The Lantern Festival, an event inspired from the ancient Asian tradition of releasing lanterns into the air to honor a loved one, bring about good fortune, or symbolize a new beginning, will take place Saturday in Post Falls, Idaho.
The event will take place at Stateline Speedway, 1349 N. Beck Road. Gates open at 3 p.m. and tickets $40 and can be purchased at the door or online.
Each ticket grants admission into the festival, a 100 percent biodegradable lantern, a lighter and a sticker. Participants 16 years and older are required to register. Participants 15 years and younger are free of charge and may be spectators, but may not be involved in lantern lighting.
Lanterns will fly when the sun goes down (between 7 and 10 p.m.). After the event, “Lantern Chasers” collect the released lanterns.
The event will include music, dancing and s’mores.
According to the event website, “historically lanterns were used to symbolize good fortune, request favorable weather, or to celebrate the life of a loved one, just to name a few. But here in 2015, we don’t care if you are turning over a new leaf or just snapping some sweet shots for Instagram.”
