Some updates from yesterday’s post:
After Patricia sent me the originals details, including that the lanterns were made of tissue paper, I did some research on them. The ones I found were fire resistant, but apparently not so true for the ones launched in Cortona. Per Patricia, the following updates:
The lanterns weren’t fire resistant at all! In fact if you weren’t careful they caught fire before taking off, and some did just that.
Also, it is the second time Cortona has had these lanterns but the first time wasn’t last Christmas. It was meant to be for Valentine’s Day, 2012, and held on the nearest Saturday to 14th February, but Cortona was under snow so it was postponed and done in March to welcome Spring instead.
So, who knows which season the next lantern launch will celebrate? Only the weather can tell for sure!
Ciao,
Judy
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