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The ' ("Route of Lights"; ) is a festival held every autumn in Eindhoven, in the southern Netherlands. It starts with a parade on 18 September, celebrating the liberation of Eindhoven during World War II on that date in 1944. The ''Lichtjesroute'' is celebrated not only to commemorate the liberation, but also to create an illusion of "fairytales in light". ==Origin== During the first commemoration of the liberation of Eindhoven, a (Committee of Party Lighting) was formed. Committee members included the Municipal Energy company , Philips, the Federation of Neighbourhood Associations (), the Eindhoven Installer Association (), and the tourist board Association for Foreign Traffic (). The committee had the idea to give the celebrations some extra light. The inhabitants of Eindhoven were asked to help by making their houses shine in any way possible for one day. Because many things were still in short supply so soon after the war, this was mostly restricted to candles at the windows. After 1947, the Foundation for Liberation Commemoration () took over coordination of all festival activities. The original day of lights was transformed into a "route of lights". In several places throughout the city, dubbed ''Focal Points'' or ''Fire Points'' (), celebration lighting illuminated the area for four days, between 20:00 and 24:00 each day. In the following years, the amount of Fire Points grew steadily. By 1969, 25 years after the liberation, the route had grown to a length of no less than . This would be the last year the ''Lichtjesroute'' was celebrated for more than a decade. In 1984, a number of enthusiasts decided it was time to give the ''Lichtjesroute'' a new life. Through a mailing, a thousand corporations were asked for financial support, and the local media called for volunteers to help make the new ''Lichtjesroute'' a reality. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lichtjesroute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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