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id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">East Asian style of lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper. For the Green Day song, see <a href="/wiki/Slappy" title="Slappy">Slappy</a>. For the small hot air balloon made of paper, see <a href="/wiki/Sky_lantern" title="Sky lantern">Sky lantern</a>.</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_paper_lanterns,_Shanghai,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Red_paper_lanterns%2C_Shanghai%2C_2012.jpg/150px-Red_paper_lanterns%2C_Shanghai%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Red_paper_lanterns%2C_Shanghai%2C_2012.jpg/225px-Red_paper_lanterns%2C_Shanghai%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Red_paper_lanterns%2C_Shanghai%2C_2012.jpg/300px-Red_paper_lanterns%2C_Shanghai%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>Red paper lanterns for sale in <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>paper lantern</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Lantern" title="Lantern">lantern</a> made of thin, brightly colored paper.<sup id="cite_ref-freedictionary_lantern_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freedictionary_lantern-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paper lanterns come in various shapes and sizes, as well as various methods of construction. In their simplest form, they are simply a <a href="/wiki/Paper_bag" title="Paper bag">paper bag</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Candle" title="Candle">candle</a> placed inside, although more complicated <a href="/wiki/Lantern" title="Lantern">lanterns</a> consist of a collapsible <a href="/wiki/Bamboo" title="Bamboo">bamboo</a> or metal frame of hoops covered with tough <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin">Origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paper lanterns are likely derived from earlier lanterns that used other types of translucent material like <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horn_(anatomy)" title="Horn (anatomy)">horn</a>, or animal skin. The material covering was used to prevent the flame in the lantern from being extinguished by wind, while still retaining its use as a light source. <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">Papermaking technology</a> originated from China from at least AD 105 during the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Han_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Han dynasty">Eastern Han dynasty</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-tsien_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsien-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it is unknown exactly when paper became used for lanterns. Poems about paper lanterns start to appear in Chinese history at around the 6th century.<sup id="cite_ref-tsien_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsien-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Paper lanterns were common by the <a href="/wiki/Tang_dynasty" title="Tang dynasty">Tang dynasty</a> (AD 690–705), and it was during this period that the first annual lantern festival was established.<sup id="cite_ref-tsien_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tsien-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From China, it was spread to neighboring cultures in <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are three general types of paper lanterns, they are: </p> <ul><li>Hanging lantern - the basic type of paper lantern used for illumination. They are meant to be carried, hung, or mounted on stands.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_lantern" title="Sky lantern">Sky lantern</a> - a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended. Also known as "flying lanterns", "sky candles" or "fire balloons."</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_lantern" title="Water lantern">Water lantern</a> - paper lanterns that float on the surface of water.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="By_region">By region</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: By region"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to everyday usage as a light source in the past, paper lanterns are commonly associated with <a href="/wiki/Festival" title="Festival">festivals</a> in <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asian</a> cultures. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="East_Asia">East Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: East Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="China_&_Taiwan"><span id="China_.26_Taiwan"></span>China & Taiwan</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: China & Taiwan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Palace_lantern" title="Palace lantern">Palace lantern</a></div> <p>Paper lanterns are called <i>Dēnglóng</i> (<a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">simplified Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hans">灯笼</span>; <a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">traditional Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant">燈籠</span>) in China. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lantern festival at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taiwan"><img alt="Lantern festival at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg/120px-ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg/250px-ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Lantern_festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Lantern festival">Lantern festival</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Chiang_Kai-shek_Memorial_Hall" title="Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall">Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall</a> in Taiwan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:London%27s_Chinatown.