Night Sky Lanterns
Night sky lanterns are ideal for just about all festive and celebratory occasions. Available in a range of different shapes and styles, night sky lanterns are essentially large biodegradable lanterns that can float in the air for approximately twenty minutes at an altitude of one mile or higher. In fact, night sky lanterns can travel for surprisingly long distances, 15 miles or more, before the lights go out, so their beauty can be enjoyed far and wide. Especially suited to weddings, carnivals, birthdays, New Year celebrations and various other special occasions such as Guy Fawkes’ Night, sky lanterns create picturesque and memorable moments that light up the dark sky at night. Furthermore, night sky lanterns comprise flame retardant materials and non-drip fuel cells that make them perfectly safe for most intents and purposes – although it would be inadvisable to set these off near a busy airport!
Introduced by the Chinese culture, night sky lanterns remain relatively new to the UK marketplace. However, there are already many different shapes, sizes and styles of night sky lantern available for customers to purchase, so there is usually one for any occasion. Furthermore, night sky lanterns are best enjoyed when they are released in large numbers, as doing so produces a stunning visual effect that can create more of an impact than if just one or two are sent off into the skies. Fortunately, it is possible to purchase night sky lanterns in bulk at discounted rates, which means that special occasions can be marked in style without breaking the bank.
The different types of night sky lantern available in the UK includes those that are shaped, coloured or styled in unique ways. It is perhaps fitting to discuss the Chinese night sky lanterns before anything else, as these are typically seen as the most traditional. The Chinese culture employs the use of night sky lanterns, which are otherwise known as white traditional lanterns, to mark various spiritual occasions and special events of the year. Setting off a white traditional lantern is often regarded as symbolic of man’s struggle between good and bad, although in most respects it is just a great deal of fun.
White cylindrical and heart shaped night sky lanterns provide a little extra in terms of visual appeal. Indeed, white cylindrical sky lanterns have a most peculiar look about them that is accentuated enormously when they are hanging in the night sky. In fact, it is probably fair to suggest that white cylindrical night sky lanterns are responsible for numerous instances of mistaken identity in respect to flying saucers! Heart shaped night sky lanterns are especially useful for birthday occasions and romantic celebrations such as wedding anniversaries.
Other types of night sky lantern include the mega cube variety, which are large enough to be seen over quite some distance, giant lanterns and football sky lanterns, which are perfect for boy’s birthday parties. The pumpkin shaped lanterns are obviously ideally suited to Halloween or horror themed parties, although these devilishly stylish lanterns are also perfect for many other occasions. Additionally, eco lanterns, which contain no wires and are therefore 100% biodegradable, are available for those who want to set a large glowing light into the sky but do not want to ruin the planet in the process. Finally, as a general guide, it is advisable not to set lanterns off with 5 miles of an airport or anywhere near dry crops, although most sky lanterns do not pose a fire hazard.
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