Flying Red Lanterns

15th day on the lunar calendar is the day when we write our wishes on the lantern, and let it fly off to the moon. After taking a year's break from the extreme crowds to Taipei county: "Pingxi" in '08, we gathered a different group and headed uphills last Saturday despite the drizzle. Six people took turns and wrote on a multi-colored lantern: each color had a significant representation: yellow for health, pink for love, etc.. We bought a string of firecrackers for a little variation that was lit as a tail off the lantern as it flew up into the sky. Everyone sprung off from the lantern as firecrackers cracked. With more experiences flying lanterns, I would rather try attaching sparkling fairy-wand crackers off the lantern which will last longer as it flies into the air.

Taking turns to write our "work" related wishes.

Hot air lantern is all heated up & ready to take off!! Guys have to be quick to light up the string of fire crackers before the lantern flies off.

Sky Full of lanterns~