Event

Everyone welcome! Join us for refreshment, information sessions, and discussion on a variety of topics.

Topic: Celebrating the Shortest Day of the Year (Longest Night of the Year).

On December 21, join us for the Shortest Day of the Year. Come and celebrate the beginning of a new period of increasing light and growth in your life. We will explore various ways that different cultures celebrate this auspicious occasion. This includes Yalda celebrated by Iranians; Stonehenge gathering celebrated by the English; Dongji celebrated by South Koreans; Santo Tomas Festival celebrated by the Guatemalans; and the various ways that the Indigenous peoples of North America celebrate this special occasion. 

Registration is optional. Everyone is welcome to drop in; register online if you would like email reminders. For more information, call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or email info@nvdpl.ca.

This event takes place in person in the Program Room, on the ground floor of Lynn Valley Library.