Festival of Lights (Hawaii)
Annual American event in Lihue, Kauai
About
The Festival of Lights is an annual celebration held during December in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi.
The Festival of Lights was started by Josie Chansky in Lihue, Hawaii, in 1954 as a way of celebrating Christmas by using recycled materials as ornaments and decorations in her home. In 1996, the tradition was continued by Elizabeth Freeman, who had purchased Chansky's decorations at a garage sale and displayed them at Kauaʻi's Historic County Building in 1997 during the Christmas holiday.
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