The Ann Arbor Chronicle | Column: Christmas Fire

The MAHS Blacksmith Shop, the former long-time home of the Luminaria Sale.

Dave Askins of The Ann Arbor Chronicle has been reading The Mirror, and drawing inspiration from it. Check out his column after the jump!

 

In Manchester, Michigan – a village in the corner of Washtenaw County, about 25 miles southwest of Ann Arbor – electric Christmas light displays coexist peacefully with candles. This year marks the 34th year of the Manchester Luminaria – a community tradition that involves placing candles inside paper bags weighted with sand, spaced evenly along the street. Residents who participate in the tradition purchase enough bags to line the street frontage of their property. The candles are lit at dusk on Christmas Eve.

I learned about this tradition because last week The Manchester Mirror reported that sales of the sand-filled bags with candles would begin from the vacant building on the northwestern corner of Manchester’s Main Street and M-52.

via The Ann Arbor Chronicle | Column: Christmas Fire.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.