Expert: MRZ - 4/24/2008

Question
When celebrating Colombian Holidays, what do you do? Can you tell me how you celebrate the Independence day, and how candles play a part in any of the holidays?

Answer
All these pages are in Spanish, but you can use any online translator, like Google's to help you understand.

Here a list of our national holidays:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia#D.C3.ADas_festivos

Description of Christmas:
http://www.ewakulak.com/colombia/costumbres/a_que_huele_la_navidad_.html

Here you will find a nice description of December 7th, the night of the candles.
http://www.ewakulak.com/colombia/costumbres/la_noche_de_las_velitas.html

A blur on independence day:
http://www.armada.mil.co/?idcategoria=79740

Hope it helps
Marta