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lanterns above the street in London's Chinatown"><img alt="Lanterns above the street in London's Chinatown" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/London%27s_Chinatown.jpg/120px-London%27s_Chinatown.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/London%27s_Chinatown.jpg/250px-London%27s_Chinatown.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lanterns above the street in <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_London" title="Chinatown, London">London's Chinatown</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Japan">Japan</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Traditional_lighting_equipment_of_Japan" title="Traditional lighting equipment of Japan">Traditional lighting equipment of Japan</a></div> <p>In Japan <a href="/wiki/Traditional_lighting_equipment_of_Japan" title="Traditional lighting equipment of Japan">the traditional styles</a> include <i><a href="/wiki/Bonbori" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonbori">bonbori</a></i> and <i>chōchin</i> and there is a special style of lettering called <i><a href="/wiki/Edomoji" title="Edomoji">chōchin moji</a></i> used to write on them. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_Lantern_Makers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Japanese Lantern Makers, photo by T. Enami"><img alt="Japanese Lantern Makers, photo by T. Enami" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Japanese_Lantern_Makers.jpg/120px-Japanese_Lantern_Makers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Japanese_Lantern_Makers.jpg/250px-Japanese_Lantern_Makers.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="904" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Japanese Lantern Makers, photo by <a href="/wiki/T._Enami" title="T. Enami">T. Enami</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A chochin lantern from Japan"><img alt="A chochin lantern from Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG/90px-Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG/135px-Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG/180px-Ikuta_jinja_Chochin.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Chochin" class="mw-redirect" title="Chochin">chochin</a> lantern from Japan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aki-no-nanakusa_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Hexagonal bonbori lamps the Ise Grand Shrine"><img alt="Hexagonal bonbori lamps the Ise Grand Shrine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Aki-no-nanakusa_01.JPG/120px-Aki-no-nanakusa_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Aki-no-nanakusa_01.JPG/250px-Aki-no-nanakusa_01.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="1501" data-file-height="1001" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hexagonal <a href="/wiki/Bonbori" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonbori">bonbori</a> lamps the <a href="/wiki/Ise_Grand_Shrine" class="mw-redirect" title="Ise Grand Shrine">Ise Grand Shrine</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southeast_Asia">Southeast Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Southeast Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Philippines">Philippines</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Parol" title="Parol">Parol</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, a traditional paper lantern is the <a href="/wiki/Parol" title="Parol">parol</a>, which is regarded an iconic symbol of <a href="/wiki/Christmas_in_the_Philippines" title="Christmas in the Philippines">Filipino Christmas</a>. Traditionally constructed using <a href="/wiki/Bamboo" title="Bamboo">bamboo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japanese_paper" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese paper">Japanese paper</a>, modern parols have been made using other materials such as <a href="/wiki/Plastic" title="Plastic">plastic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metal" title="Metal">metal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Capiz_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Capiz shell">capiz shells</a>. Its most-common form is a <a href="/wiki/Pentagram" title="Pentagram">five-pointed star</a>, although it can come in various shapes and sizes.<sup id="cite_ref-JJohn_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JJohn-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Magocsi_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Magocsi-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gma1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gma1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dating back to the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1565%E2%80%931898)" title="History of the Philippines (1565–1898)">Spanish colonial period of the Philippines</a>, parols are a traditional part of the <a href="/wiki/Panunul%C3%BAyan" class="mw-redirect" title="Panunulúyan">Panunulúyan</a> pageant in the nine-day Christmas <a href="/wiki/Novena" title="Novena">Novena</a> procession leading up to the <a href="/wiki/Simbang_Gabi" title="Simbang Gabi">Simbang Gabi</a> (midnight mass). It was initially rectangular or oblong in shape but eventually came to be made in various shapes. It became standardized to a five-pointed star (symbolizing the <a href="/wiki/Star_of_Bethlehem" title="Star of Bethlehem">Star of Bethlehem</a>) during the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1898%E2%80%931946)" title="History of the Philippines (1898–1946)">American colonial period</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tan_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tan-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Simple_capiz_parol.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A simple star-shaped parol made of capiz shells"><img alt="A simple star-shaped parol made of capiz shells" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Simple_capiz_parol.jpg/120px-Simple_capiz_parol.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Simple_capiz_parol.jpg/180px-Simple_capiz_parol.