What Are Flying Lanterns, Sky Lanterns, Chinese Lanterns, Floating Lanterns, Wish Lanterns, and Wedding Lanterns? They all mean the same thing, except for Floating Lanterns, that float on water.
The Asian cultures have a tradition of sending up Flying Lanterns in respect to a deceased person, or to pay respect to the deceased’s loved ones. A Buddhist tradition claims the lanterns lead spirits of the deceased to the other world, to say goodbye to a recently deceased person, and to honor others who have been dead for a long time. The reasons for sending off a Flying Lantern are many, ranging from contrition to celebration. Other occasions for releasing Flying Lanterns are wishing good will toward newlyweds, saying a final goodbye at funerals, or at festivals.
The latest trend is catching on around the world, and some people are using the flying lanterns as a means to settle their troubled minds. Lanterns can be sent up for any reason. Deep down dark secrets? Do not write it in a diary where snoopy noses can read it. Put all your concerns and secrets into a lantern and send it all away. Do flying lanterns make wishes come true? Or, is it positive thinking that changes life-events? The flying lantern is actually symbolic, but good things happen to those who believe! Send up a lantern alone, for yourself, other individuals, or for group celebration or expression:
Yourself
Floating Lanterns can help you apologize to another person. Light a lantern together, send it off across a body of water and wash away bad feelings and build your relationship anew. Sad? Miserable? Light a Floating Lantern and watch all those bad emotions float away. Perhaps there is cause for celebration, or concern; Light a lantern and let your feelings drift. Or, just for yourself, light a Floating Lantern in your bathtub and enjoy the peace and tranquility.
Other Individuals
Do you know a couple who needs help and does not know what to do, or where to turn? Light a Wedding Lantern to clear the air, help them think and find a solution. Quiet wedding? Light a single Wedding Lantern in celebration of their becoming one. Do you know a couple who are financially strapped but wants to celebrate their anniversary? Light a White Wedding Lantern or a lantern in a specific color.
Group Celebration or expression
Sending off a group of Chinese Lanterns is a wonderful way to celebrate any occasion, whether it is a nationally recognized day or the beginning of a new family or group tradition. Expressing thanks to, or asking a favor of the Higher Power? Let a Chinese Lantern lift your heart upward. Start a new tradition for graduates; Purchase one for each graduate and watch the Chinese Lanterns fill the day or night sky!
Sky Lanterns will lift upwards for one mile and will float for miles depending upon the strength of the wind. They float until the source of fuel runs out and then they gently fall to the ground. Environmentally safe, the Sky Lanterns are also easy to use, since there is no assembly needed and they are easy to light. They are completely biodegradable. Do not buy cheap imitations that are made of common rice paper that burns quickly. Purchase your cost-effective Sky Lanterns from us. Ours are made from fire-resistant, biodegradable rice paper, coated with a safe flame-retardant.
The Flying Lanterns can be released any time of the day or night singularly or in groups. The release of Flying Lanterns is a spectacular sight to behold. Especially by those who do not know what they are! They may assume they have seen a UFO or some other extraterrestrial phenomenon. The sight is spectacular! You must “experience” a Flying Lantern. A single lantern sent off is very meaningful, but so is a whole sky full of them.
Purchase lanterns for all occasions of this year into next year. Remember those special days with a lantern. There are many types of lanterns to send into the air. Choose from Santa, Halloween, white, or colored lanterns. How about some red, white and blue lanterns? Patriotism at its height! Or, get some Floating Lanterns for that quiet evening in the tub, at the Lake or pool side. Floating Lanterns are ideal for any gathering at rivers, pools, lakes, ponds, or water festivities. In addition, our Floating Lanterns are reusable.
You can make a homemade lantern by fashioning a rectangle with heavy cardboard, covering it with paper in the color of your choice, decorating it and hanging it. It will not need a lighting device since it is just for decoration. These are also perfect for table centerpieces. Remember us, though, for the real thing! Order flying lanterns from us in many styles and colors and make your next special day a memory that your guests will talk about for a long, long time. Launch a few or a few hundred! Make lanterns for any party or celebration.
Getting married, or do you know someone who is getting married? Commemorate the moment with white Wedding Lanterns. They may be released into the sky during the day or at night. Either time will be a spectacular event to witness. A pair of Wedding Lanterns set off into the sky is a most poignant memory of the two, now one, embarking on life together. Guests may prefer to write personal messages of good luck, blessings, and love on Wedding Lanterns before releasing them into the sky.
Chinese Lanterns originated in China and were utilized as signaling and spy devices. Consequently they are referred to as “Chinese” Lanterns, among several other names. The Asian tradition spread into Europe and the UK; Now the Chinese Lanterns have come to light the skies of America! If your ethnicity is Chinese or Japanese, you may feel closer to your roots and family still in China or Japan by lighting a lantern. Bestow any name on it, any message; Lighten your homesickness or feel closer to your heritage as the lantern wafts away.
Celebrations can become ho-hum after a while. Make your celebration creative, innovative, and magical, with an element of surprise. Be the first in your neighborhood to send up dozens of Sky Lanterns. New to the neighborhood? Throw a party; Have a Sky Lantern event and watch the neighbors all stroll by to gawk. Invite them in and let them light a sky lantern. You will have good neighbors if you “wish.”
Many people prefer lanterns to regular balloons. Some people’s nerve cannot take the loud popping noises as balloons burst. Babies are especially sensitive and easily frightened when balloons explode suddenly. However, the young, the old and everyone in between loves the quiet, but lovely sky lanterns.
Our lanterns are completely biodegradable and safe for the environment. Just carefully unfold the lantern, light the fuel source and turn over, as the heat warms the air in the lantern, it will lift up and drift away. Handle with care around children and do not let children perform the lighting. Lanterns will soar upwards of a mile and drift for several miles, then as the flame dies out, they gently fall to the ground.