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lantern

[lan-tern] / ˈlæn tərn /


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Walking around the dusty streets of Tuntou you see evidence of lantern making everywhere you go.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Held mid-December each year, the festival acts as a platform to highlight the region's famed lantern industry, which first started more than 100 years ago.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

He closed the spout and raised the lantern to inspect the branchy walls of the chaha’oh.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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