Festival of Lights
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Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to:
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In religion:
- Chaharshanbe SuriChaharshanbe SuriThe last Wednesday of the Iranian year known as Chahar Shanbeh Soori , the eve of which is marked by special customs and rituals, most notably jumping over fire...
, part of the Persian New Year and also known as Festival of Light - DiwaliDiwaliDiwali or DeepavaliThe name of the festival in various regional languages include:, , , , , , , , , , , , , popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a festival celebrated between mid-October and mid-December for different reasons...
, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism - HanukkahHanukkahHanukkah , also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE...
, a Jewish festival also called The Festival of Lights
In culture:
- Blackpool IlluminationsBlackpool IlluminationsBlackpool Illuminations is an annual Lights Festival, founded in 1879 and first switched on 18 September that year, held each autumn in the English seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire....
, light show in Blackpool, England - Cavalcade of Lights FestivalCavalcade of Lights FestivalCavalcade of Lights at Nathan Phillips Square has an impressive 43-year history in Toronto. The event was created in 1967 to showcase Toronto's newly constructed City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square....
, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Celebration of LightCelebration of LightThe Celebration of Light is an annual musical fireworks competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The first "Symphony of Fire" was held from July 25 to August 5 of 1990. The celebration is one of Vancouver's largest and most well known festivals...
, fireworks and light display in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Celebration of Lights, a winter lights festival in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
- Festival of Lights (film)Festival of Lights (film)Festival of Lights is a 2010 film directed and written by Shundell Prasad. It stars Melinda Shankar as the rebellious and mouthy Reshma, Jimi Mistry as Reshma's birth father, and Aidan Quinn has Reshma's stepfather...
, a 2010 film - Festival of Lights (Hawaii)Festival of Lights (Hawaii)The Festival of Lights is an annual celebration held in Hawaii during December.-Kauai:On Kauai, the Festival of Lights began in 1996, focusing on the preservation of Christmas folk art. Its origins begin 50 years ago with "Auntie" Josie Chansky, a folk artist born and raised on Kauai...
, annual Christmas celebration in Hawaii - Festival of Lights (Lyon), a French local tradition known as Fête des lumières
- Festival of Lights (New Plymouth)Festival of Lights (New Plymouth)thumb|right|Waterfall lightsThe TSB Bank Festival of Lights is an annual event held in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. Running for free every year from mid-December to early February, it has daytime and night time programmes of events for people of all ages, and the festival itself transforms the...
, a summer event of lights and performances - Festival of Northern LightsFestival of Northern LightsThe Festival of Northern Lights is a large award winning display of Christmas lights in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.The Festival runs from mid November well into January each year. It consists of more than 350 lighted displays and approximately of light strings displayed over several miles of city...
, held each winter in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada - Holiday Trail of LightsHoliday Trail of LightsThe Holiday Trail of Lights is a festival held in Northwest Louisiana during the Christmas season.Six North Louisiana cities participate in the Trail: Natchitoches , Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, Monroe-West Monroe, Alexandria-Pineville....
, a multi-city event celebrated in Louisiana and Texas in the United States - Kobe LuminarieKobe Luminarieis a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 and commemorating the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year. The lights were donated by the Italian Government and the installation itself is produced by Valerio Festi and Hirokazu Imaoka....
, a Kobe, Japan memorial event - Magnificent Mile Lights FestivalMagnificent Mile Lights FestivalThe Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is a holiday festival that takes place annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving along Chicago's Magnificent Mile...
, event in Chicago, Illinois, USA - Peterborough Summer Festival of LightsPeterborough Summer Festival of LightsEvery summer, the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, a non-profit, charitable organization in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, hosts a series of free outdoor concerts every Wednesday and Saturday night at Del Crary Park, located in the downtown on George Street, adjacent to Little Lake...
, concert series in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
In politics:
- Festival of Light AustraliaFestival of Light AustraliaFestival of Light Australia was an Australian ministry promoting Christian family values from 1973 to 2008, when its name was changed to FamilyVoice Australia....
, an advocacy group - Nationwide Festival of LightNationwide Festival of LightThe Nationwide Festival of Light was a grassroots movement formed by British Christians concerned about the development of the permissive society in the UK at the end of the 1960s....
, a series rallies by conservative Christian groups in September of 1971 in the United Kingdom