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at Luminara 2005

Luminara Victoria

Luminara Victoria is a lantern festival inspired by the many festivals of light held in countries around the world. This unique and inspired cultural event enhances community development by bringing groups and individuals around the region together in a creative celebration, to build social capital and community cohesiveness. This is the ninth year of the festival, presented by ICA.

In the months leading up to the festival we run a series of workshops throughout the community, where participants learn to build lanterns based on a range of cultural influences, and work with artists to create larger lantern installations. Workshop participants and people from the community, as well as visitors throng to the event, many carrying lanterns of their own making.

Costumed characters, musicians, acrobats and performers are lit by the light of thousands of lanterns, including large-scale installation pieces which are spread throughout the park. The process of creating the event, and the event itself involves people of all ages, cultural backgrounds and artistic abilities. The festival takes place on the evening of July 22 this year.

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Bibliography from the Greater Victoria Public Library

Visit the library to find books like these or simply click on the link to place a hold for the book you'd like to borrow.

For adults:

Magic lanterns : creative projects for making and decorating lanterns for indoors and out by Mary Maguire.

Making Japanese-style lamps and lanterns by Edward R. Turner.

Paper illuminated : includes 15 projects for making handcrafted luminaria, lanterns, screens, lamp shades, and window treatments by Helen Hiebert.

For children:

Light, colour & art activities by Barbara Taylor.

Paper lanterns by Stefan Czernecki.

Papercraft by Meryl Doney.