▁ped est ri ans ▁to ▁walk ▁freely ▁and ▁stop ▁to ▁adm ire ▁the ▁light ▁arrang ements . ▁M alls , ▁museum s , ▁stores , ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁places ▁have ▁extended ▁hours ▁of ▁operation . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁shows ▁that ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁this ▁night , ▁live ▁n ativity ▁scenes , ▁car ol ing ▁events , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁region ▁of ▁Colombia , ▁the ▁light ing ▁of ▁cand les ▁and ▁lan tern s ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁before ▁sun r ise , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁before . ▁Dev out ▁C athol ics ▁w ake ▁up ▁before ▁sun r ise ▁and ▁light ▁cand les ▁with ▁their ▁family ▁members . ▁Many ▁people ▁decide ▁to ▁stay ▁up ▁all ▁night ▁and ▁party ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁and ▁light ▁the ▁cand les ▁som etime ▁before ▁they ▁retre at ▁to ▁bed . ▁Famil ies ▁meet ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁light ing ▁the ▁cand les , ▁there ▁is ▁abund ant ▁food ▁and ▁drink s . ▁An ▁evening ▁that ▁brings ▁extended ▁families ▁groups ▁together ▁to ▁talk ▁during ▁the ▁evening . ▁ ▁In ▁C ali , ▁Valle ▁del ▁C au ca ▁people ▁also ▁walk ▁along ▁the ▁C ali ▁River ▁that ▁is ▁ill umin ated ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Nov ena ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ph otos ▁of ▁the ▁Night ▁of ▁Little ▁Cand les ▁( Im agen es ▁del ▁dia ▁de ▁las ▁vel itas ) ▁ ▁Category : C atholic