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 launch of sky lanterns from the Stone Circle as their most powerful memory of the festival. If you do not directly launch one from the mystical Stone Circle you are likely to witness their ghostlike presence as they drift up and across the open Somerset farm land. It is no coincidence that the release of the lanterns, with their connotations of peace and , have become intrinsically linked with the Stone Circle. This area is where festival goers seek rest in the dark of the night, sitting around 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 frenzied crowds beneath them, up in to the sky and out of view. Watching the sky lanterns take this journey in to the clouds is a divine moment to contemplate and escape. It is one of the reasons that despite its ever sprawling size, Glastonbury remains unique.