Iron County Record | 1937-01-07 | Page 4 | Annual Lantern Festival an Old Japanese Custom

Annual Lantern Festival an Old Japanese Custom When It comes to celebrating ng a of lanterns In ln Japan the organizers of ot the feast surely believe be lieve Ue In carrying out an old adage for tor they do not Mile their light under a bushel To the contrary It blazes for tor i 1 In huge lanterns writes a correspondent In the Cleveland Cle Plain Dealer One lantern lan Ian tern which Is claimed to be the largest In the world Dle measures 22 23 feet teet In height and nearly I 15 fe feet t tIn In diameter It Is la one of ot several s used In the celebration of annual an all nual lantern festival which takes place at a famous shrine In Japan This celebration Is I. an offshoot of or oran an ancient Japanese custom of ot lighting light In ing bonfires nightly to drive a away the devils lIs which ere belle believed tl to appear on the beach of ot Lanterns gradually r began to be substituted for bonfires each community com COlli vying with the others In ln making the largest lanterns