Festa delle Luci di Lione 2023, le più belle installazioni da vedere. FOTO

La Festa delle Luci trae la sua origine da una tradizione cattolica, quella di ringraziare la Vergine Maria, protettrice della città, ogni 8 dicembre giorno dell'Immacolata concezione, mettendo un lumino alla finestra

A woman takes a selfie during the preview of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon, central eastern France, on December 6, 2023. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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LA FESTA DELLE LUCI

La Festa delle Luci prende il via oggi a Lione. Si tratta di una tradizione che prosegue, per la festa dell'Immacolata concezione, sin dal 1852

Perché si festeggia l'8 dicembre

This photograph taken on December 6, 2023 shows the Palais Saint-Pierre illuminated for the preview of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon, central eastern France. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by Olivier CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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32 INSTALLAZIONI

"È una festa delle Luci che si distende e si estende nella città", ha osservato il sindaco Grégory Doucet presentando le 32 installazioni

Ponte dell'Immacolata, dove andare

French singer and actor Philippe Katerine stands next to his work during the preview of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon, central eastern France, on December 6, 2023. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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I VISITATORI

Per il festival, sono attesi in città da qui a domenica due milioni di visitatori

Cosa vedere a Lione

Children look around the the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) during a preview in Lyon, central eastern France, on December 6, 2023. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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GLI ARTISTI

Tante le novità: 19 delle 32 opere sono state realizzate da artisti che non avevano mai partecipato a questo evento

TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on December 6 ,2023, in Lyon, central eastern France, shows the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) during a preview ahead of the Festival opening. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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LE OPERE

Tra questi, il cantante-attore-regista Philippe Katerine con la "Rose family", degli "esseri scolpiti" provenienti dai "laboratori di plastilina" che ha realizzato con i suoi figli durante il lockdown

This photograph taken on December 6 ,2023 shows the city of Lyon illuminated for the preview of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon, central eastern France. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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LE PAROLE DELL'ARTISTA

Questi omini paffuti e androgini, che scompaiono e compaiono in una luce rosa, sono "divertenti, affettuosi ma spaventosi: è così che vedo la vita", spiega l'artista. Le sue creature sono visibili nel parco della Tête d'Or

This photograph taken on December 6, 2023 shows the Place des Terreaux illuminated for the preview of the Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres), in Lyon, central eastern France. The Festival of Lights (Fete des Lumieres) is marked each year on December 8, since 1852, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, after the city was spared by the plague of 1643. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)

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I LUOGHI

Il festival tradizionalmente coinvolge il neoclassico parco della Tête d'Or, la Presqu'Ile e la Vieux-Lyon. Ma quest'anno, per la prima volta, la festa delle luci raggiungerà due quartieri più popolari, la Duchère e la zona Etats-Units

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LE PAROLE DEL SINDACO

"È un messaggio forte agli abitanti di questi quartieri un po' decentrati", la Festa delle Luci li raggiunge e "anche loro possono goderne", spiega Grégory Doucet

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IL PROGRAMMA

Enormi bolle di sapone, geyser, film dei fratelli Lumière reinterpretati dall'intelligenza artificiale completano il programma di questo festival

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LE ORIGINI

La Festa delle Luci trae la sua origine da una tradizione cattolica, quella di ringraziare la Vergine Maria, protettrice della città, ogni 8 dicembre, mettendo un lumino alla finestra