Here is some inspiration I’ve been using lately for a scene in Novel Project #3.
Hue City, central Vietnam: girls in traditional dresses float candles in the river in prayer for loved ones who have passed on (National Geographic).
I’ve been looking at floating candle ceremonies from around the world.
Fenghuang, in China: people float candles in the river at Lunar New Year for good luck. The candles represent their wishes for the coming year.
There are so many different reasons for this beautiful gesture.
Floating candles to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima (click on the picture to find out more)
For expressing hope for the future, commemorating the past, or even just celebrating the present.
School children float candles on the Limmat River and eat gingerbread and drink hot punch to celebrate Christmas in Zurich, Switzerland.
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