...This beautiful song by Anja Light celebrates Japan's Candle Night held during the winter & summer solstices...
Japan’s Candle Night asks that people switch off their lights for two hours, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. on the night of the summer solstice to enjoy the night in candlelight. Candle Night was inspired by the Voluntary Blackout movement in Canada, launched in 2001.
During the summer of 2008, facilities all over Japan to turned out their lights during two events: Black Illumination held on June 2 and Lights-Down at the Tanabata Star Festival on July 7. Between the two events, 149,939 facilities joined the campaign, reducing the amount of electricity used by approximately 2,371,786.51 kilowatts. This translated into saving 925 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the total daily emission of 64,000 households.
The event has spread across the world. The Korean Environmental Women’s Network worked closely with Japanese Candle Night organizers to hold their own Candle Night. Events were also held in Taiwan, Australia, China (Shanghai), Mauritius, and many other countries.
...More info at the Candle Night website...
2 comments:
There was a Candle Night celebration in my neighborhood as well (life on the edge of the Keihin industrial belt was never so romantic). I didn't realize it was part of a montage of similar events stretching around the globe though. Now everything is illuminated for me - thanks!
To tell the truth, because of concerns about conservation of everything, the amount of candles being lit during Candle Night in the video made me feel some concern. Isn't candle wax a petro-product?
Still, loved the worldview and music in this beautiful video....
Hope the Temple Valley celebration only involved a few candles, with mostly darkness :)
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