Celebrations without borders: UF Latin community discusses holiday traditions from candles to lentils

For Juan Morin, the start of the holidays is marked by much more than putting up the Christmas tree.

The Colombian-born 20-year-old UF business administration sophomore starts his Christmas celebration on Dec. 7, with the Day of the Little Candles.

Each year, he travels back to Bogotá, where his family lights candles that get placed into paper lanterns and cover all corners of his house and driveway…

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