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With Glastonbury Festival approaching there is one unique product that comes to mind, sky lanterns. They have, in recent years, become an integral part of any Glasto-goers experience. In an interview last year the headliner’s, Kings of Leon, cited the release of lanterns from the Stone Circle as their strongest memory of the festival. If you do not directly launch one from the mystical Stone Circle you are likely to witness their ghostly presence as they drift up and across the rolling Somerset farm land. It is no coincidence that the use of the lanterns, with their connotations of serenity and , have become intrinsically connected with the Stone Circle. This field is where festival goers seek respite in the dark of the night, sitting and chatting together around fires in the free spirit that remains at the heart of the festival. As is traditional with sky lanterns, a wish is made with each one released. It is a powerful experience to watch from the hillside of the Circle as the wishes float across the vast festival, oblivious to the frantic crowds beneath them, up in to the sky and out of sight. Watching the sky lanterns take this journey in to the clouds is a pure moment to contemplate and escape. It is one of the reasons that in spite of its ever sprawling size, Glastonbury remains unparalleled.