197 Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival　(in Japanese) wrote: August, 2004, posted: 060818, modified: 070712 Note: This year, the Festival will be held on 060820, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. < http://www.comozooconservatory.org/czcs/calendar.html >

See Photos of Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival

Annual festivals of many nations are held in Minnesota, for example, Cinco de Mayo --- Mexico (May), Festival of Nations (May), Deutsche Tag Festival (June, August for 2007), Midsommar Celebration --- Sweden (June), Scottish Country Fair (July, May for 2007), Irish Fair (August), Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival (August), New Ulm - Octoberfest --- Germany (October), Sons of Norway events, Swiss Fair, Greek Festival, etc.; see Photo Gallery > Minnesota Events

Each festival draws a big crowd. These festivals give great opportunities for people to learn the cultures of many nations.

For more info, see the Japanese version.

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