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Carrying lanterns

Today, the story is remembered by the tradition of children parading after dark, carrying lanterns and singing songs, following a person on horseback who pretends to be St. Martin. The parade is often ended with a bonfire. (The lanterns and bonfire seem to be a remnant from the old pagan festivals of light.)

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Uploaded on November 11, 2005
Taken on November 11, 2005