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GALLERY: The Lights Fest

by Mohan Ge

New England residents attended The Lights Fest sky lantern festival Sunday in Winchester, New Hampshire for a chilly Fall evening kept warm by bonfires and illuminated by flocks of paper lanterns. 

 

A festival patron draws on their lantern paper. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Thao Huynh, Anh Ha, Lam Nguyen and Long Nguyen draw on their lantern paper before releasing them. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Skyy Ramos and Walter Teixeira release their lantern. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Festival patrons release their lanterns into the air. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Floating lanterns dot the dark sky above festival patrons. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Jeymi Sequen and Brian Ujueta of Providence, Rhode Island release their lantern. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Festival participants release their lanterns into the air. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Matt Modeen, Maddie Nolan, Brianna Cordisco and Leo Vega of Boston sit by fires. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
Ashna and Drew Malhotra, of Boston, embrace by a fire. MOHAN GE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF
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  1. Bill G
    October 21, 2021 at 8:06 pm

    The person launching these dangerous devices has no control over where it lands. Usually the fire goes out before it hits the ground, but not always. Sometimes the envelope catches fire while in flight. Numerous fires have been started on the ground by sky lanterns. Even if they don’t ignite a fire, they leave litter on the ground. Metal parts have been picked up by hay balers causing serious problems when fed to livestock. Sky lanterns are illegal in at least 30 states.