Saturday Martinmas Lantern Walk with our North County Waldorf friends

The Lantern Walk commemorates Martinmas, as it is more commonly known in Europe, in honor of St. Martin, whose story reminds us all of our shared humanity.

The Lantern Walk is a simple, lovely, reverent event bringing to life for our children their role as a spark of light in the dark of night — a spark of light in the world.

Walking quietly and peacefully along the path, families carry their handmade lanterns, and singing traditional Lantern Walk songs that encourage us to be that warmth and light for ourselves and for others. Martinmas celebrates hope and kindness and being called to help others and be the good in the world.

The traditional story for Lantern Walk has been one of St. Martin who shared his cloak and lamp with a poor beggar on a cold evening. Feel free to read that story to your child before the lantern…