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Simple_capiz_parol.jpg/240px-Simple_capiz_parol.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A simple star-shaped <a href="/wiki/Parol" title="Parol">parol</a> made of <a href="/wiki/Capiz_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Capiz shell">capiz shells</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Parols_For_Sale.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Parols for sale"><img alt="Parols for sale" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Parols_For_Sale.png/120px-Parols_For_Sale.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Parols_For_Sale.png/180px-Parols_For_Sale.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Parols_For_Sale.png/240px-Parols_For_Sale.png 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="432" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Parols for sale</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GLFjf1503_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Programed electronic parols during the 2012 Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga"><img alt="Programed electronic parols during the 2012 Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/GLFjf1503_02.JPG/120px-GLFjf1503_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/GLFjf1503_02.JPG/180px-GLFjf1503_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/GLFjf1503_02.JPG/240px-GLFjf1503_02.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Programed electronic parols during the 2012 <a href="/wiki/Giant_Lantern_Festival" title="Giant Lantern Festival">Giant Lantern Festival</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Fernando,_Pampanga" title="San Fernando, Pampanga">San Fernando, Pampanga</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Thailand">Thailand</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Thailand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Loi_Krathong" class="mw-redirect" title="Loi Krathong">Loi Krathong</a></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Yi_Peng" class="mw-redirect" title="Yi Peng">Yi Peng</a> festival of Thailand, some people also decorate their houses, gardens, and temples with <i>khom fai</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">โคมไฟ</span>), intricately shaped paper lanterns which take on different forms. <i>Khom thue</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">โคมถือ</span>) are lanterns which are carried around hanging from a stick, <i>khom khwaen</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">โคมแขวน</span>) are the hanging lanterns, and <i>khom pariwat</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">โคมปริวรรต</span>), which are placed at temples and which revolve due to the heat of the candle inside. The most elaborate <i>Yi Peng</i> celebrations can be seen in <a href="/wiki/Chiang_Mai" title="Chiang Mai">Chiang Mai</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the ancient capital of the former Lanna kingdom, where now both <i>Loi Krathong</i> and <i>Yi Peng</i> are celebrated at the same time resulting in lights floating on the waters, lights hanging from trees/buildings or standing on walls, and lights floating in the sky. The tradition of <i>Yi Peng</i> was also adopted by certain parts of <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> during the 16th century. </p><p>Thousands of sky lanterns called <i>khom loi</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">โคมลอย</span>) are also released annually during the <a href="/wiki/Yi_Peng" class="mw-redirect" title="Yi Peng">Yi Peng</a> festival. However, this is a relatively new addition to the festival, only dating back to the first decade of the 21st century as part of tourism development.<sup id="cite_ref-BP-20181118_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BP-20181118-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sky lanterns in the sky on the night of Yi Peng in Thailand."><img alt="Sky lanterns in the sky on the night of Yi Peng in Thailand." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg/120px-Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg/250px-Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1685" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Sky_lantern" title="Sky lantern">Sky lanterns</a> in the sky on the night of <a href="/wiki/Yi_Peng" class="mw-redirect" title="Yi Peng">Yi Peng</a> in Thailand. </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vietnam">Vietnam</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vietnam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two traditional festivals in <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> have prominent roles for lanterns: </p> <ol><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vu_Lan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vu Lan (page does not exist)">Vu Lan</a> on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. <a href="/wiki/Buddhist_temple" title="Buddhist temple">Buddhist temples</a> traditionally would host the release of floating <a href="/wiki/Water_lantern" title="Water lantern">water lanterns</a> down river courses on small paper crafts with sticks of <a href="/wiki/Incense" title="Incense">incense</a> and written prayers.</li></ol> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wt-4368_PS.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An old woman releases water lanterns in Hội An"><img alt="An old woman releases water lanterns in Hội An" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Wt-4368_PS.jpg/120px-Wt-4368_PS.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Wt-4368_PS.jpg/250px-Wt-4368_PS.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1367" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An old woman releases water lanterns in Hội An</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OMD40445_(27821684578).