December 2006

WINTER SOLSTICE LANTERN FESTIVAL

December 22, 6:30 – 9:30pm by donation

In China, the winter solstice festival, dong zhi, is a time when friends and family gather together, exchange gifts, and eat, drink, and laugh long into the deep, dark night to mark the rebirth of yang qualities of light and warmth as winter waxes and spring approaches. Enjoy a magical celebration of Dong zhi at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sun Classical Chinese Garden & Public Park as we host the Secret Lantern Society's 13th Annual Winter Solstice Festival for Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside from 6:30 – 10:00pm. Join a procession from Science World or Strathcona Community Centre at 6:00pm. Then, follow the sea of hand-made lanterns and the compelling rhythms of drummers to our magical Garden come to life at night.