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	The Sky Lantern

wiganfootie

10-5-2009 12:50 PM

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10-5-2009 12:56 PM

wiganfootie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAYiorcUjQA

10-5-2009 1:51 PM

lollipop10

pretty, but sounds like Elvis Costello, i think.....they should have used some authentic music.

10-6-2009 1:33 AM

merrie

The Chinese have a lot of traditional celebrations based on historical events that Westerners don't know about.

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The sky lantern probably was invented before Late Han Dynasty. A prime minister
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