During the 2023 winter holiday season, my wife and I noticed a local senior living tour bus that repeatedly stopped in front of our house. One day, I decided to go outside and ask what everyone was looking at. The driver explained that his passengers insisted on seeing the Flying Pig lantern my wife, Jaclyn, had displayed as part of her Christmas decorations. That simple moment touched our hearts—so after discussing it with neighbors Patrick, Amy, and Phillip, the Flying Pigs Festival was born! - E.M.
Fly, Pigasus, fly, heal the fractures of time,
Where the past and the future forever entwine.
Bring peace to the river, wash sorrow away,
And carry us into the dawn of the day.
The world is at war, but the harmony grows,
Where the river of Kawashimo flows. - E.M.