PHOTOS: Chinese Lantern Festival lights up Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Chinese Lantern Festival lights up Atlanta

Fairgoers take turns posing for photographs in the Pumpkin Carriage Lantern during the Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Fairgoers swing on the Moon Swing during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020.. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Josh Duffie and his wife, Christy, pose by the Hart to Hart lantern during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

The Octopus lantern is one of the 25 large lanterns on display at the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Fairgoers crowd around the artist tent during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Fairgoers walk by the Fairy Tree lantern during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Fairgoers walk by one of the 25 large lanterns during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Madison Leonard poses by one of the large lanterns during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Fairgoers walk through The Shark Tunnel during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

The large tree lantern lines the entrance to the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

The Tigers lantern is one of the 25 large lanterns on display at the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Kim Smith-Williams (L) and Bill Richards pose by The Grey Heron Lantern during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Martin Garcia and his son Rayos try and tap out a song on a large piano lantern during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A fairgoer walks through The Shark Tunnel during the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

The Chimpanzees lantern is one of the 25 large lanterns on display at the Chinese Lantern Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Fairgoers take turns posing for photographs in the Pumpkin Carriage Lantern during the Festival at Centennial Olympic Park Saturday, January 04, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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