December 12 – National Festival of Lights and Renewal in Saint Lucia

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St. Lucia’s Day is tomorrow, December 13. Because of this, December 13 is celebrated by Saint Lucia island as its National Day.
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nBut tonight is a sort of “National Day Eve,” and since St. Lucia is considered the saint of light, the capital city of Castries is lit up with decorative lights, decorated lanterns, and fireworks!
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nIn the past, the celebration would last ALL night long, until sunrise of December 13!
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nNowadays, maybe partly to attract more tourists, the festivals of lights tend to be spread out over a couple of weeks. One day there is a competition for decorated lanterns, with many different categories for age and theme. There are parades and performances as well as fireworks shows. 
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nAlso, these days, many people merge this holiday with Christmas, so their house decorations combine lights with Christmas themes.
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nHere are some examples of lanterns: 
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n By the way, Saint Lucia is located in the Caribbean Sea, so people living there are not going to have a “white Christmas.” Unless you mean white sands!
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nAlso on this date:

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Anniversary of Pennsylvania’s statehood 

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nJamhuri Day in Kenya

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nAnniversary of a woman becoming (sorta kinda) a rabbi

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nGingerbread House Day

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nAnniversary of the first trans-Atlantic radio transmission

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nNational Poinsettia Day

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nAnniversary of the opening of the first motel

See also  January 11 - Happy Birthday, Aldo Leopold

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nAnniversary of paper artist Yulia Brodskaya winning a contest

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nVirgin of Guadalupe in Mexico

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nPlan ahead:

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nCheck out my Pinterest pages on:

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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:

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