Welcome to Sky-Hi-Lanterns 

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We are not your usual,corporate,kinda stuffy,website.

We have no boardroom,executive loos,or tea lady ( we make our own :-)

As you might have noticed,we like to think we are a bright,bubbly,kinda funky,and laid back website.

Have a look at out Photo Gallery,it might just raise a smile or two or three.

Watch the videos and listen to the music you will find inside.

Check out our safety & FAQ pages,we may be laid back,but we take

Safety very seriously indeed.

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You probably got here while searching for Sky Lanterns on the internet or maybe a friend recommended us,or you followed a link.

All the Lanterns you see on the following pages have been sourced personally by us to give the best Magical,yet safe, experience .

They are all,without exception,Fully Biodegradable,Enviromentally Friendly,and Fire Retardant.

All Our Sky-Hi-Lanterns Are Fully UK Trading Standards Compliant.

You may,or may not, find lanterns cheaper on the internet,or certain auction sites but we will not compromise on Quality or Safety.

Please take the time to have a look at our Safety page for more details

What Exactly are Sky Lanterns ?

The Chinese named their invention "Kong Ming Deng" after the leader of the three kingdom period of China 184AD - 280AD. Surrounded by enemies he watched the wind direction and used these floating balloons to send out signals for help. 

 It is also said the shape of a sky lantern is like the hat Kong Ming wore.Sky lanterns were then made of oiled rice paper with a bamboo frame at the bottom containing a small candle.

The principle is simple in that hot air created by the flame inside causes the lantern to rise into the sky glowing brightly. Nowadays the modern products we import use flame proof paper and fuel cells that are designed not to smoulder.

In Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, the Sky Lanterns are known as "Khoom Loy". Traditional Northern Thai (Lanna) people use Sky Lanterns all year round, for Spiritual celebrations and other special occasions,

one particular festival, the Loi Kratong festival or Yipeng Lantern festival in which couples and loved ones gather on the riverbanks to float handmade flower arrangements (Kratong), and release 'Khom Loy' together.

This is usually held during the full moon of the twelfth lunar month in the Buddhist Calendar, normally in November.

It is considered good luck to release a 'Kratong' and 'Khom Loy', as many Thai people, especially Buddhists, believe they are symbolic of your problems and worries floating away.

It is tradition to offer the lanterns to Temples and monks, as givers believe they will receive enlightenment in return, as the flame of the lantern is said to symbolize wisdom.

The lantern's light shows them to the 'right path.

Sky Lanterns date back hundreds of years, since armies deployed them as signalling devices, which were then later adopted by common folk, who used them to convey their wishes to Heaven.

 

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