The 7th of December is Candle Day when households place an array of candle lanterns in front of the house and often gather outside for dinner.

Last year, we didn’t get out act together and ended up melting a few birthday candles into a dish on our balcony. This year, with more need to celebrate after being locked down, we went to the market to buy paper lanterns and attempted to hang them from the pole we use as a clothes line on the balcony. The wind soon put paid to that idea, but they made a beautiful image on the floor.

Looking over the balcony, we saw many families sitting on the footpath picnicking the evening away, and were glad we could participate in our own way.