{"id":8894,"date":"2015-09-30T13:52:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2015-09-30T13:52:08","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:52:08","slug":"lantern-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"lantern fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I heard about the amazing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wzzm13.com\/news\/article\/226992\/14\/ArtPrize-artist-launches-lanterns-in-downtown-Grand-Rapids\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Lights in the Night&#8221; ArtPrize event<\/a> in Grand Rapids, Michigan a couple years\u00a0ago so when I came across the opportunity to be part of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelanternfest.com\" target=\"_blank\">similar experience<\/a>, I grabbed it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8898\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest1.jpg\" alt=\"lantern fest\" width=\"600\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest1-244x300.jpg 244w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest1-300x369.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Knowing this would be a magical night, I\u00a0invited our nieces to join\u00a0us. \u00a0The only \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelanternfest.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lantern Fest<\/a> taking place in Michigan this year was held at the Kalamazoo\u00a0Speedway. \u00a0We got there in time to enjoy some s&#8217;more roasting and see this gorgeous\u00a0September sunset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8897\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2.jpg\" alt=\"lantern fest\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once darkness blanketed the sky we lit our lanterns and sent them off to the night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"5\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/8Hde5uI2_8\/\" target=\"_blank\">A video posted by Catching Fireflies (@catchingfirefliescom)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-09-27T02:02:59+00:00\">Sep 26, 2015 at 7:02pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe lanterns are made from thin tissue paper and it was a little tedious getting the cardboard square to light, but once the flame grew, so did the heat causing the lantern to naturally lift.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8896\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest3.jpg\" alt=\"lantern fest\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest3-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest3-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t long before our lantern joined the hundreds of others creating a stunning sight in the night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8895\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest4.jpg\" alt=\"lantern fest\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest4.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest4-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest4-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>I wish I could keep this moment on replay but like any other exciting\u00a0experience&#8230; this one too will live on in our memories for a very long while.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Like to see where I spend my time away from catching fireflies<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">?\u00a0 Then sign up to receive blog posts like these in your email inbox<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/lantern-fest\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I heard about the amazing &#8220;Lights in the Night&#8221; ArtPrize event in Grand Rapids, Michigan a couple years\u00a0ago so when I came across the opportunity to be part of a similar experience, I grabbed it. Knowing this would be a magical night, I\u00a0invited our nieces to join\u00a0us. \u00a0The only \u00a0Lantern Fest taking place in Michigan this year was held at the Kalamazoo\u00a0Speedway. \u00a0We got there in time to enjoy some s&#8217;more roasting and see this gorgeous\u00a0September sunset. Once darkness blanketed the sky we lit our lanterns and sent them off to the night. A video posted by Catching Fireflies (@catchingfirefliescom) on Sep 26, 2015 at 7:02pm PDT The lanterns are made from thin tissue paper and it was a little tedious getting the cardboard square to light, but once the flame grew, so did the heat causing the lantern to naturally lift. It wasn&#8217;t long before our lantern joined the hundreds of others creating a stunning sight in the night. 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