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Gallery: Coconino Estates luminaria shine on in 43rd year of neighborhood event
Coconino Estates Luminaria
Paper sacks filled with sand and a candle line the streets of Coconino Estates Sunday night during the annual luminaria display, an event that takes place the second Sunday before Christmas each year. This was the 43rd year it was held. The 2.5-mile walking route featured more than 7,000 candles, a live Nativity scene, driveway bonfires and a garage strings musical performance.
Coconino Estates Luminaria
A mini pony nibbles on grass outside her temporary enclosure next to a live Nativity scene on Rockridge in Coconino Estates during the annual luminaria display Sunday night.
Coconino Estates Luminaria
From left, Petunia the mini pony, Zane Skinner, Jasper Jones, Shelby Maier, Kirby Skinner and Reese Arrington perform a live Nativity scene Sunday night during the annual luminaria display in Coconino Estates.
Coconino Estates Luminarias
One of the most popular features of the annual luminaria display in Coconino Estates is the live Nativity scene on Rockridge. Each year on the second Sunday before Christmas more than 250 neighbors put out more than 7,000 paper sacks filled with sand and a candle on a 2.5-mile route through their streets.
Coconino Estates Luminarias
Paper sacks filled with sand and a candle line the streets of Coconino Estates Sunday night during the annual luminaria display, which is held the second Sunday before Christmas each year. This year was the 43rd year that the event was held.Â
Coconino Estates Luminarias
Paper sacks filled with sand and a candle line the streets of Coconino Estates Sunday night during the annual luminaria display.
