Tōrō nagashi is the Japanese ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns. This is done based on the belief that this guides the spirits of the departed back to the other world. The ceremony is ...

After the Lantern Floating Hawaii event, volunteers retrieve the lanterns. The personal messages are blessed and disposed of and the lanterns cleaned and stored for reuse. “For the remembrances, we ...

The Hiroshima event is not just about the 10,000-odd lanterns that float down a river. It is about remembrance. It is about dignity. It is about respect. It is about love, observes Sandeep Goyal.

LINCOLN — Brandon Morrison sees floating lanterns as more than a pretty sight on a clear night. After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Omahan organized a lantern ...

With the successful outcome of last year’s inaugural Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Ceremony and Candlelight Vigil, the 10th Tinian Municipal Council, with the assistance of the Tinian Youth Center, has ...