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Buddhists and monks prepare to water lanterns on the occasion of Vu Lan"><img alt="Buddhists and monks prepare to water lanterns on the occasion of Vu Lan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/OMD40445_%2827821684578%29.jpg/120px-OMD40445_%2827821684578%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/OMD40445_%2827821684578%29.jpg/250px-OMD40445_%2827821684578%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Buddhists and monks prepare to water lanterns on the occasion of Vu Lan</div> </li> </ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/T%E1%BA%BFt_Trung_Thu" title="Tết Trung Thu">Tết Trung Thu</a>, (Mid-Autumn festival) also known as the Children's Festival (Tết Nhi Đồng) on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Children would parade in the streets with lit lanterns (<i>rước đèn</i>) with accompanying music and songs after sunset. The lanterns in this case are whimsical with a multitude of shapes and themes like fish, star... The lanterns are typically in transparent colored papers.</li></ol> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Den_ong_sao.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Star-shaped lanterns of tết Trung Thu."><img alt="Star-shaped lanterns of tết Trung Thu." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Den_ong_sao.JPG/120px-Den_ong_sao.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Den_ong_sao.JPG/180px-Den_ong_sao.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Den_ong_sao.JPG/240px-Den_ong_sao.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Star-shaped lanterns of tết Trung Thu.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Star-shaped lanterns"><img alt="Star-shaped lanterns" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg/120px-Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg/180px-Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg/240px-Star-shaped_lanterns.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Star-shaped lanterns</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_(1874-1951).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The street of colourful lanterns - Léon Busy (1874-1951)"><img alt="The street of colourful lanterns - Léon Busy (1874-1951)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_%281874-1951%29.jpg/120px-The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_%281874-1951%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_%281874-1951%29.jpg/180px-The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_%281874-1951%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_%281874-1951%29.jpg/240px-The_street_of_colourful_lanterns_-_L%C3%A9on_Busy_%281874-1951%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="468" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The street of colourful lanterns - Léon Busy (1874-1951)</div> </li> </ul> <p>In addition to the above two festivals, paper lanterns are also hung by Vietnamese people on the occasion of the <a href="/wiki/T%E1%BA%BFt_Nguy%C3%AAn_%C4%90%C3%A1n" class="mw-redirect" title="Tết Nguyên Đán">Tết Nguyên Đán</a> to look forward to a good new year. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lantern,_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi,_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Paper lantern, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology - Hanoi"><img alt="Paper lantern, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology - Hanoi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Lantern%2C_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG/80px-Lantern%2C_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Lantern%2C_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG/120px-Lantern%2C_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Lantern%2C_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG/160px-Lantern%2C_Viet_-_Vietnam_Museum_of_Ethnology_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC02557.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="5472" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Paper lantern, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology - Hanoi</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dragon_lantern_in_B%C3%A1t_Tr%C3%A0ng_(2018).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paper lanterns are hung during the Tết Nguyên Đán in Bát Tràng village"><img alt="Paper lanterns are hung during the Tết Nguyên Đán in Bát Tràng village" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Dragon_lantern_in_B%C3%A1t_Tr%C3%A0ng_%282018%29.jpg/120px-Dragon_lantern_in_B%C3%A1t_Tr%C3%A0ng_%282018%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Dragon_lantern_in_B%C3%A1t_Tr%C3%A0ng_%282018%29.jpg/250px-Dragon_lantern_in_B%C3%A1t_Tr%C3%A0ng_%282018%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2160" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Paper lanterns are hung during the Tết Nguyên Đán in <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A1t_Tr%C3%A0ng" title="Bát Tràng">Bát Tràng</a> village</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hanoi_Old_Quarter_(25397128097).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paper lanterns in Hanoi's Old Quarter"><img alt="Paper lanterns in Hanoi's Old Quarter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Hanoi_Old_Quarter_%2825397128097%29.jpg/80px-Hanoi_Old_Quarter_%2825397128097%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Hanoi_Old_Quarter_%2825397128097%29.jpg/120px-Hanoi_Old_Quarter_%2825397128097%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Hanoi_Old_Quarter_%2825397128097%29.jpg/160px-Hanoi_Old_Quarter_%2825397128097%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Paper lanterns in Hanoi's <a href="/wiki/Old_Quarter,_Hanoi" title="Old Quarter, Hanoi">Old Quarter</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_(3504183018).