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Glistenarias—easy-to-make
ice lanterns to brighten your holiday table, apartment window or front yard. And to help light the world. Basics
You can create a Glistenaria
in about five minutes by making a simple mold to freeze water in. These Glistenarias last for hours or days and radiate and
magnify light in ways similar to a Fresnel lens in a lighthouse lamp. 
Method One
1. Find a saucepan or pot,
or a half-gallon or larger plastic tub for a mold.
2. Fill
with water.
3. Put in freezer—or outside if it’s cold enough—for 4-8 hours, depending on the
size of the container and how cold your freezer or the outside air is.
4. When there’s still a large interior
area of unfrozen water, put the mold in a warm place for a half hour or so.
5. With a hammer and ice pick or screwdriver, carefully knock
through the top of the ice—starting in the center. Make a hole wider than your fist and then pour out the water.
6. Put a tealight or other free-standing candle in the cavity. Voilà—a Glistenaria.
Method
Two 1. Find a round half-gallon or gallon container (e.g.,
an ice cream tub or a large coffee can) and a smaller sturdy round container, such as a quart-size yoghurt tub.
2.
Fill the smaller container with stones—or anything else heavy—and center it in the larger container. Fill the
space between the containers with water and put the whole assembly in a freezer. Or outside overnight if it’s cold enough.
3. After about 6–7 hours or more take the mold out and let it sit for about a half hour. Pour COLD water (hot
water will crack the ice) over the mold until the ice cylinder slips free of the containers. Put a tea light in the middle
of the cylinder and voilà again.
(With either method,
don’t use an insulated container, such as an ice bucket, for the inner or outer mold. The insulation will make slipping
the ice cylinder out impossible.)
You can easily make much
larger glistenarias to put in your yard by following the same procedure as above with a large round kitty litter bucket, or
any bucket. To freeze that much water you'll need about 24 hours or more so that the ice cylinder is stable. 
The Purpose of Glistenaria.org
Celebrations of Christmas, Hannukah,
Kwanzaa, Diwali, the Winter Solstice, the New Year and most other winter holidays all have themes of generosity, goodwill
and helping to make our world a better place. So in the spirit of the season and of Glistenaria.org, we hope you'll make special
holiday contributions to the following organizations. UNICEF.orgIn 150 countries, UNICEF works to provide
children with health care, clean water, nutrition, education and emergency relief. Four years ago, 25,500 children died every
day from preventable causes. Thanks in part to implementation of UNICEF’s tried and true lifesaving interventions, today
that number is 22,000.
conservation.org
Conservation International works at every level around the developing world—from remote villages to the offices
of presidents and premiers—to help move whole societies toward smarter development paths that protect natural resources.
oxfam.org
Oxfam International works in 99 countries with partners and allies to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.
ploughshares.org
The Ploughshares Fund supports a global network of experts and advocates who are encouraging and enabling governments
to make progress toward a nuclear-weapon-free world. populationmedia.org
The Population Media Center works to improve reproductive and sexual health of people around the world by promoting
creative, thoughtful mass media educational programs, for example serialized radio and TV dramas designed to instill pro-social
attitudes and behaviors.
PopulationAction.org
Population Action works to ensure that all people have access to family planning and sexual and reproductive health
services so that humanity and the natural environment can exist in balance, and fewer people live in poverty.
fundforpeace.org
The Fund for Peace is an independent, nonpartisan research and educational organization that works to prevent war and
alleviate the conditions that cause conflict. The Fund promotes security through research, training and education, engagement
of civil society, building bridges across diverse sectors, and developing innovative technologies and tools for policy makers.all
kinds of advanced lanterns and illuminated sculptures visit Glistenaria.org.
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