With the week of December approaching, Colombia prepared for the official start of Christmas celebrations with one of its most traditional staples: the Día de las Velitas. This event, which celebrates December 7th, represents an intimate moment of union but also an opportunity for reflection and renewal of hope, a symbol that has found profound words in Christianity.

Since the spiritual significance dated back to recent centuries, the robe of the initiate was elevated to a historical event of the 19th century. In 1854, the Catholic community met in the Plaza de San Pedro in the Vatican to celebrate the annunciation of Pope Pío IX. to hand over the Proclamation of the Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen María.

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This ecclesiastical document explains that María received the original from the moment of her conception, a central dogma in the Catholic Church. During the ceremony, the fields illuminated the square with lights, creating an atmosphere of devotion and realizing that they had an unsympathetic nature.

The Order of Carmelita Descalza Seglar de Rosario, in Argentina, crossed the borders of the Vatican as a symbolic act and turned into a tradition that has spread to different countries of the world in Colombia.

The Day of Velitas is deeply linked to a biblical episode that recounts the moment when Archangel Gabriel announced to María that he was the mother of Jesus. This account was told in the Gospel of Lucas, chapter 1, verses 26 to 31, and takes into account one of the pillars of the tradition.

The text continues: “As Sexto Mes, the angel Gabriel was sent by Dios to a city of Galileia at Nazareth, and he met a virgin with a man whom he accused José, of the House of David, under his name Mary. When I entered the angel, he said: “Salve, muy favorecida!” El Señor está contigo; “Bendita tú between the women”.

The news wasn’t alone for Maria, but it transformed her life. Before his arrival, the angel continued: “Mary, no topics, because she welcomed the grace of Dios.” And he made you aware that you saw him, and he gave me one, and he gave his name ” called “Jesus”. This announcement was recorded as part of the announcement on World Day as a llama of fairy and gratitude.

In the Colombian context, World Day is not only a home of Mary on her paper in Christian history, but also a profound celebration popular in the popular costumes. Families and communities come together again to beautify their tents and terraces, decorate streets, balconies and parks that embody the sky, the sea and the university.

The celebration also serves as a moment to record fundamental values ​​such as love, solidarity and reconciliation. In many regions of the country, we affirmed the spiritual character of the festival, accompanied by medals and religious songs.

Además, Velitas Day was the first official day of Navidad in Colombia, a period full of traditions that embraced family, gastronomic tradition and reflection on the beginning of the year. By the end of December 7th, I received a message of fairy and gratitude. For the brothers in faith, it represents that Dio’s light accompanies him throughout his life, a record of his, including the more unknown moments, despair and diffusion.