Winter Solstice in Toronto

The Winter Solstice is celebrated in Toronto on December 21 with the the Festival of Lights in Kensington Market. While this tradition of saying goodbye to the shortest day of the year in Toronto is only 20 years old, the event gathers a fantastic mass of locals and performers, including musicians, puppeteers, stiltwalkers and firebreathers.

Despite the limitations of my point and shoot camera, and the numbness from the cold hitting my exposed fingers, I think I captured the magic of the night. Cheers to longer days!

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