Living Water Digital Museum

Welcome to The Living Water Digital Museum’s holiday exhibit celebrating the rich diversity of winter traditions—Advent, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

In this collection, you’ll see how different communities mark the season with light, remembrance, hope, and purpose. Though these holidays come from distinct histories and faith traditions, each invites us to pause and reflect: to prepare our hearts, to honor perseverance, to celebrate identity, and to recommit ourselves to what is good—family, justice, generosity, and peace.

This exhibit also features original student poems, offering personal reflections and creative interpretations of these traditions. Through poetry, students give voice to wonder, gratitude, struggle, and hope—reminding us that culture is not only something we study, but something we experience and express. Their words invite you to slow down, listen closely, and encounter these holidays through the eyes and hearts of young scholars.

As you explore the displays, look for the symbols that tell each story: the Advent wreath and the journey of waiting with expectation; the menorah and the enduring miracle of light; the kinara and the seven principles that call people to unity, responsibility, and love in action. Together, the visual exhibits and poems reflect our belief that learning is both intellectual and artistic, rooted in history and alive in creativity.

Thank you for visiting. May this exhibit expand your perspective, deepen your compassion, and help you see how celebration—through tradition and through art—can be a powerful way of remembering who we are and who we are called to become.