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*intro flashs /a mish mash of sorts*
puddin:
Oh pretty :jumpy:
georgiapeach:
Very pretty Boingo! :tup:
What is it for--a ceremony of some sort?
Boingo:
:lol: May be candles, but could also be sterno wicks for some chafing dish. Somethind the food service industry might use. :angel:
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Boingo:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on November 04, 2007, 11:42:16 PM ---Very pretty Boingo! :tup:
What is it for--a ceremony of some sort?
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Most likely associated with Buddhist festivals, Chinese New Year festivities, celebrations, etc.
Here's a description of "hot air" lanterns in Thailand:
The Kome Loy is a lantern that is similar to a hot-air-balloon. It is also quite similar to that of a normal lantern except it does not require 24 candles for illumination. Because the air lantern must rise up to float in the air, it must be lightweight, therefore, it does not have a bamboo cylinder inside. In order to send the lantern into the air, it requires a method to heat the air. This is done by tying a small bowl underneath the open section of the lantern. Oil is then placed into the bowl along with a cotton cloth. As the oil catches fire and commences burning, the hot air quickly travels into the lantern and it soon rises into the air.
It is believed that by sending off these lanterns an individual can send one's sins and bad luck into the air. Usually before the lantern soars into the sky, an individual will pray that one's sin or bad luck will be transported on the lantern and floated away high into the sky. Sometimes an address is left inside. The purpose of this is when the lantern come back down to the ground, and individual can follow an address and seek for money from whomever wrote the address. Or even sometimes, the maker will put some money inside the lantern. The purpose of the hot air lantern is to worship and pay respect to the Phra Ged Kaew Ju La Manee. An old legend tells that during war, these lanterns were sent into enemy territory and exploded.
puddin:
They look like Sterno Boingo ??? what an odd introflash?
Oh I concur the pigeons are around the Duomo :angel: :lol:
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