- The Lantern Festival: A cultural journey - Qiushi
Known as Yuanxiao Jie in Chinese, the Lantern Festival is considered the perfect ending to the weeks-long Chinese New Year preparations and celebrations It celebrates the first full moon of the year — hence the name (Yuan means beginning, Xiao means night)
- China celebrates Lantern Festival with glowing lights and sweet traditions
February 12 marks one of China's most beloved celebrations: the Lantern Festival, a night full of light, joy and delicious treats that signals the grand finale of the Chinese New Year festivities
- Lantern Festival celebration in ancient paintings
The Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, and its arrival also marks the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations With a long history, the festival has been featured extensively in ancient paintings
- Chinese people celebrate Lantern Festival - 北京周报
A seven-day temple fair opened in south China's Guangzhou City on Sunday, which marks China's Lantern Festival, presenting traditional dances, lion dances, acrobatics, martial arts and delicious food to visitors
- Celebrated the Lantern Festival with foreign residents丨与外国友人欢庆元宵
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, so it is called the ‘the Yuanxiao Festival’, ‘the Lantern Festival’ “On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets were decorated with lanterns
- Across China: Centuries-old lantern tradition still burning brightly in . . .
The Jiuqu Yellow River Lantern Array, which takes place annually in Ganzhou District, in the city of Zhangye, is centuries old In 2012, it was listed as an item of intangible cultural heritage
- Lantern Festival: lit with tradition - 北京周报
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month in the traditional Chinese calendar--or February 15 this year Marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebration, the day fades into the first full moon of the year People started celebrating Lantern Festival more than 2,000 years ago
- Enjoy watching lanterns to celebrate the Lantern Festival
Enjoy watching lanterns is an important activity to celebrate the Lantern Festival, symbolizing the happiness and reunion At present, many places in Shapingba District have been adorned with lighted colorful lanterns, creating a strong festival atmosphere
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