luminaria
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Origin of luminaria
1945–50; < Mexican Spanish, Spanish: any lamp or lantern displayed during a festival < Medieval Latin, Late Latin lūmināria, originally neuter plural of lūmināris lamp; see lumen, -ar 1
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Giant carnivalesque luminaria lights twinkled in jewel tones over rows of pews in the “Purgatory” room; later, Primal Scream performed.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2017
SUN Decorate cookies and make holiday crafts, noon-5 p.m.; guided nature walks, 1, 2 and 3 p.m., free; Nature Store; follow luminaria lit path to see Christmas Ship Choir Performance, 3:55-4:15 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
Each luminaria symbolizes one casualty, as a bagpiper plays on a hill and thousands gather in remembrance before driving slowly through the park in the dark, headlights out.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2015
One thousand luminaria lining the portico of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land will be lighted and blessed.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2013
Then, we went outside to put up luminaria, which is an activity where all our neighbors fill brown paper bags with sand and line the street with them.
From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
Starting in April 2020, every Saturday evening Manuel and Olga lighted luminarias in the garden for every death in Tulare County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
For the holidays, thousands of luminarias cast their light heavenward.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2019
Green Lake Pathways of Lights: Holiday music, luminarias along the 2.8-mile path around the lake, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2013
Special outings share Albuquerque lore in the form of talks on public , ghost stories around Halloween, and tours to see holiday luminarias, the paper-bag lanterns that cast a glow on winter nights.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2011
The tradition is that the luminarias guide the Christ Child to every home.
From Time Magazine Archive
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