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Diwali is a festival of lights; across India people celebrate it via symbolic diyas or kandils (colorful paper lanterns) as an integral part of Diwali decorations. A kindeel is a lantern Usually made with a wooden framework and embellished with vibrant paper or cloth, a kindeel is a decorative lantern. Traditionally, during the Hindu festival ...
Kandil (from Arabic: قنديل, romanized: qindīl) refers to five Islamic holy nights, celebrated in Ottoman and Muslim Balkan communities, related to the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, when the minarets are illuminated and special prayers are made.
People view the Monkey King lantern display at the 2025 Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival in Nansha district, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. [Wang Qingwu/VCG via Getty Images]
Kandeel, a lantern associated with Diwali; Kandil simidi, a Turkish pastry; Qandeel Baloch (1990–2016), murdered Pakistani model and actress
Anarâškielâ; العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Català; Cymraeg; Dansk; Deutsch; Ελληνικά
The Magic Lantern Society An introduction to lantern history featuring images of lanterns, slides, and lantern accessories; Joseph Boggs Beale collection of magic lantern illustrations, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Images of Lantern Slides from the National Museum of Australia
A hexagonal gandō dating from c. 1912-1926. A gandō (龕灯, lit. ' niche lantern ') was a type of Japanese gyroscopic lantern invented in the early Edo period. [1] Using a unique method of directional light projection, it was comparable in use to a modern flashlight.
The akachōchin, or red lantern, marks an izakaya. [10] In Japanese folklore, the chochin appears as a yōkai, the chōchin-obake. [11] Gifu is known for its Gifu lanterns, a kind of chōchin made from mino washi. [12]