Along the way, my friend gave me a popularization of the origin of the lanterns. Listen to him say, Kongming lanterns, also known as sky lanterns, is rumored to be invented by the Three Kingdoms Zhuge Kongming. Back then, Zhuge Kongming was besieged by Sima Yi in Yangping, unable to send troops out of the city to ask for help. Kongming calculated the direction of the wind and made a floating paper lantern, tied with a message of help, and then really got out of danger, so later generations called this lantern Kongming lantern. Another theory is that the shape of this lantern is like the hat worn by Zhuge Kongming, hence the name. Modern people put the Kongming lanterns for the use of blessing.
We took three steps and two steps, quickly came to the stadium. Square people as far as the eye can see: some in the square dance, a large number of people action can be so neat; some in the release of a variety of fireworks and firecrackers, loud bangs continue to come; some in the purchase of lottery tickets, accompanied by the wailing and cheering; and there are already put the Kongming lanterns up in the air, the lights embellished with the darkness of the night. We began to look for the stall selling the lanterns, the boss said five dollars a piece, ten dollars for three, so I bought three. The lantern looks like a thin piece of paper, but open it is a three-dimensional four-square square. From the bottom of the lamp upward there is an iron hook, is used to hang the wax block. Although the production method is very simple, it is greatly affected by the site and weather when it is lifted up. When it is windy, the body of the lantern will be blown diagonally and burned out, and when it rains, the body will be wet and cannot be released, so it is best to choose a time when there is no wind to release the lantern. And today, with the cold wind blowing slightly and no rain on all sides, it is a good day.
When I was about to ask the boss for a pen to write my wish, the city police came, so we took a step back, but I realized that those people were not afraid of the city police at all. And then back to the pen, has been full of people around the stall to borrow a pen, have no choice but to make a wish in your heart. But I found that my a hole in the paper of the lantern, then together with a hole, I quickly asked my friend and I put together. We put a new wax block hanging on the iron hook, bought a lighter to light the wax block, the Kongming lantern slowly ascending to the sky, nearly hooked by the branches, but still safe to break away.
Once upon a time, I was here, or perhaps somewhere else, ascending into the sky along with my wishes, praying for the blessings of the gods. Time and after many years, this place has also changed a lot, I forgot the previous that wish, or perhaps it is the realization of it, then produced a new wish, watching it fly into the same sky dome. Last year, I made new friends, went to new places, witnessed a lot of new things happen, and the only thing that remains the same, is this earthly fire, still flickering.
The stars have moved, the sea has changed, the fireworks are still the same.
The first time I saw this is when I was a kid, and I was a kid.