · sanctuary
Steady, soft light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
twinkle · warmth · soft · amber · golden · brightness · gleaming · flickering
paper
Pressed pulp for writing
votive · pathway · walkway · sidewalk · driveway · lined · rows · arrangement · display · handmade
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
poinsettia · caroling · tamales · piñata · yuletide · candles · holiday · seasonal · wintertime · December
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- walkaboutExtended journey on foot
- strollRelaxed walk for enjoyment
display · tradition · pueblo · Southwest · New Mexico · Albuquerque · Santa Fe · Old Town · cultural · heritage
procession
Formal moving line
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- votiveOffered in devotion
sacred · ritual · devotion · offering · reverence · shrine · altar · observance · sanctuary · blessing
glow
Steady, soft light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
shimmer · twinkle · warmth · soft · amber · golden · brightness · gleaming · flickering · glowing
- decorative lightsstring lights, fairy lights, Christmas lights, icicle lights, rope lights
- holiday craftsChristmas ornaments, Christmas stockings, Christmas trees, Christmas cards, Easter eggs
- Light Festivalslanterns, Diwali, Hanukkah, lantern festival, light shows
- New MexicoSanta Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, adobe, White Sands
- Hispano Heritageadobe, posole, tamales, chile, green chile
- Santa FeSanta Fe, Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe style, art market, historic district
luminariaselectric lights
Current-powered illumination fixtures
neon lights · fluorescent lights · floodlights · spotlights · laser lights
luminariasfloodlights
Powerful wide-beam lamps
stadium lights · industrial lighting · fluorescent tubes · security lights · halogen lamps