lu·mi·nar·i·a 
(l′mə-nârē-ə)
(l′mə-nârē-ə)n.
1. A votive candle set into a small, decorative paper bag weighted with sand and placed in a row with others along a walkway, driveway, or rooftop as a holiday decoration. Also called regionally farolito.
2. New Mexico A bonfire built in front of each house in a pueblo to celebrate Christmas Eve.
[Spanish, from Latin lūmināria, pl. of lūmināre, lamp; see LUMINARY.]
luminaria