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Christmas question

Hello everyone! This is my first time here. I was wondering if someone out there can help me with a name of a Colombian christmas gift I want to buy my aunt. OK, she told me that when she was a kid, in Colombia they would put candles in a balloon and fly them up in the air.

Also...I'm in San Diego, so I was thinking maybe I can find this in Mexico? I know it is last min. (right before x-mas) but if I could get one for her she would love it! Thanks for your help, and hopefully I'll talk to you all again soon.

Jessica

By jessicanicholls on Dec 20, 2004, 11:59 in Friendly Talkzone.

santiBOG says on Dec 20, 2004, 16:17:

It's called a globo Not sure how you can get a hold of a globo in the U.S. though. They're probably ilegal.

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Mariangela says on Dec 20, 2004, 18:28:

Globo What you are talking about is called a "Globo". It's basically a big balloon made of pieces of color tissue paper glued together. On the bottom, it has a holder made of wire where you light up a little torch. Four people grab each corner of the big balloon, somebody lights up the torch, and the heat from the flames inflates the Globo. It starts pulling up, and then the people let go of it and the Globo goes up in the air, flying away. We used to do this in New Year's Eve. Look at this Web page for more details and pictures. http://tdplata.tripod.com/tradiciones/colombia/

They have been banned in Bogotá due to the fact that they can cause fires. I doubt that you will be able to find them anywhere else. I have never seen them in the USA.
Mariángela

Mariángela

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