Bristol balloon festival, Bristol, Avon, England, UK, Europe

The Magic of Lanterns Festival in the Chinese Garden at the Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada, North America

Chinese lanterns reflected on a lake during the Magic of Lanterns Festival at the Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada, North America

Offerings floating along river during Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Chinese lanterns at the Magic of Lanterns Festival at the Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada, North America

A barge carrying images of Shiva and Meenakshi being towed around the Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam tank at annual Floating Festival, Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Stage for the opera Aida, Seebuehne Bregenz floating stage, Bregenzer Festspiele Festival, Lake Constance, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Seefest lake festival at Lake Baldeney, with a floating stage, a three-day open air concert on the lake shore, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Andre Chenier opera by Umberto Giordano, 2011 program, takes place on a stage floating on the lake, Spiel auf dem See, Bregenzer Festspiele, Bregenz Festival, Bregenz, Bodensee, Lake Constance, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Boats in a lake at Potsdamer Platz during the Festival of Lights 2010, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Stage for the opera Aida, Seebuehne Bregenz floating stage, Bregenzer Festspiele Festival, Lake Constance, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Candles floating in the Ganges River, Varanasi, India, Ganges River, Varanasi, India