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Weekend options: Winter solstice celebration

December 19, 2019 at 10:15PM

Della Olberding, 5, looks into a luminaria, or paper lantern, Sunday Dec. 7, 2008 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, N.M. She and her family strolled along the campus that was lined with 5,000 luminarias, making it one of the largest luminaria displays in southern New Mexico, according to an NMSU news release. (AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News, Norm Dettlaff) ORG XMIT: NMLCR101 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Winter Solstice Celebration

The days begin to become longer again after this celestial event. Take a stroll through the brisk evening air along a glowing luminaria trail. Use your creativity to make a luminaria to take home. Play games and warm up by the bonfire with hot cider and campfire treats. (5-7:30 p.m. Sat. $5. Kroening Interpretive Center, North Mississippi Regional Park, 4900 N. Mississippi Court, Mpls. www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us.)

MELISSA WALKER