Family and Friends (Australian TV series) Family and Friends (Australian TV series) Family and Friends is a short-lived Australian television soap opera debuted on 7 February 1990. The series was intended to be the Nine Network's response to the already successful soaps on the rival channels - "Neighbours" and "E Street" on the Network Ten and "Home and Away" on the Seven Network. Set in a suburban community the series focused on two families - the Chandler and the Italian-Australian Rossi families - who were linked by a long-standing vendetta stemming from an accidental death in the 1950s. Old enmities were renewed by the Romeo-and-Juliet style
Day of the Little Candles and made an annual tradition of lighting candles the night of December 7. Some places celebrate the night of the little candles several nights before December 8, particularly in the Paisa region. This is believed to derive from a hanukkah tradition since a large number of paisas are from Jewish descent. This can be affirmed with the beginning of the "Novenas" in which thru the 16th of December families gather and give "aguinaldos", presents, to each other, similar to the Hanukkah celebration. "El Día de las Velitas" is celebrated throughout Colombia, but traditions vary in each region and city. In