Sat, 21 June
|Turner Scout Hall
Traditional German Lantern Walk
Join Spielwelt families on this beautiful traditional lantern walk at the Turner Scout Hall! No registration required - the 'register here' button will take you to the Spielwelt website for more information.
Time & Location
21 June 2025, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Turner Scout Hall, 11 Masson St, Turner ACT 2612, Australia
About the event
Join Spielwelt families and friends for a traditional German Lantern walk outside the Turner Scout Hall on Saturday 21 June.
No registration required - the 'register here' button will take you to the Spielwelt website for more information on this year's event.
Here is what the Spielwelt organisers say about the history of lantern walks:
"The tradition of Laternelaufen, or lantern walks, dates back to at least the Middle Ages. In some regions, lanterns would be made out of turnips to mark the end of the autumn harvest, similar to Hallowe’en traditions with pumpkins. The tradition became associated with St Martin’s Day, held around the middle of November to celebrate Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier living in Gaul in 316 AD. According to the legend, Martin slit his cape in two, and shared it and his bread with a shivering homeless beggar in the depths of winter."
"The Lantern…