Annual Christmas Eve luminarias laid out for crowds

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Jose Ortega and his family rise with the sun every Christmas Eve. They come together with tools in hand.
“A little bit of a family thing that we do,” said Jose Ortega.
They line the streets of a country club neighborhood with luminarias.
“Get the bag, make sure the top is folded,” said Ortega.
He said they fill each bag with sand and place a candle on top.
One by one, each bag is carefully placed.  Ortega said the tradition started