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At approximately 5:45 p.m. on December 21st, 2008, Torontoist received a phone call from Boy Reporter. "The parade's been cancelled." "What?" "It's been cancelled. Because of the wind."

Not only is this Friday the first official day of winter (so even though it hasn’t snowed yet, maybe there’s still hope for a white Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/ Boxing Day), it’s also the winter solstice. Around 12:20 a.m. Universal Time on December 22nd, or for Torontonians, 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21st, the Earth's northern hemisphere is farthest away from the sun. The winter solstice marks the 24 hours of the least daylight, thus the shortest day on the Gregorian calendar.

Red Pepper Spectacle Arts, the Samba Squad and many collaborators reunite to ignite...their legendary lantern-lit celestial carnival in the narrow, culturally rich streets of historic Kensington Market. Join in Toronto’s soulful, handmade alternative holiday celebration. Accompany a cavalcade of musicians, giant puppets, stiltwalkers, firebreathers and revelers to beckon the return of the sun, honoring pan-cultural solstice traditions.