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Đại Trung Gate, Văn Miếu"><img alt="Đại Trung Gate, Văn Miếu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_%283504183018%29.jpg/120px-DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_%283504183018%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_%283504183018%29.jpg/180px-DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_%283504183018%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_%283504183018%29.jpg/240px-DGJ_1692_-_Dai_Trung_Gate_%283504183018%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Đại Trung Gate, <a href="/wiki/V%C4%83n_Mi%E1%BA%BFu" class="mw-redirect" title="Văn Miếu">Văn Miếu</a></div> </li> </ul> <p>Paper lanterns are also used to attract visitors, for example, <a href="/wiki/Hoian" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoian">Hoian</a> city, a famous tourist destination of Vietnam, often hangs paper lanterns throughout the year to attract tourists. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lanterns_in_Hoi_An,_Vietnam_(25708206924).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Lanterns_in_Hoi_An%2C_Vietnam_%2825708206924%29.jpg/120px-Lanterns_in_Hoi_An%2C_Vietnam_%2825708206924%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Lanterns_in_Hoi_An%2C_Vietnam_%2825708206924%29.jpg/180px-Lanterns_in_Hoi_An%2C_Vietnam_%2825708206924%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Lanterns_in_Hoi_An%2C_Vietnam_%2825708206924%29.jpg/240px-Lanterns_in_Hoi_An%2C_Vietnam_%2825708206924%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lanterns_in_Hoi_An_6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Lanterns_in_Hoi_An_6.jpg/120px-Lanterns_in_Hoi_An_6.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Lanterns_in_Hoi_An_6.jpg/250px-Lanterns_in_Hoi_An_6.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hoi_An_(25653775177).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Hoi_An_%2825653775177%29.jpg/120px-Hoi_An_%2825653775177%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Hoi_An_%2825653775177%29.jpg/180px-Hoi_An_%2825653775177%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Hoi_An_%2825653775177%29.jpg/240px-Hoi_An_%2825653775177%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paper Lanterns in the streets of Hội An"><img alt="Paper Lanterns in the streets of Hội An" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg/120px-Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg/180px-Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg/240px-Wt-4418EX4.5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1367" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Paper Lanterns in the streets of Hội An</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_Tax_-_14780682928.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paper Lanterns in Thương xá Tax"><img alt="Paper Lanterns in Thương xá Tax" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_Tax_-_14780682928.jpg/120px-Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_Tax_-_14780682928.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_Tax_-_14780682928.jpg/250px-Th%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_x%C3%A1_Tax_-_14780682928.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Paper Lanterns in Thương xá Tax</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Malaysia_&_Singapore"><span id="Malaysia_.26_Singapore"></span>Malaysia & Singapore</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Malaysia & Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paper lanterns are used especially in Chinatown areas in countries having notable <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese" title="Overseas Chinese">Chinese ethnicity heritage</a>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lanterns in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur"><img alt="Lanterns in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg/120px-Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg/180px-Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg/240px-Paper_lanterns_and_mural_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6720" data-file-height="4480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lanterns in <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Kuala_Lumpur" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur">Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paper_lanterns_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lanterns in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur"><img alt="Lanterns in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Paper_lanterns_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg/120px-Paper_lanterns_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Paper_lanterns_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg/250px-Paper_lanterns_in_Kuala_Lumpur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4300" data-file-height="6450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lanterns in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paper_lanterns_in_Singapore.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lanterns at Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown, Singapore"><img alt="Lanterns at Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown, Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Paper_lanterns_in_Singapore.jpg/120px-Paper_lanterns_in_Singapore.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Paper_lanterns_in_Singapore.jpg/250px-Paper_lanterns_in_Singapore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4480" data-file-height="6720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lanterns at <a href="/wiki/Buddha_Tooth_Relic_Temple_and_Museum" title="Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum">Buddha Tooth Relic Temple</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Singapore" title="Chinatown, Singapore">Chinatown, Singapore</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chinese_lanterns_in_the_side_of_Buddha_Tooth_Relic_temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lanterns at Buddha Tooth Relic temple"><img alt="Lanterns at Buddha Tooth Relic temple" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Chinese_lanterns_in_the_side_of_Buddha_Tooth_Relic_temple.jpg/120px-Chinese_lanterns_in_the_side_of_Buddha_Tooth_Relic_temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Chinese_lanterns_in_the_side_of_Buddha_Tooth_Relic_temple.jpg/250px-Chinese_lanterns_in_the_side_of_Buddha_Tooth_Relic_temple.