英语词汇luminarias的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

luminarias. Pueblo peoples in New Mexico build bonfires called luminarias outside their houses during the Christmas season, a custom deriving from the Mexican Christmas custom of setting votive candles called luminarias (Spanish for lamp or lantern) in sand inside small paper bags, often colorfully de- signed, through which light shines. The custom has spread in recent times throughout the Southwest, where neighborhoods are filled with luminarias lining driveways, sidewalks, and rooftops. Luminarias are also called farolitos.

词汇	luminarias
词源	luminarias. Pueblo peoples in New Mexico build bonfires called luminarias outside their houses during the Christmas season, a custom deriving from the Mexican Christmas custom of setting votive candles called luminarias (Spanish for lamp or lantern) in sand inside small paper bags, often colorfully de- signed, through which light shines. The custom has spread in recent times throughout the Southwest, where neighborhoods are filled with luminarias lining driveways, sidewalks, and rooftops. Luminarias are also called farolitos.
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