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A woman floats a lantern on the Motoyasu River as a prayer for peace, with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen in the background, in ...
This week marks 80 years since the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On Saturday, the 42nd annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony will commemorate the occasion, offer community members the ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s a scene unlike any other, with thousands of lanterns adrift in the pristine waters of Ala Moana, back in person for the first time since 2019. As spectacular as … ...
The Lantern Floating ceremony, held every Memorial Day, honors loved ones who have been lost. Thousands of lanterns ― each bearing personal messages ― illuminate the waters off Ala Moana Beach ...
Loved ones share messages written on lanterns for Shinnyo Lantern Floating by: Alina Lee Posted: May 27, 2024 / 05:19 PM HST Updated: May 28, 2024 / 10:03 AM HST ...
The canoe used in that voyage, which returned home to Hawaii this past December, carried the lantern for prayers for Hawaii during the ceremony, offering a symbol of hope for the island’s future and ...
Bobbie Palencia cried Monday at the Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony at Ala Moana Regional Park before setting afloat a lantern in memory of her boyfriend, who died in 2022.
Individual lanterns will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the day of the ceremony, or until supplies run out. Click here for more information.
Saturday, June 21, 2025 77° Today's Paper Hawaii News Lantern-floating ceremony sends memories to sea By Timothy Hurley May 30, 2017 1/9 ...
Tempe Water Lantern Festival 2023 tickets and discounts Tickets are $26.98 with a $5.97 fee and include a floating lantern kit, marker, drawstring bag and scavenger hunt giveaway entry.