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- noun Plural form of
luminaria .
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Examples
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On Christmas Eve, about a dozen houses on Sheridan, plus nearly 20 more on adjacent streets, light up with " luminarias " -- candles set in paper bags with sand.
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Farolitos (candles in paper bags), little bonfires traditionally called luminarias and thousands of carolers make this a magical place on Christmas Eve.
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Farolitos are also known as luminarias: there is controversy over which is the correct term.
unknown title 2009
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There's a time each year when everyone lines the streets with "luminarias," small lanterns made with brown paper bags filled with a bit of sand and a tea light candle.
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A dozen houses on Sheridan Lane, plus nearly 20 more on adjacent streets, light up with " luminarias " — lighted candles set in sand inside paper bags.
Keeping Up With the Kringles Anne Marie Chaker 2010
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There's a time each year when everyone lines the streets with "luminarias," small lanterns made with brown paper bags filled with a bit of sand and a tea light candle.
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There's a time each year when everyone lines the streets with "luminarias," small lanterns made with brown paper bags filled with a bit of sand and a tea light candle.
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A state where the calendar is set by the smell of roasting chiles, a thousand hot air balloons, a million luminarias/farolitos.
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Borza, a retired ironworker, and Mann, a retired steamfitter, met years ago when the luminarias were being distributed.
Quailwood, in La Plata, Md., is serene after the storm Jim Brocker 2010
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While Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mitchell, looks forward to decorating his new Los Angeles home with luminarias — "these beautiful paper bags with sand and little tea-light candles inside," which are a tradition in his hometown, New Mexico — his on-screen partner, Eric Stonestreet, will be in Kansas City, Kansas, visiting his parents with actress girlfriend Katherine Tokarz.
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