ST. MARTIN'S In early November, a Lantern Walk, commemorating St. Martin's Day (or Martinmas) is held for the younger children. The children make their own lanterns and gather with parents and teachers, then walk through the woods, singing with glimmering lanterns held high, to carry light into the approaching darkness of winter. The lanterns, often decorated with stars, suns, and moons, are symbols for the children of their own individual light; and the walk into the cold, dark evening, following a story recognizing "the light" of another, gives the children an experience of caring and sharing when the darkness of winter approaches.