Hanukkah originated in the Middle Ages, when Europe was suffering from the plague, where the disease went, the living charred, the urban and rural wither, and Europe lost nearly a third of its population. On September 8, 1643, the people of Lyon came to the Notre Dame Cathedral on Mount Fuvier to pray for the Virgin to protect Lyon from the plague. Since then, September 8th has become the day of prayer to the Virgin. In 1852, a statue of the Virgin was built on the edge of the Virgin. It was originally scheduled to hold the inauguration ceremony of the Virgin Mary on September 8, but due to the flood of Lyon that year, it was postponed to December 8. At that day, the heavens were not beautiful. Watching the ceremony to be cancelled, suddenly the clouds opened. Thinking of the divine call, people lit candles in front of their windows, into the night, the whole city was shining candles. Notre Dame on the mountain also lit up. Since then, every December 8, Lyons have lit candles in front of the window, wandering between the streets and watching various lights. Entering the 1980s and 1990s, this traditional lighting festival joined modern floodlighting technology and even new laser and LED light sources, so that Lyon's monuments, riverside posts, streets and alleys are lit up.