Making Martinmas Lanterns

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St. Martin shared his heavy cloak with the beggar in need of some warmth. And thus was born the tradition of children and Christians carrying beggars’ lanterns around on the feast of the saint in honor of this noble deed.

Most of the web sites I looked at for this make paper lanterns, but I wanted something that I could put outside this evening that wouldn’t get easily blown about in the Ohio wind.  So we opted for autumn lanterns made from glass Ball jars.

We started with fall colored tissue paper torn into different sizes and shapes.

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Then we used Mod Podge to glue the papers to the jars. adayinnovember 119 adayinnovember 122
I used rafia to tie around the tops of the jars in a decorative bow. Twine was tied on each side of the jar to the rafia for a handle.

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A votive candle is fastened inside the jar with a bit of wax – and voila! Lanterns suitable for hanging, setting on the table or placed outside. Add to Google

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  1. […] and all your children. Since rebuilding Christendom is all about the children, make sure you make lanterns and teach them St. Martin’s lantern song. As Plese noted in his excellent series on restoring […]

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