When was the last time you stopped in your tracks and smiled about some little thing like a flower, some music, or a passing ray of sunshine?
Wanting to remind us of the simple joys in life, the Romanian scouts created an origami lantern that they use year after year in a Light Festival. This lantern that they call „gulguță” is a symbol for the beauty of simplicity.
Using just recycled paper, candles and good will, year in and year out they light up Romania's cities with thousands of these lanterns set up in patterns, creating warm and inviting spaces for their communities to spend quality time.
The pictures presented here are owned by the awesome photographers who have attended the festival. You can find their names and more of their pictures from the festival on this page: www.facebook.com/festivalul.luminii/
Waiting to be lit and catch life
Some lanterns go up and light the sky in absence of stars
Some mingle among your feet and light the alleys
Some just light up dreams
The little lanterns gathers by the hundreds and by the thousands
Math tests are favourites for recycling and turning into laterns
Stories can also work though
The more the merrier
Photographers swoon over the opportunity
Arranged in various shapes. People gather around the by the hundreds in contemplation
Children feel at home in the fairy tale-like setting
Shows of fire juggling usually follow the event
