They submitted a motion calling for a "complete ban on the release of sky lanterns and helium balloons from any and all of the land [the council] owns". It was backed at a meeting of the full ...

A council is set to ban the release of balloons and sky lanterns in a bid to protect the environment. Walsall Council said the measure was a response to the potential harm posed to wildlife and ...

KUCHING: Hundreds of traditional Chinese sky lanterns, also known as Kun Ming Den, were lit and released at Friendship Park here Thursday night, creating a picturesque scene over the night sky.

The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is a religious event in northern Thailand that celebrates the full moon of the second month in the Thai Lanna calendar. The festival is marked by the release of sky ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Hundreds of lanterns set for the sky in New Taipei City, Taiwan as part of the Sky Lantern Festival. The festival is held to mark Mid-Autumn. Participants hand ...

Lanterns will star Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, Kelly Macdonald as Sheriff Kerry, Garret Dillahunt as William Macon, and Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe.

A city news release said they are also known as Chinese lanterns, Kongming lanterns or sky candles. The city said they are hazardous because they can ignite combustible vegetation or buildings and ...