Christmas in New Mexico

Common decorations include farolitos, small paper bags filled with sand that hold a candle inside.

[3] Faralitos have come to represent the winter season, kept promises, and Christmas spirit.

Chiles red and green in color often hang from rooftops over porches.

[citation needed] Luminarias are large bonfires made of pinyon logs.

Native Americans of New Mexico often partake in matachines dances around Christmas time.