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Lanterns |
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| SL10 |
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Price includes Shipping to UK only
by Parcel Force48
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| SL20 |
20 |
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Price includes Shipping to UK only
by Parcel Force48
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Amaze yourself and your friends with these stunning floating sky lanterns
Ideal for special events such as weddings, celebrations, holiday festivities, party's, festivals, firework displays. . . . .
Sky lanterns are made from rice paper, bamboo and rolled wax paper. Simply attach the rolled wax paper to the sky lantern with the wires provided, light it up, release and watch the sky lantern soar up into the sky.
When lit the fuel cell heats the air, creating smoke, and causes the lantern to rise into the air. The Sky Lantern is airborn for approximately 15 minutes, or until the fuel cell is exhausted, then the Sky lantern floats back to the ground. They achieve quite a height and launching them in strong winds is not recommended. Sky lanterns are also known as
"Kongming lanterns" because historically their invention is credited to
Kongming, also known as Zhūge Liàng from the Three Kingdoms period of China's
history. Alternately the name may come from the lantern's resemblance to the hat Kongming is traditionally shown to be wearing. Pingsi
in the Taipei County of Taiwan holds an annual Lantern Festival in which sky lanterns are released.
The people of Northern Thailand also have a variation on a Sky Lantern. These are known as
"Khoom Loy". Northern Thai people use Sky Lanterns all year round, for celebrations and other special occasions, one festival in particular is the Loi Kratong festival in which lovers and partners gather on the riverbanks to float flowers and candles, launch Fireworks and release Sky Lanterns together. It is considered good luck to release a Sky Lantern, and many Thai's believe they are symbolic of your problems and worries floating away.
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