Rejoice In Season’s Array of Traditions at Celebration of Lights

The Center for Multicultural Affairs invites you to celebrate the diverse traditions of the holiday season during the 17th annual Celebration of Lights on Thursday, December 11, starting at 5 p.m. in the BLC Cavalla Room.

The annual event celebrates unity by recognizing various holiday traditions at stations. Each station will feature stations highlighting the traditions of Diwali, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Christmas, Three Kings Day and Boxing Day.

As part of the event’s tradition, Dr. William Guthrie, professor of Education, will light Rider’s unity candle and present a Native American folklore. Then, Westminster Choir College Student Government Association President Ryan LaBoy will lead the singing of God Bless America, in honor of a nation that grants everyone the freedom to celebrate the holidays in their own way Rance Robeson, a junior English major and the creator of Rider’s new literary magazine On Fire!!, will share a poem, and the Gospel Choir will sing the event’s unity song, Let There Be Peace on Earth.

Students from various organizations will also participate, including Asian Students of Rider University, Black Student Union, Catholic Campus Ministry, Protestant Campus Ministry, Latin American Student Organization, Hill and Rider’s Organization of Caribbean Affiliated Students and Muslim Student Association.