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The Lantern Festival ( traditional Chinese: 元宵節; simplified Chinese: 元宵节; pinyin: Yuánxiāo jié ), also called Shangyuan Festival ( traditional Chinese: 上元節; simplified Chinese: 上元节; pinyin: Shàngyuán jié) and Cap Go Meh ( Chinese: 十五暝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cha̍p-gō͘-mê ), is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first mont...
Chinese Lantern Festival 2024 will be celebrated on February 12th in 2025. On the night of the Chinese Lantern Festival, streets are decorated with colorful lanterns, often with riddles written on them. People eat sweet rice balls called tangyuan, watch dragon and lion dances, and set off fireworks. Content Preview.
Jun 25, 2024 · Lantern Festival, holiday celebrated in China and other Asian countries that honours deceased ancestors on the 15th day of the first month (Yuan) of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival aims to promote reconciliation, peace, and forgiveness.
The Lantern Festival (元宵节 or Yuánxiāojié in pinyin) is a Chinese holiday that traditionally marks the end of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) celebrations. Chinese people celebrate this holiday by enjoying colored lantern displays and eating sweet rice balls called tangyuan.
Feb 12, 2024 · The Chinese Lantern festival, or yuánxiāo jié (元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It comes two weeks after Chinese New Year’s Day, which the first day of the 15-day Spring Festival celebration period. Since Chinese New Year is on February 10, 2024, the Lantern Festival is coming up!
Feb 24, 2024 · Lantern Festival. The next Lantern Festival falls on February 24, 2024. People will eat Yuanxiao (glutinous rice dumplings), watch lanterns, guess lantern riddles… There is no holiday for this traditional festival.
Feb 3, 2023 · The Lantern Festival: An aerial view of a lantern show in the ancient city of Xi'An. Taking place on the 15th day of the first lunar month (February 5 this year), the Lantern Festival, or...
Feb 1, 2024 · The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, in 2024, and it takes place on Feb. 24th. Here are the recent Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival dates in the Gregorian calendar. Top the Lantern Festival Traditions.
Feb 24, 2024 · The lantern festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar and marks the first full moon of the new lunar year. People traditionally celebrate the holiday by...
The Lantern Festival (Upper Yuan Festival) is the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, usually in February or March of the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 25 AD), it became a festival of great significance. The predominat activity of the day is to enjoy the lights.
