Photo Credit: AIRWORKSSTUDIO : Kite Works / airworks-studio.com
The Beauty of KITES
ARTWORK SOARING THROUGH THE SKY!
By Whitney Shearer
Classic, unplugged entertainment. These kites are not only beautiful but they will set you free into the winds of the great outdoors. Did you know Brooklyn New York had an Annual Kite Festival?
Photo Credit: WOKIPI – World Kite Picture – Dieppe International Kite Festival – wokipi.com
Photo Credit: WOKIPI – World Kite Picture – Dieppe International Kite Festival – wokipi.com
A Short History of KITES
In China during the Warring States Era, the first kite was created in the Shandong province. Today the city of Weifang, originally part of the territory of the ancient Warring States Era, is known for creating some of the best kites in China and today Weifang hosts one of the largest international kite festivals in the world.
In 1988 Weifang became the Capital City of Kites.
Weifang Kites are often constructed from historical patterns mimicking birds and their landing patterns. These kites were originally made from paper, silk, and bamboo and many are still made that way today.
www.factinate.com/places/42-interesting-facts-ancient-china/
Photo Credit: 41 Interesting Facts About China / iOnGreenville
www.factinate.com/places/42-interesting-facts-ancient-china/
Photo Credit: Chinese Kites Exhibition Islamabad / The International News
www.thenews.com.pk/latest/205593-Chinese-kites-exhibition-in-Islamabad-to-start-from-May-23
The Brooklyn Kite Festival
Photo Credit: Scott Lynch / Gothamist – gothamist.com
The Brooklyn Kite Festival Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park|334 Furman Street Brooklyn, NY
The Brooklyn Kite Festival is an annual celebration of the classic, electricity-free amusement of kite-flying that gathers thousands of revelers for a day of outdoor fun. The festival hosts a variety of booths from well-renowned kite makers as well as neat workshops for children where they can make their own personalized kites. Of course, festivalgoers can bring their own kites to fly, as the best part of a kite festival is seeing all the cool kites others bring. In addition to the kite-centric activities, the festival also hosts a variety of tasty snack options from local restaurants and food trucks.
Photo Credit: Scott Lynch / Gothamist – gothamist.com
Photo Credit: Scott Lynch / Gothamist – gothamist.com
Photo Credit: Scott Lynch / Gothamist – gothamist.com
More KITES in the USA
KITE Festivals and Traditions around the World
Photo Credit: Red Tricycle / 14th Annual Kite Festival – redtri.com
Photo Credit: Andrey Moisseyev Photography – Amophoto.net
Photo Credit: deccanchronicle.com
Photo Credit: Erich Chew – odditymall.com
Photo Credit: Erich Chew – odditymall.com
Photo Credit: Phillip Chrysopoulos – Greece.GreekReporter.com
Photo Credit: Kerry Kolasa-Sikiaridi – Greece.GreekReporter.com
Photo Credit: trips4italiantrips.com
Photo Credit: N World / Soaring production:
Kabul kite makers prepare for the flying season
https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/soaring-production-kabul-kite-makers-prepare-for-the-flying-season-1.755545#6
Photo Credit: Wakil Kohsar / The Hindu / International: Kites never go out of fashion in Kabul. Kite maker: An Afgan shopkeeper making a kite at Shor Bazaar in Kabul.
www.thehindu.com/news/international/kites-never-go-out-of-fashion-in-kabul/article24547340.ece
Photo Credit: Syed Akbaruddin on Twitter / “Kite Festival,…Ahmedabad, India” – twitter.com
Photo Credit: afghanpaper.com
Photo Credit: JapanBlog / When Japanese Fly Kites – Geishablog.com
Photo Credit: Kite Festival / Chicago Botanic Gardens – Chicagobotanic.org
TIME TO GO FLY A KITE!
(Source: https://www.everfest.com/e/brooklyn-kite-festival-brooklyn-ny and other websites listed under the photos.)
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