Water light festival staged in Italian town to mark International Day of Light

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Water light festival staged in Italian town to mark International Day of Light

STORY: Water light festival staged in Italian town to mark International Day of Light DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:24 LOCATION: BRIXEN, Italy CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1 various of the water light festival 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAROLE PURNELLE, Organizer of Water Light Festival 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAUREN BRUN, Light artist from France 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KARI KOLA, Light artist from Finland 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KATHY SPITZ, Student from Brixen STORYLINE: The Water Light Festival is staged in the northern Italian town of Brixen to mark the UNESCO International Day of Light, which is observed every year on May 16 as a global initiative that promotes the continued appreciation of light and its role in art, science, communications, energy, and other fields. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAROLE PURNELLE, Organizer of Water Light Festival "From the dawn of ages, people have gathered around fire to have light, to have warmth but also to have light, and I think, this is what we like wit

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