Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings.

The event, in which participants release floating rice-paper lanterns into the air at night, was started last year in the U.S. and is based on a traditional festival in northern Thailand called Yi ...

Photo taken: Aug. 6, Green Lake Photographer’s description: “The 48th annual ‘Hope to Hiroshima,’ commemorating all victims of violence, was a lantern-floating ceremony held at Green Lake.

Policemen had a hilarious sky lantern fail when it fell straight into a pond after launching. Footage shows the cops sending off the paper lantern with candle burning inside during the Loy Krathong ...

Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.

Local News Officials warn of dangers of floating sky lanterns Sky lanterns can pose a problem by landing in power lines or trees.

On Lake Victoria, attracting baitfish with lanterns extends as far back as anyone can remember. But overfishing may jeopardize the tradition.

About 8,000 of the lanterns were released above Poznan in central Poland on June 21, a sight that was organized to mark the shortest night of the year.

Sky lanterns are simple, festive, and beautiful, but can also be dangerous. Authorities in various countries banned their use after several fires were blamed on the floating lights.

The Unidentified Flying Objects became IFOs when members of a nearby wedding party informed police that the floating, flaming objects were paper lanterns lit just after their ceremony.

Supporters of a hospice are gearing up for a sponsored lantern ceremony and walk in memory of special moments and loved ones.

And the floating lanterns have been wreaking havoc outside of China as well, as the practice has caught on in other countries. The U.K. fire brigade reportedly had to put out over 100 cases of ...