Festivals
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Magical Wandering Lantern Festival for Winter Solstice
Pin-Prick Lantern
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When: Friday December 21, 2018
Time: 7pm - 10pm for the processions Where: Granville Island and Yaletown; click button for details Cost: Free The winter solstice marks the gentle shift of our planet’s eternal relationship with the sun. This dance of sun and earth has inspired celebrations of the human spirit, expressed through art and music, throughout the ages. Our own Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the darkest night with a multicultural array of lanterns, fire, singing, dancing, music and story telling. Please join us and add your special light to the longest night!
Want to make an elaborate lantern? False Creek Community Centre hosts for-cost workshops [$10-$15] leading up to the day. Several lantern-making options begin December 15 & require registration; check out the online brochure & scroll down. Want to make a free lantern? On Dec. 21 (12 :00 - 6:00 PM) at Ocean Art Works on Granville Island - Turn a glass jar into your own unique lantern for the procession. Want more involvement in this magical day / evening? They need volunteers!
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