Everything about Candle Night totally explained
Candle Night is an
international celebration usually held during the
summer solstice or
winter solstice. Celebrants, turn off their electric lights, light
candles and enjoy various activities such as sharing a candlelit meal with family and friends or attending one of the Candle Night events hosted by their city. It was begun in 2003 by a group of conservation-minded individuals living in
Japan, calling themselves the Sloth Club. Since that time it has grown into an international celebration that promotes low-tech, conservation orientated lifestyles.
A description of Candle Night was included in a recent
editorial written by Renee Loth on March 30, 2007 in the
Boston Globe:
“Candle Night has been embraced in part because it mitigates the grim, eat-your-peas aspect of responsible energy use. ‘It's not rigid, and it's kind of
romantic,’ said Edahiro. ‘You can enjoy that two hours any way you wish.’ It operates with a loose, voluntary, 21st century spirit of
networking; joiners can log on to the website (candle-night.org)
(External Link
) and post their own activities, possibly using
Google Maps to pinpoint the event and share messages with others.
The small personal gestures relentlessly promoted in Japan --
recycling, ‘lights down,’ wearing
thermal underwear -- may not be as effective as
fuel-efficient cars or
green buildings, but they help build
public consensus for the larger campaigns. Rather than gripe about
lifestyle sacrifices, for a few nights at least, many people seem eager to light a candle and bless the
darkness.”
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