festivals of light

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A collection of recent images from different autumn and winter festivals, observations, and celebrations around the world, where illumination at night is a big part of the fun.  

The photos include scenes from Christmas in Europe and the Americas, Diwali in India,  the festival of Yee Peng in Thailand, a ghost story in Japan, and much more.

A woman poses underneath Wolfgang Buttress' illuminated Hive Installation at Kew Gardens on November 22, 2016, in London, England.

A light show and a Slovenian Christmas tree decorate the Grand Place in Brussels on December 9, 2016. 

A girl dressed as the Virgin Mary poses for a photo during the Lantern Festival celebrating the eve of the nativity of the Virgin Mary in Ahuchapan, El Salvador, on September 7, 2016.

People watch an image projected onto a building during a night light show in Lyon, central France, on December 8, 2016.

People release floating lanterns during the festival of Yee Peng in the northern capital of Chiang Mai, Thailand, on November 14, 2016. 

A young girl interacts with an LED lightshow on Leicester's Golden Mile to watch the switching on of the lights to mark the start of the Hindu festival of Diwali on October 16, 2016 in Leicester, England. 

The illuminated Christmas tree stands at the Christmas market behind the Astronomical Clock at the Old Town Square on November 28, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic. 

A woman walks under Christmas decorations at the Christmas market at the Old Town Square on November 28, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Cyclists ride past a giant illuminated Santa Claus model displayed along the "Promenade des Anglais" in Nice, southeastern France, on December 9, 2016. 

People watch a light show projected on the city's famed St. Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia on November 4, 2016. 

People decorate their houses with lanterns and lights as they celebrate the annual Hindu festival of Diwali in Mumbai, India, on October 30, 2016.

Visitors walk along illuminated objects during the Christmas Garden event at botanic garden in Berlin, Germany, on November 18, 2016. 

Spectators watch Aboriginal dancers and acrobats perform with a 50-ton Arcadia spider, constructed from used repurposed military hardware, during a laser and pyrotechnics show in Perth, Australia, on November 27, 2016. 

Matilda Jarl, 15, from the Jarfalla chamber choir near Stockholm, Sweden plays the role of Lucia as she leads the procession during the Swedish Sankta Lucia Festival of Light on December 9, 2016 in York, United Kingdom. 

The light installation "Run Beyond" by Angelo Bonello is pictured ahead of the opening of the Lausanne Lumieres light festival in Lausanne, Switzerland, on November 23, 2016.

The "La Merced" church, in the historical center of Quito, is illuminated during a light show on October 18, 2016.

The Crescent moon is seen next to the top of the illuminated Eiffel Tower on December 5, 2016 in Paris.

A woman and child light candle at the Olsany cemetery on November 1, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Christmas lights are seen illuminated on Oxford Street in London, Dec. 9.

The Eden Festival of Light and Sound lasers illuminate the Biomes at The Eden Project on November 23, 2016 in St Austell, England.

A Christmas-themed projection featuring Mary and baby Jesus illuminates the facade of Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral in Australia, on December 8, 2016.

An Indian child watches fireworks at the Madan Mohan Malviya stadium on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Allahabad on October 29, 2016. 

The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in Berlin, Germany.