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St. Martin's Day Lantern-Making Workshop
Sun, Nov 08
|The Sheldon Store
Join us to make lanterns together for our St. Martin's Day Lantern Walk in Rupert
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Sheldon Store, 2824 VT-153, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
About the event
Join us Saturday, November 8th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
for a hands-on session where families and community members build their own lanterns to carry at the walk. Simple, accessible techniques suitable for children and adults working together.
Cost is $10
About St. Martin's Day
St. Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier turned bishop, remembered for cutting his own cloak in half to share with a freezing beggar on a cold winter night. His feast day, November 11th, became St. Martin's Day (Martinstag), widely celebrated across Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, where children carry handmade lanterns through the dark streets in his honor, symbolizing light, generosity, and warmth shared with others.