with participants writing blessings on lanterns and releasing them into the sky. The event, first held in 1999, is a major cultural attraction and a symbol of Taiwan’s heritage.

It’s now against the law in Independence to use so-called sky lanterns over the Fourth of July holiday. In late May, the City Council banned the sale, possession and use of sky lanterns.

The world’s largest sky lantern festival, RISE, returns to the Mojave Desert October 3-5, 2025, celebrating its 10th anniversary with its most breathtaking and transformative event yet. Every year, ...

Kolkata’s much-loved 'Fanush Utsav,' the century-old sky lantern festival, brought magic to the skies above Bholanath Dham and Dhar Villa on the occasion of Kali Pujo, marking 100 years of this ...

While the word "lantern" may evoke images of red lanterns drifting skyward, like those in Taiwan's Shifen, the lanterns found at the Taoyuan festival more closely resemble the massive floats of Nebuta ...

KUCHING: Hundreds of traditional Chinese sky lanterns, also known as Kun Ming Den, were lit and released at Friendship Park here Thursday night, creating a picturesque scene over the night sky.

Thinking of releasing sky lanterns in Shifen, Taiwan, with your loved ones for that perfect Instagram moment? Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ...