Since the initial implementation of a kite-flying ban in Lahore in 2005 due to the dangers posed by sharp, metal, or glass-coated strings, bans on kite flying have proven to be a necessary precaution.
Hopes for the Year of the Snake are flying as high as the kites will be in Montgomery on Saturday, Jan. 25, for the annual Lunar New Year’s Kite Festival, 1-4 p.m. at Blount Cultural Park.