The University of St Andrews are hosting their path of light event on the darkest day for the third year in a row.
It's a free, family-friendly outdoor festive event on the Winter Solstice to mark what is known to have the shortest amount of sunlight.
It began in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic as an alternative to indoor festivities so people could enjoy spending time with one another.
The university's honorary pagan chaplain Kitty Macintyre came up with the idea in 2020.
She said: "Walking a path of light, thinking about whatever you like in silence provides a welcome pause from all the noise and activity of the festive season.
“A candlelit labyrinth on the Solstice brings light into the darkness and a reminder that the days now begin to get longer and the amount of daylight will increase again.
This year there will be almost no moon, so the lit path will be all the more welcome.”
More than 400 candle lanterns will light the path with it being walked 415 times in 2021 by residents of the town.
Chaplain Macinytre added: "The event was blessed with good weather both years.
"For this year, to ensure that there will be a path of light regardless of weather, solar-powered fairy lights will also mark the paths.
"Candle lanterns will also still be present if the weather permits, but the event will be less vulnerable to wind and weather than previously.”
The event takes place in the Spanish Gardens on The Scores - it begins tomorrow from 4:30pm to 8pm with all welcome to visit and experience a candlelit walk under the sky.
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