Two years ago, I brought Elyse to Summit USJ to attend a Lantern Parade (refer to my blog dated 17th September 2011). We did not join any of such events since then. Would love to if there is a chance. Much to my delight, I found out that the church was planning for a celebration during lantern festival and it was opened to the public.
There was quite a big crowd turned up for the Mid Autumn Celebration. Paper lanterns were used to decorate the field. The celebration started with some worshipful choruses, followed by a brother sharing his testimony. Then the youth took over to play some games with the children. Finally, dinner was served.
As the sky grew darker, the children took out their lanterns, eagerly anticipating for the highlight of the night - the lantern walk.
This year, I bought the LED lanterns for Elyse and Erwyn. They chose the design. It is more convenient than the traditional lantern where you need to light the candle. For young children, this seems to be a better choice.
The children accompanied by their parents walked from the church, all the way to our house. Whoever succeeded, they were rewarded with a small gift. After that, they walked back to the church. Whereas for Elyse and Erwyn, they did not walk back to the church. Elyse, however, did walk from church to house. But not with Erwyn. Mommy needed to carry him half way through the journey. Not only that, after the children were settled down at home with their grandpa, Mommy ran back to church to get her car. Yes, ran back to church. It was dark and Mommy was all alone. The crowd has gone ahead of Mommy long long time ago. And Da Yi (Mommy's eldest sister) was waiting for Mommy in the church. Daddy was again missing in action. Hmm... actually Daddy was attending a conference elsewhere.
Nevertheless, it was a fun experience for the children. They both enjoyed carry the lantern. We did it a few more times at our house compound after that. However, the mosquitoes were the main hindrances for such activity to be continued. Finally, we did it in the house by switching off all the lights. Well, the children enjoyed it equally. Children are always children!
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