paper lantern

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paper
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pər/us
/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/
thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or ...
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lantern
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlæn.tən/us
/ˈlæn.tɚn/
a light inside a container that has a handle for holding it or hanging it up, or the ...
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(Definition ofpaperandlanternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They may each carry apaperlanternsymbolizing the star.
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The "t-on" readings occur in some later words, such as "isu" chair, "futon" mattress, and "andon", a kind ofpaperlantern.
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Neighborhood boats are usually adorned with the town icon, and paper lanterns with family crests are hung off the boat.
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The matsuri is characterized with colourful floats consisting of giant, decorative paper lanterns.
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Paper lanterns come in various shapes and sizes, as well as various methods of construction.
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Hand-made paper lanterns decorated by the people are floated down the river.
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The rest of the procession carries candles, paper lanterns and/or decorated staves and often an empty manger.
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Paper lanterns are illuminated and then floated down rivers symbolically signaling the ancestral spirits' return to the world of the dead.
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Paper lanterns do not last very long, they soon break, and silk lanterns last longer.
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Airborne paper lanterns are called sky lanterns, and are often released into the night sky for aesthetic effect at lantern festivals.
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During the day the floats are adorned with flowers, and at night they are decorated with paper lanterns.
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These paper lanterns have to some extent replaced the older tradition of the vigil fire luminaria with which they became confused.
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Because the mysterious lights looked like paper lanterns from afar but disappeared once one got close, it was almost as if one was being fooled by a fox.
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In some communities where the luminaria is used, it is accompanied by numerous smaller farolitos: paper lanterns consisting of a brown paper bag containing sand and a candle.
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The streets are decorated with paper lanterns, and long rows of young men and women, their faces covered by low-brimmed straw hats, dance simultaneously to rather melancholic music.
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