i'm a pretty big scrooge this time of year (inescapable holiday music- hate. xmas-dominated episodes of my fave TV shows- hate. family obligations- don't get me started.) but one thing that still manages to fascinate me is lights. in abq, stores + homes decorate their front walkways with luminarias- lit candles in sand in paper bags. it's a cool effect, especially when you see hundreds of bags lining the sidewalks of old town or perched on top of church steeples. if you're ambitious, you can even punch out designs in the paper bags.
i also look forward to going back to new england every december, where ppl put electric candles in their windows. something so simple + un-colorful, but somehow reassuring + welcoming, even though i'll never meet the ppl in those homes.
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