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.