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Festival of Lights

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Illuminating activities and joyful music show how different cultures celebrate the universal symbol of light.

Here’s a fun way for families with young children to see how people around the world lighten the mood with celebrations during winter’s darkness. Honour the Hindu holiday of Diwali by decorating your hand with henna. Build and decorate a floating leaf boat for the Thai Loi Krathong festival. Hear lively Hanukkah music played by the Ottawa Klezmer Band. Join in the Mexican pageantry of Los Posadas by decorating a farolito (paper lantern), taking part in a nativity procession and playing a game of piñata.  

Image: Stéphane Jorisch 

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