Celebrating the Summer Solstice in Poland, a More Communal Version of Fireworks

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One week from today Americans will celebrate the country’s anniversary with fireworks shows, and Core77’s hometown of New York will have a huge one, as usual. But we’ve just seen something more participatory than fireworks, less fleeting, and arguably more beautiful: Citizens of Poznan in Poland celebrated the first official day of summer by releasing over 11,000 paper lanterns into the twilight sky, where they were carried away by the wind.

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