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A Scottish Town’s Annual Competition Invites Its Youngest Artists to Design ‘Wonky’ Holiday Lights

For more than 20 years, the town of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland, has marked the holiday season with a wonderfully wonky tradition. Each autumn, young residents are invited to submit original sketches of Christmas decorations to a competition, and once a winning design is selected, Blachere Illumination transforms the work into an LED sculpture that’s then displayed throughout the town. The newest light is a salmon nicknamed “Happy Nemo” that sports a red hat, and the menagerie also features a “reinduck,” a cheerful piece of candy in a green wrapper with arms and legs, and a dinosaur with a star on its head.

A photograph of a holiday light display on an electrical pole that was produced from a kid's drawing of a salmon with a hat on.
Two photographs of a holiday light display on electrical poles that were produced from kids' drawings of snowmen.
A photograph of a holiday light display on an electrical pole that was produced from a kid's drawing of a dinosaur with a star on its head.
Two photographs of a holiday light display on electrical poles that were produced from kids' drawings of a snowman with a scarf on and a penguin with a hat on.
A photograph of a holiday light display on an electrical pole that was produced from a kid's drawing of a Christmas tree.
A photograph of a holiday light display on an electrical pole that was produced from a kid's drawing of a piece of candy with arms and legs and a smiling face.

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