Farolitos or Luminarias? - This Day (Christmas Eve) in New Mexico History

About this episode

The Men of Enchantment discuss the debate over the Christmas Eve tradition of Farolitos versus Luminarias in New Mexico.

Christmas Eve on the Enchantment Chronicles. The Men of Enchantment discuss the hotly debated Christmas Even tradition of the "Farolitos v. Luminarias". What do you call them? Send us Fan Mail Support the show Check out the Enchantment Chronicles on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Music, or anywhere podcasts are found. Follow the Enchantment Chronicles on your favorite social media! Instagram: @EnchantmentChronicles Twitter/X: @NewMexPodcast https://www.enchantmentchronicles.com

People in this episode

Host: Men of Enchantment

Topics covered

• Christmas traditions
• New Mexico history
• Farolitos
• Luminarias
• holiday customs

Keywords

• Farolitos
• Luminarias
• Christmas Eve
• New Mexico
• tradition
• holiday
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Enchantment Chronicles

Places: New Mexico

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