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Lantern Festival

Observance/Celebrations

  • 20 Pemptos
  • Large festivals in Fosa and Limni. Smaller festivals in other cities.

Traditions

  • Releasing of lanterns at night
  • Lighting candles
  • Lighting Bonfires
  • Leaving offerings to Fos
  • Consuming soup balls (coloured blue, white, and black)
  • Reflecting on oneself in the darkness before the light.

Description

Also known as "Iwali"
A celebration of light and the fighting nature of it. Special celebrations occur during solar eclipses, especially the tri-solar eclipse.

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