Features
Although all Relays vary, there are a few common features:
- Most tend to go overnight.
- Most events last 24 hours.
- Most participants are a part of a team, consisting of approximately 8-15 people.
- A Survivor Dinner.
- A Survivor Lap, which starts the Relay event.
- An Opening Lap, in which all the teams take a lap around the track carrying banners.
- A Luminaria Ceremony, usually with a candlelight vigil to honor those who lost their lives to cancer.
- A Closing Ceremony, including a final lap around the track in which everyone takes part. Awards are given to teams for various achievements, such as most laps walked and most money raised.
- A "Fight Back" Ceremony, in which participants pledge to fight back against cancer in a number of ways. Nowadays, the “Fight Back” Ceremony is often the Closing Ceremony.
Read more about this topic: Relay For Life
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