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="6424" data-file-height="4283" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lanterns at Buddha Tooth Relic temple</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lanterns in Singapore during Chinese New Year"><img alt="Lanterns in Singapore during Chinese New Year" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg/120px-Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg/180px-Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg/240px-Chinese_lanterns_yellow_model.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6720" data-file-height="4480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Lanterns in Singapore during <a href="/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" title="Chinese New Year">Chinese New Year</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Asia">South Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: South Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sri_Lanka">Sri Lanka</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sri Lanka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Vesak" title="Vesak">Vesak</a></div> <p>Colorful paper lanterns called <i>vesak kuudu</i> are hung outside houses during the Buddhist festival of <a href="/wiki/Vesak" title="Vesak">Vesak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vesak.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Traditional Vesak lanterns during Vesak in Sri Lanka"><img alt="Traditional Vesak lanterns during Vesak in Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Vesak.JPG/120px-Vesak.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Vesak.JPG/180px-Vesak.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Vesak.JPG/240px-Vesak.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Traditional Vesak lanterns during <a href="/wiki/Vesak" title="Vesak">Vesak</a> in Sri Lanka</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vesak_Festive_Adornments,_Jaffna.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Floating lanterns float along a lake during Vesak in Sri Lanka"><img alt="Floating lanterns float along a lake during Vesak in Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Vesak_Festive_Adornments%2C_Jaffna.jpg/120px-Vesak_Festive_Adornments%2C_Jaffna.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Vesak_Festive_Adornments%2C_Jaffna.jpg/180px-Vesak_Festive_Adornments%2C_Jaffna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Vesak_Festive_Adornments%2C_Jaffna.jpg/240px-Vesak_Festive_Adornments%2C_Jaffna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Floating lanterns float along a lake during Vesak in Sri Lanka</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Americas">Americas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Americas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States">United States</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Luminaria" title="Luminaria">Luminaria</a></div> <p>Placing candles or <a href="/wiki/Tea_light" class="mw-redirect" title="Tea light">tea lights</a> in a succession of small paper bags (known as <a href="/wiki/Farolito" class="mw-redirect" title="Farolito">luminarias</a> or farolitos) is a common <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> tradition in <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>. The tradition originated from the <a href="/wiki/Parol" title="Parol">parol</a> paper lanterns of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> brought over to the Americas during the colonial period.<sup id="cite_ref-Castro_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Castro-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Greene_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Greene-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ribera_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ribera-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luminarias.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Luminarias during Christmas in Albuquerque, New Mexico"><img alt="Luminarias during Christmas in Albuquerque, New Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Luminarias.jpg/120px-Luminarias.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Luminarias.jpg/250px-Luminarias.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1090" data-file-height="819" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Luminarias during Christmas in <a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_photography">In photography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: In photography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>High-wattage paper lanterns are commonly used in lighting for motion picture productions. Commonly referred to as "China balls", they provide soft, edgeless light to a scene.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Color_in_Chinese_culture" title="Color in Chinese culture">Color in Chinese culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamif%C5%ABsen" title="Kamifūsen">Kamifūsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lantern" title="Lantern">Lantern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luminaria" title="Luminaria">Luminaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sky_lantern" title="Sky lantern">Sky lantern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_lamp#Hinduism" title="Oil lamp">Types of Indian lamps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_lantern" title="Water lantern">Water lantern</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paper_lantern&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-freedictionary_lantern-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-freedictionary_lantern_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Chinese+lantern">"Chinese lantern"</a>. 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