Imagine looking out of your apartment window to the often dimly lit park area and seeing a towering, 3-story, yellow glowing rabbit. Fifteen days after the beginning of the Chinese New Year marks the start of the Lantern Festival. Since this is the Year of the Rabbit, many of the lanterns have captured rabbits in various forms - there is the scary-tall carrot munching rabbit, dancing rabbits, reading rabbits, and many others.
The lanterns are constructed using heavy frames and a velour-type fabric covering. Once a few lanterns arrived, they began to multiply and were joined by many others. My guess is that the lanterns were once true lanterns, using a flame for light but today an electrical generator keeps these rabbits and friends bright.
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