Do you like pretty things? Here's a pretty thing: 8,000 paper lanterns floating into the sky above Poznan in central Poland on June 21st to celebrate the shortest night of the year.

The 8,000 lamps "smashed the Polish record for largest number of lanterns released at one time," according to the Daily Mail. We would ask what happens when all those flaming balls of paper fall to earth, but let's not disturb the magic of the thing—let's just assume a beautiful cherry tree springs up where each one lands.