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Monthly Archives: November 2009

 
 

Christmas Wishes with Chinese lanterns

The festive season is literally just around the corner; mince pies are being baked, mulled wine, well, mulled, and the shops are being packed with eager gift-buyers. It can be all too easy to forget the real meaning of Christmas, to forget that this is a time of being together, of celebrating family and friendship, [...]

 
 

Chinese lanterns at the lantern festival

Ever year, thousands of chinese lanterns are released into the sky in celebration of the chinese lantern festival. This annual festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the chinese calendar, and marks the end of the Chinese New Year festival. In 2010, the festival will be celebrated on the [...]

 
 

Safety precautions to take with Chinese Lanterns

It’s always a good idea to read up on safety for your Chinese lanterns before setting them off, particularly if you’re doing so around young people or children, or if you’re planning to use them as part of a party and have a large number of people around. Once you’ve unwrapped your Chinese lanterns, we [...]

 
 

Chinese lanterns prove a real Bonfire Night treat

Already November is creeping up on us. A month of celebration, of bonfires and toffee apples, sparklers and mittens, fireworks and Chinese lanterns. Last year the Wishlantern team gathered at public firework displays all over Wandsworth and Lambeth, to demonstrate just how special the lanterns can be and how they can wow audiences at this [...]