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Inauguration Day<\/b><\/h2>\n\"Monserrate\" \u00a9 Photograph by Joanna Ruiz M\u00e9ndez[\/caption]\n\nDo you want to know an easy way to get into the Christmas vibe? You can do it by attending this event!<\/span>\n\nThe inauguration of the Christmas lighting on the Monserrate hill will be on December 1, 2018. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with the performance of the Banda Sinf\u00f3nica Salesiana del Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas (Salesian Symphonic Band of the Child Jesus). At 7:00 p.m., there will be a fireworks show and everything will light up!<\/span>\n\nThis year\u2019s lighting concept will be <\/span>the singing of the angels<\/span><\/i> and it will last until January 12, 2019. If you don\u2019t want to miss the inauguration, here\u2019s a tip: arrive at 5 p.m. or so because that day Monserrate receives more visitors than usual and it might get a bit crowded.<\/span>\n

Celebrating Velitas<\/b><\/h2>\nYou might already know that D\u00eda de las Velitas (Day of the Little Candles) is celebrated on December 7. That day, there will be a Marian ceremony -focused on Virgin Mary- and a chorus of the <\/span>M\u00fasica en Los Templos <\/span><\/a>(Music at the Temples) foundation at Monserrate. If you want to connect with the religious side of this season, this is a good way to do it. <\/span>\n

Novenas<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\nThese Catholic gatherings are a tradition in Colombia. If you have the chance to attend one at Monserrate, you will be at the heart of Christmas in Bogot\u00e1! From December 16 to 23, 2019, the Novena will start at 6:00 p.m. every day. There will be music and, again, the beautiful lighting of Monserrate. The first day of Novena, it will be a fireworks show too. <\/span>\n

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