/tags/advent-parties/Recent content in Advent-Parties on Late BloomsHugoen-usMon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/christmas-in-toronto/Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000/posts/christmas-in-toronto/<p><em>Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion. -Ralph Sockman</em></p> <p><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2014/Christmas-in-toronto/i-65vDHJs/0/L6CvWkGDJm6vVGwR2zntXJRf93p9PSngmBxpNCmx3/D/December-2014-Lighting-Up-in-the-Square-D.jpg"><img alt="December 2014 Lighting Up in the Square" loading="lazy" src="https://jeanjankisamaroo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/December-2014-Lighting-Up-in-the-Square-1024x620.jpg"></a></p> <p>It&rsquo;s wonderful to see the Christmas lights and decorations around Toronto as the big day approaches.  Toronto&rsquo;s City Hall Square is ablaze with lights and many skaters were on the rink the evening I was there.  &ldquo;<strong>Located in front of City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square is an events landmark in the centre of the city. During the summer, the square is in motion daily, with people watching concerts and dance performances, viewing art at outdoor exhibitions, shopping for fresh produce at the farmers’ market one afternoon a week, attending weekly children’s events or sitting mesmerized by the fountain, eating lunch. The Peace Garden is a small green haven in the square, ideal for quiet contemplation or reading. In the winter months, the reflecting pool becomes a skating rink, with skates available for rental.  Ice skating during the winter months runs from mid-November to mid-March each year.&rdquo;</strong></p>