Lights in the Octagon will be turned off at 5.30pm on
Saturday and night creatures will crawl through the heart of
the city in Dunedin's Midwinter Carnival.
Organisers
of Dunedin's ethereal lantern parade are ruling out restaging
the event during next year's Rugby World Cup, fearing a
repeat performance "just to impress the tourists" could
undermine the event's integrity.
All over the world people with real winters celebrate the midwinter solstice and longest night, as they look forward to the days getting longer. Dunedin, too, has its own midwinter celebrations to lift our spirits and captivate our imaginations.
