Overview
About the event
The origins of using balloons in commemorative practices are not tied to a single event but have evolved from various cultural and personal rituals that use symbolic acts to articulate deep emotions and facilitate healing.
For millennia, rituals have been used to celebrate memories and grieve loss, but the ritual of releasing a balloon is something that started more recently, in the 20th century.
Balloons to Heaven Day has deep roots in communal healing and remembrance. It began as a way to symbolically send messages of love and remembrance to deceased loved ones through the release of balloons into the sky.
