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December 8 of each year. This unique Lyonnaise tradition dictates that every house place candles along the outsides of all the windows to produce a spectacular effect throughout the streets. The festival includes other activities based on light and usually lasts four days, with the peak of
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By 1852 in Lyon, December 8 had already been a celebration for the
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candles and an installation which paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks, whose first names were displayed over the buildings of the quays. Because of the continuing risk of attacks, the 2016 edition of the festival took place in a smaller area than usual and lasted for three days
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Tradition now mandates that many families in Lyon keep, often along with their
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spontaneously lit up their windows, descended into the streets and lit flares to illuminate the new statue and the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière, later superseded by the
Basilica. The people sang songs and cried "
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bands were set to play in the streets. The prominent
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prevented the statue from being ready. The archbishop, with the agreement of a committee of lay people, therefore chose to move the date back to the 8 December.
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announced the cancelation of the festival because a national state of emergency had been declared. The festival was limited to the traditional
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Candles at windows, light shows in public and historic buildings
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Festival of Lights, City Hall, Lyon, December 8, 2015.
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which is lit up in different colours, as well as the
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The festival draws 3 to 4 million people each year.
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