Lantern Night

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Title
Lantern Night
Institution
Bryn Mawr College
Description
First years assembling for Lantern Night in the cloisters, dressed in academic garb. Lantern Night is a ritual that takes place midway through fall semester to welcome the first-year students to the academic life of the College. Traditional college songs are sung in Greek and every student is presented with a lantern in her class color, which symbolizes the quest for knowledge.
Collection
Bryn Mawr College Photo Archives
Subject
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College History
Events
Traditions
Buildings and Grounds
Themes
Buildings and Grounds
Tradition and Ritual
Date
circa 1918
Location
Bryn Mawr
Format
Photographs
Physical Description
26.3 cm x 34.0 cm
Copyright and Use
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Item Identifier PAEOS_002
Cite this Item
"Lantern Night". Bryn Mawr College. circa 1918. College Women. Web. Accessed October 3, 2023. https://www.collegewomen.org/node/13528
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