Flying lanterns are made out of rice paper with bamboo frames, which contains fuel cell or small candle. When the candle or fuel cell is lighted the flame heats up the air inside the sky lantern making it float.
In Thailand, flying lanterns are used in the Loy Krathong festival. This is the festival held in the night of the 12th moon usually in November and believe to have the brightest and most spectacular celebrations.
Wander down to the beach on most nights and you will find locals selling wish lanterns for a small cost. Light your candle make your wish and once your wish lantern is floating skyward sit back and enjoy.
Cambodia and Laos
Indigenous people represent 1.4 percent of the total population in Cambodia and the majority of them live in remote rural areas within the country. Often referred to as highlanders, their ways of life are different from the lowlanders both from a cultural and economic perspective
Handicrafts are part of their traditional culture and their livelihood as they produce textiles, baskets, jars, pottery, and other tools for their daily use.
In this country, they make paper by hand in the wider region for over 700 years using the bark of the local SA or mulberry leaves. The bark is crushed and soaked in water until it dissolves into a paste and is place in a thin layer on a bamboo bed and dried in the sun.
Sa paper was used for calligraphy and for making festive temple decorations, umbrellas, fans, and kites and is now used for greeting cards, lampshades, bookmarks, and writing papers.
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