lantern
Other forms: lanterns
A lantern is an old-fashioned hand-held light, like the kind you might go looking for ghosts with. There are also modern ones — a lantern is any hand-held light with a see-through case. No ghosts necessary.
Some lanterns have an actual flame inside, but others are battery operated, like flashlights, but lanterns usually provide more light. There are also paper lanterns, which are fun for parties, and if you use a pumpkin you have yourself a jack o’ lantern. Lantern comes from the Latin lanterna, "lantern, lamp, or torch," and shares the Greek root lampein, "to shine," with the English word lamp.
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light in a transparent protective casetypes:Chinese lanterna collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposesbull's-eye, dark lanterna lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the lightjack-o'-lanternlantern carved from a pumpkintype of:lampan artificial source of visible illumination
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the Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays in East and Southeast Asia, where it is commonly known as the Spring Festival. People celebrate the end of winter and a new beginning by cleaning their houses, having big family reunion dinners, giving gifts, and lighting firecrackers.
Diwali – or Deepavali – known as the Festival of Lights, stretches back more than 2,500 years. It is celebrated annually in October and November by followers of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain faiths around the world. Brighten your day and learn these luminous words associated with the holiday. Click here to read the full article.