The Lighting of the Way
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General
- The Lighting of the Way is one of 4 major holidays practiced by followers of Cubism.
- They are:
- Restitution of the Cube - celebrated at the Winter Solstice, with three days of prayer, meditation. It is traditional to light cube-shaped candles at this time.
- The Builder's celebration - at Spring Equinox, this is a time to lay foundations to new buildings.
- Gyvann's Day - at summer Solstice, a cheerful celbration with burning torches and feasting, honouring Gyvann
- The Lighting of the Way - at autumn equinox, the festival of re-affirming our dedication to the Cube and of witnessing Gyvann's message to the world.
- The Lighting of the Way takes place at autumn equinox.
- Strictly speaking, the exact equinox occurs in 2005 at: 22-SEP-05 22:23.
- Is described as "the festival of re-affirming our dedication to the Cube and of witnessing Gyvann's message to the world."
- The celebration traditionally takes place in Old Town.
- The festival includes traditional cubical lamps lining the streets, with beeswax candles lit within.
- The celebration includes fire-dancers, singing, and of course vendors selling harbonnes with cinnamon-sugar, mulled cider, and fresh apple pie.
- "The colourful lamps are perfect in the setting of the Old Town, because they emphasize the graceful architecture of these old buildings." --chairman Raoul Valentin of the Old Town Renewal Committee
- The holiday is mostly a time of giving gifts.
| year | The Builder's celebration Equinox March |
Gyvann's Day Solstice June |
The Lighting of the Way Equinox September |
The Restitution of the Cube Solstice December | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| day | time | day | time | day | time | day | time | |
| 2004 | 20 | 06:49 | 21 | 00:57 | 22 | 16:30 | 21 | 12:42 |
| 2005 | 20 | 12:33 | 21 | 06:46 | 22 | 22:23 | 21 | 18:35 |
| 2006 | 20 | 18:26 | 21 | 12:26 | 23 | 04:03 | 22 | 00:22 |
| 2007 | 21 | 00:07 | 21 | 18:06 | 23 | 09:51 | 22 | 06:08 |
| 2008 | 20 | 05:48 | 20 | 23:59 | 22 | 15:44 | 21 | 12:04 |
| 2009 | 20 | 11:44 | 21 | 05:45 | 22 | 21:18 | 21 | 17:47 |
