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La Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) held in Lyon between 8 and 12 December is the biggest party in Lyon and gathers around 4 million people.

The origin of this curious and spectacular festival dates back to 1852. On September 8 this year was expected to be presented an image of the Virgin Mary in the Church of Fourvière, but a river flood made it impossible to hold Saona was postponed until 8 December. But come this day, the weather did not oblige and it was feared another flood, but then the sky suddenly cleared and the faithful lit candles as a sign of appreciation and joy. Since then, all the 8 December, when night falls, the Lyon lit candles and placed in the windows and balconies of their houses, and giving the city a warm and mysterious.

Since 1999 the City of Lyon, with the dual aim of prestige objects and monuments to make known their traditions, decided to create the Fête des Lumières, linking tradition of December 8 with the latest technological developments related to the light .

Since then the most prestigious designers and conceptual artists, national and international, devised and presented on major buildings and public spaces of the city works with the only requirement that they must have light and color as protagonists. This is an exceptional opportunity to visit the main monuments of the city for free and under a special prism.

It’s hard to explain what this party, so you better watch.