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Festivals of Light
Celebrating cultures from all around the world
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Let’s Sing a Song to
Celebrate Light!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOX4W00UrE
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Did you know that many
different cultures hold
festivals of light at this time of
the year?
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Winter is a time of
long nights and
darkness…
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…so it makes
sense that many
different cultures fill
up the darkness with light!
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Light represents
warmth and love, hope and
new beginnings…
no matter where in the
world you come from! 6
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Let’s take a journey around
the world to explore some
of the most spectacular festivals of
light!
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Diwali – a light festival from India 8
A five day festival that celebrates the
triumph of good over evil through
candles and fireworks
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Loi Kratong – a light festival from Thailand 9
People make a wish as they watch their candle float away
down the river
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Fete de Lumiere – a light festival from France 10
Families put colourful lights in their windows to light up the town and remember
Mary, the mother of Jesus
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Hannukah – a Jewish light festival 11
Eight day celebration to remember the
rededication of the Holy Temple in
Jerusalem
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12Pingxi Lantern Festival– a light festival from Taiwan
Thousands of lanterns are
released into the sky to celebrate the
New Year
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Berlin Leuchtet – a German light festival 13
All the buildings in Berlin are lit up
with bright lights for two weeks to celebrate art and
culture
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14Chinese New Year – a light festival from China
This year will be the year of the rat!
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15St Martins Day – a light festival from Holland
Children make lanterns and
parade down the street to remember St Martin, who was a knight famous for
his kindness to beggars
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16Pumpkin Festival – a light festival from USA
Connected to Halloween, this festival aims to break the world
record for the most carved and lit
pumpkins in one place every year!
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Winter Illuminations – a light festival from Japan17
This is a two month festival to celebrate the beautiful cherry
blossom flowers
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Bonfire Night – a light festival from England18
Remember Remember the 5th
of November, gunpowder,
treason and plot!
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This is our school,Let peace dwell here, Let the rooms be full of contentment.Let love abide here, Love of one another, Love of mankind,Love of life itself. Let us rememberThat as many hands build a house,So many hearts make a schoolHelp us to learn, play and share together.We hope our school will be place of great discovery, adventure and creativity.May it be a place where we love to learn and where we learn to love.A place where everyone is respected and all are deeply valued.
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Let’s finish with another song
that celebrates light!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR73DrKX_bs