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Photos from the second Sharrow Lantern Festival

DP | 05.04.2005 20:49 | Culture | Sheffield

On Sunday night the Lantern Festival wove its magic around the streets of Sharrow, stopping the traffic, drawing people out of their homes, shops and restaurants on to the streets to watch the large procession.

The Sheffield Samba band got things started as people gathered
The Sheffield Samba band got things started as people gathered

A large chicken
A large chicken

An even larger bike lead the carnival
An even larger bike lead the carnival

A pram doubled as a sound system and a lantern
A pram doubled as a sound system and a lantern

People make their way through the streets
People make their way through the streets





Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine

Flower and dragonfly
Flower and dragonfly

A huge star that was carried through the streets
A huge star that was carried through the streets

Fire display and fireworks at the end in the park
Fire display and fireworks at the end in the park

Fire twirlers in the park
Fire twirlers in the park

Drummers entertaining the crowd in the park
Drummers entertaining the crowd in the park


That's the world in the background!
That's the world in the background!


The lantern parade ended with a fine finale of food, fire dancers, fireworks, drumming and dancing and many people in the park off Cemetery Road

DP

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  1. That's not a large chicken... — Bloke in a lantern
  2. Chickens are cool! — s
  3. Sharrow Lantern Carnival — Sharrow Lantern Virgin
  4. Lantern Carnival- an incredible event — complexitybenjamin