Well the 21st December brought the Winter Solstice to town. So that means the daylight hours will start increasing and getting warmer?! A day maybe not always celebrated, though I had festivity galore here in Vancouver, Canada. There were different venues around town hosting an evening of visual delight.
The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Yaletown was one site for the 16th Annual Lantern Festival. You could have dropped in through the week prior to help create lanterns which were then paraded at 6pm to finish at one of the venues and thus start the evenings activities.
Once inside the area was buzzing. Each room was thematically driven with lanterns, decorations, musicians, dancers and crowds just to catch a glimpse of the wonders that went into making this a special occasion.
The highlight of the event here was definitely the labyrinth of light where 700 beeswax candles were placed to create a meditative path for followers to walk, if you braved the hour long queue. Story telling whilst viewing the stars, dancers suspended from the ceiling, group singing, Japanese drumming or bands wandering. From all angles there was something to be seen of heard and certainly haven't even taken into consideration the lanterns and light displays wherever you looked.
Wonderful to see a vibrant community, and those who wanted to be a part, enjoying the evening and appreciative of the myriad of inspired community art on which to feast and awoken the senses.
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