In some countries, it's already 2024 — and in Japan, an beautiful celebration of sky lanterns. The children loved being part of this, and you can see the lanterns were tethered so as to prevent fires.

The Onomichi Lantern Festival was held in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on the night of October 18, with about ...

They light up the sky and are launched at celebrations. But Australia, Spain and Germany have banned them. Now sky lanterns are a growing concern for local fire chiefs who say they're potential fire ...

One of the Japanese community’s most revered celebratory traditions, the lighting and floating of paper sky lanterns, faces a doomed fate as a national organization of firefighters says they’re too ...

Fireworks stands across the area are experiencing a big rush leading up to Independence Day. "The economy has been really good," said Andrew Richardson with R&R Fireworks. "One thing we have noticed ...