A sky lantern is a paper lantern that rises into the air when the air inside it heats up from a flame or another heat source.
A sky lantern is a paper lantern designed to ascend into the air when heated. In Hebrew, it's also known as a "Chinese lantern" or "sky candle," and in some contexts, it's called a "wish lantern."
Sky lanterns are associated with festivals and special events, where people write wishes or messages on them before releasing them. In Pingxi, New Taipei City, Taiwan, releasing lanterns is a cherished tradition and a cultural attraction, with the lanterns symbolizing good fortune, hope, and wishes sent skyward. Today, they are also sold in consumer-ready packages; the commercial claim that they can reach an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters and remain airborne for about 20 minutes is not an officially verified, independently measured statistic.
It's a paper lantern designed to rise into the air when the air inside it heats up from a flame or another heat source.
At festivals and events, it's customary to write wishes or messages on them before releasing them. In the Pingxi tradition, they symbolize good fortune and hope.
Pingxi, in New Taipei City, Taiwan, is known for this tradition and is considered a cultural attraction related to it.
Commercial sources claim a lantern can ascend to about 1,000 meters and remain airborne for about 20 minutes, but this claim has not been independently verified.