Sunday, November 14, 2010

Lantern Fest for St. Martin

It is fascinating to be part of another culture.  We feel we brought Halloween to our town, so on Thursday we experienced a German Holiday in honor of St. Martin.

Here is a little blurb about it - The fest day, is November 11, the feast day of St. Martin of Tours, who started out as a Roman soldier. He was baptized as an adult and became a monk. It is understood that he was a kind man who led a quiet and simple life. The most famous legend of his life is that he once cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm, to save the beggar from dying of the cold. That night he dreamed that Jesus was wearing the half-cloak Martin had given away.

Nick made a latern with his kindergarden class and joined in the festivites.  All the lanterns were lit with REAL candles.  Imagine the fire hazard?  The ceremony was filled with children singing, a little dance and even St. martin coming in on horse back demonstarting his legondary act of kindness.

Sweet evening for the family.

This video shows Nick's lantern.  I stood pretty close to him without him knowing it.  Didn't hear much sound coming out of his mouth, But he told me he was tired of singing at that point=)





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