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Christmas in Colombia. Little Candles Day or Immaculate Conception Eve ( Spanish: Día de las velitas) is a widely observed religious holiday in Colombia. It is celebrated on December 7 on the eve of the Immaculate Conception, which is a public holiday in Colombia. This day is the unofficial start of the Christmas season in the country ...
The following are public holidays in Colombia : Año Nuevo / ( New Year's Day) (January 1) Día de los Reyes Magos / ( Epiphany) (January 6 [ 1]) Día de San José / ( Saint Joseph's Day) (March 19 [ 1]) Jueves Santo / ( Maundy Thursday) (Thursday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April) Viernes Santo ( Good Friday) (Friday ...
Colombian art has 3500 years of history and covers a wide range of media and styles ranging from Spanish Baroque devotional painting to Quimbaya gold craftwork to the "lyrical americanism" of painter Alejandro Obregón (1920–1992). Perhaps the most internationally acclaimed Colombian artist is painter and sculptor Fernando Botero (1932).
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Traditional and cultural Colombian festivals. January. Campeonato de Voleibol Playa - Cartagena - Bolívar. Carnaval de Blancos y Negros - Pasto - Nariño. Carnaval de Riosucio - Riosucio - Caldas. Carnavales de Ocaña - Norte de Santander. Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música - Cartagena - Bolívar. Feria de Cali - Cali - Valle del Cauca.
Among the festivities is the traditional day of the candles, between December 7 and 8. This day is the unofficial start of the Christmas season in the country, although the official day is the first Sunday of Advent (between November 27 and December 3). On this night, people place candles and paper lanterns on windowsills, balconies, porches ...
Blacks and Whites' Carnival ( Spanish: Carnaval de Negros y Blancos ), is a Carnival public festival and parade in southern Colombia established in 1546. Although its geographical location belongs to the city of Pasto, it has been adopted by other municipalities in Nariño and southwestern Colombia. [1]
The singer, 46, shared a carousel of snaps via Instagram on Tuesday, December 26, showing off a 21-foot-tall bronze statue of her that was unveiled in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia.