男友太凶猛1v1高h,大地资源在线资源免费观看 ,人妻少妇精品视频二区,极度sm残忍bdsm变态

Traditional arts meets modern tech at Lyon Festival of Lights

By Zhang Xingjian | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-12-17 17:00
Share
Share - WeChat
The Saint Jean Cathedral in Lyon is the major site for the light festival. The church has been decorated with amazing colors and patterns that last around eight minutes in celebration of the annual Lyon Festival of Lights on Dec 9, 2018. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.om.cn]

Surging crowds, deafening cheers and, most importantly, fantastic light shows, the night of Lyon is one of the best recommendations when you encounter the romantic France.

Integrating traditional art with state-of-the-art technologies, the Lyon Festival of Lights, or Lyon's Fête des Lumières in France, is a major event in Lyon and one of the largest visual arts festival across the globe.

It usually takes place around Dec 8 for four consecutive nights. When 8 pm rolls around, all you have to do is to immerse yourself in this major celebration that is free and open to all.

Meanwhile, the origin of the festival is a wonderful story to tell. In 1850, the religious veterans of Lyon decided to build a statue of the Virgin Mary at the top of Fourviere district and launched a competition to choose a sculptor. 

The statue was eventually completed by the sculptor Joseph-Hugues Fabisch. The inauguration ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on Sept 8, 1852, when Roman Catholics honor the Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Unfortunately, the event had to be postponed until Dec 8 due to sudden flooding on the Saone River.

Three months later, a torrential rain in Lyon seemed about to force the event to be postponed again. As dusk approached, the sky cleared, and Lyon citizens all lit candles in their windows to celebrate the day. Since then, this day has been designated as the day of light shows, and evolved into a world-famous festival.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next   >>|
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 霸州市| 镇江市| 景宁| 佳木斯市| 大邑县| 巴马| 富平县| 正定县| 绥化市| 久治县| 定结县| 黄山市| 巫溪县| 南皮县| 曲靖市| 彭山县| 江口县| 金沙县| 厦门市| 南丰县| 赣州市| 枞阳县| 凤翔县| 巴彦淖尔市| 马尔康县| 古蔺县| 珲春市| 交口县| 彩票| 祁东县| 金溪县| 弥勒县| 治县。| 绩溪县| 和顺县| 华阴市| 东乌珠穆沁旗| 沁源县| 宕昌县| 渑池县| 海城市|