In some countries, November means winter is coming soon. The days will start to get darker earlier. There are many light festivals around the world in November. These festivals use light in amazing ways!
The Yi Peng Lantern Festival is held every year in Thailand. The festival represents the beauty of the full moon. It can happen on different dates each year but always takes place on a night where there is a full moon, which is when the moon can be completely seen from Earth.
At the festival, people release lots of lanterns into the air. The lanterns can be made from different materials and can often include rice paper and bamboo. Each lantern has a candle or other fuel source attached to create hot air inside. The hot air makes the lantern float.
Some people decorate their houses and gardens with lanterns. Lanterns can also be seen hanging from sticks, buildings, and trees, and even floating on water. Sometimes the hot air makes these hanging lanterns spin around.
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The Magnificent Mile in Chicago is lit up every year.
Each year there is a light festival on a street in Chicago, Illinois, known as the Magnificent Mile. The festival has been happening for more than 30 years.
More than one million lights are placed on 200 trees along the Magnificent Mile. They are on both sides of the street to light up the whole area. There is also a fireworks display that lights up the sky.
The festival has a parade with marching bands and floats, which are platforms built on a vehicle. The floats are decorated in different ways for the parade.
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A trail of light along a canal at the Amsterdam Light Festival.
Amsterdam is a city in the Netherlands. It has many canals. A canal is a narrow path of water built by people. They are a way to move people and goods on boats.
The Amsterdam Light Festival is a trail along the canals of Amsterdam. Lights are used to create different forms of art such as statues and other sculptures. Art is also created by projecting bright lights onto buildings to make different pictures and displays.
People can walk or choose to travel on bikes or boats to see the light art at the festival.
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