London may lose its lanterns in the sky. Those paper lights propelled by candles that lift off into the wild blue yonder at celebrations and memorials may be grounded by London fire department worries ...

Like many Japanese traditions, the ritual of toro nagashi — setting a floating paper lantern adrift to accompany spirits of the departed back to Buddha's realm — has been embraced by the greater ...

Palm Desert's Civic Center Park will be illuminated with hundreds of floating paper lanterns during the Water Lantern Festival on Nov. 13. The family-friendly festival, which will take place from 3 to ...

LINCOLN — Brandon Morrison sees floating lanterns as more than a pretty sight on a clear night. After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Omahan organized a lantern ...

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - The Morton County Commission is taking aim at floating paper lanterns kept aloft by flame. The Bismarck Tribune (https://bit.ly/1MiLGaP) reports a small panel created by the ...

With the successful outcome of last year’s inaugural Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Ceremony and Candlelight Vigil, the 10th Tinian Municipal Council, with the assistance of the Tinian Youth Center, has ...

Hundreds of floating lanterns illuminated the night sky during the Yi Peng Festival in northern Thailand.Video shows tourists and locals releasing the sky lanterns as fireworks bloomed over Chiang Mai ...

Thousands of lanterns were set afloat on the waters of Lake Trashmore as part of the inaugural Water Lantern Festival. Launched at sunset on Aug. 4, the lanterns were lit with LED lights, and nearly ...