Kongming Lantern

Kongming lantern also called Prayer lantern orLighting and flying Kongming lanterns is a traditional
Wen lantern.It was invented by Kongming (that isfolk activity to offer sacrifices to gods or
Zhuge Liang) in Three Kingdoms Period.It has aancestors in Hainan Province.There are many
long history of more than 1700 years soreasons for it.Some people say it uses for
far.Somebody says as it looks like Kongming’sconveying information,some say it uses for
hat,so it calls Kongming lantern.The story aboutfortune-telling,but in most people’s opinions,it
Kongming lantern:When Zhuge Liang was sieged inuses for blessing.In lots of villages and
Pingyang by Sima Yi,he couldn’t send soldierstowns,Wanning City of Hainan Province,there are
to ask help.He calculated the wind directiona special Wen lantern Festival.In July and August
right,making the paper lantern which hadevery year, the lunar calendar,local people will fly
information for help inside.He flew the lantern,atWen lantern voluntarily.They write their good
last he was saved.From then on,people call thatwishes and blessing on the lanterns,wishing well.
kind of lantern as Kongming lantern.Here,I will say something about Thailand Water
Then whereever Shu army stayed,they wouldlantern Festival.It is the most meaningful festival in
have some Kongming lanterns.When flying lanternsThailand.The lanterns they fly are also called
in the night sky,they could be seen during a wideKongming lanterns,but those lanterns are shown in
place.The enemy didn’t know what wererivers.On the night of December 15th,Thailand
lanterns,they felt curious,appreciating theCalendar each year,the rain season is gone.People
lanterns.Till the Shu army beat them,they knewgive Water lanterns between each other,going to
really what had happened at that time.the origin of lanterns----Gui River to bless.
After Zhuge Liang being the prime minister ofFrom this point,we can know that people in the
Shu,his wife still stayed in hometown.She missedtwo countries all have similar cultural connotation
him quite much,and she flew Kongming lanterns toand cultivation.
express her love.