Lantern Festival

People perform dragon dance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of ...

The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. This aerial photo taken on Feb. Folk artists perform dragon dance in Chenggu County of Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. People watch lion dance performance at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. Children guess lantern riddles at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. People watch dragon dance performance at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. People perform lion dance in Tancheng County of Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. Folk artists holding fish-shaped lanterns perform at Shexian County in Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. People perform dragon dance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. Students take part in a bamboo dance at a primary school in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 5 this year. Its arrival also marks the end of Spring ...

Its arrival also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations. Watch this episode of Festive China to learn about what you should do and eat on the day. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 5 this year.

Chinese lanterns and dragon street lights adorn Chinatown in Manila as a way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. STAR / Miguel De Guzman. MANILA, Philippines — ...

The lanterns symbolize letting go of the past year and welcoming a new year with brand new hope and a positive disposition. Likewise, it officially marks the end of the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations. The entire Chinatown will be festively decorated with colorful Chinese lanterns.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is on February 5, 2023. The traditional festival signals ...

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The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 26 this year. Its arrival also marks the end of Spring ...

Its arrival also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 5 this year. [Celebrate the Lantern Festival with China Daily](/a/202302/05/WS63df064ba31057c47ebacf39.html)

Rabbit lanterns are a traditional toy and decoration for the Lantern Festival, and this year The INL.

He was commissioned by The INLET to make a giant rabbit lantern as part of the celebration this year. It usually takes a day or more than 10 hours to make a rabbit lantern by hand. To celebrate this year's Lantern Festival, Li was invited to set up a booth at The INLET in Hongkou District to display his hand-made lanterns.

In Shanghai, a special light show was held at the Shanghai Garden to welcome the Lantern Festival. Special lighting was installed on ancient architecture to ...

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To mark the Lantern Festival, traditional Chinese culture events featuring paper cutting, martial arts, and calligraphy got introduced to local school ...

Mark Sullivan, secondary school principal of the school, said they fully supported the Chinese culture event initiated by the students who are passionate about their roots and culture. "We are very proud of the cultural link to the country that we live in." [Students celebrate Lantern Festival with culture workshops](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df72ffa31057c47ebacfa8.html) [Homegrown jetliner brings aviation fever, prosperity to mountainous area](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6ec3a31057c47ebacfa4.html) [Tibet sees foreign trade up 14.6 pct in 2022](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6c8ba31057c47ebacfa0.html) [Insights of Longhui county](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6609a31057c47ebacf9b.html) [Senior Party official of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps under probe](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6338a31057c47ebacf97.html) [Senior political advisor of Hunan under probe](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6295a31057c47ebacf93.html) A big fan of traditional Chinese culture, Li said the event was a good way to celebrate the Lantern Festival and to enable her fellow students to have close contacts with the Chinese cultural heritage. At the event called Chinese Festival at the Beijing City International School, traditional Chinese cultural performances and workshops displaying Chinese-style hanfu clothing, tea ceremony, and traditional Chinese medicine technique of acupuncture held Friday were warmly received by the students, both the Chinese nationals and the international ones. Moreover, a small charity bazaar in the meanwhile was held at the event and some intangible cultural inheritors were invited to demonstrate their artworks or skills to the participants on site, according to Li Jiayi, an 11th grader of the school who planned the festival event.

Tourists visit a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb. 4, 2023. A fair was held in Nantou ...

Tourists visit a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb. A fair was held in Nantou ancient town to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. A kid is pictured at a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb.

A craftswoman shows off paper cuts skills. A slew of activities organized by the Shanghai General Trade Union marked the Lantern Festival celebration on Sunday, ...

"I am interested in traditional Chinese cultural and folk customs and riddle guessing reminds me of my school days as I have not guessed riddles for many years," said Chen Yong, a resident from Minhang District. The trade union has also launched other online classes on food culture, intangible cultural heritage, and psychological services during the holiday. "The palace has a homey atmosphere for grass-roots workers in Shanghai and the activities are both interesting and special," he said.

Donors will be given a rabbit lantern as a gift. Many Chinese and expats living in Shanghai celebrated the Lantern Festival in a special way today – by rolling ...

"It is an amazing initiative (by City News Service) to help support the community," she said. "I received a call from the blood center days ago, saying there is a shortage of blood type AB. "I left my phone number in hopes of becoming a regular donor during my first blood donation," she said. "After getting the information from City News Service, I decided to come," she said. Jurrien Bongers, general manager of Sheraton Shanghai Grand Pudong Hotel & Residences, and his colleagues delivered pastry sets to the site. "Although it's my first time and I am a little nervous, the whole process is very smooth."

The lanterns are traditional Chinese lights that are launched into the air and constructed of paper or oiled silk. During the festival, the Uposatha day of ...

[Ti Yin](/topic/ti-yin), the deity of the [North Star](/topic/north-star), was said to be involved. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The lanterns are often crimson to denote wealth. [Emperor Ming](/topic/emperor-ming), which coincided with the expansion of Buddhism in [China](/topic/china). Children hold paper lanterns during the The [Chinese Lantern Festival](/topic/chinese-lantern-festival)will be observed on February 5, 2023.

Downtown residents, including expatriates, attended a traditional celebration of the Lantern Festival on Saturday featuring lantern shows and cultural ...

These traditional skills were brought to the region early last century by migrant workers from neighboring provinces who came to work in the factories, textile companies and docks along the riverside area of Yangpu. Sofia Giraldo, a preparatory student from Columbia, said she was thrilled because the cultures and even the taste of dumplings were quite different from that of her hometown. More than a dozen of local heritage skills were displayed along a pedestrian street in Siping Community in Yangpu District, one of the city's worker's communities that was established in the 1950s.

Making dough figurines, paper-cutting and enjoying traditional Chinese operas, a group of foreigners in Shanghai including some diplomats, teachers and ...

The Lantern Festival is one of the most important festivals in our Chinese tradition. Nearly 500 visitors have booked for visits to the Lantern festival special event, the Global Times learned from the organizer of the event. On the second floor is an exhibition of Chinese zodiac paintings featuring rabbits created by students in Shanghai Hong Qiao International School. The Lantern Festival offered a great opportunity for people to pick up the traditional cultural relics. During the Kunqu Opera performance, the host introduced the materials of precious opera costumes and each part's different functions. Andrew Bissonnette, a teacher from Shanghai American School, who has spent the Chinese New Year in Shanghai for three years also tried paper-cutting.

People watch a dragon dance performance in Puchang Town of Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Various events are held across ...

Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. People perform dragon dance in Pingtou Town of Songtao Miao Autonomous County in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. People perform dragon dance in Chengguan Town of Shibing County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. People perform dragon dance in Puchang Town of Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 5 this year. 4, 2023.

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A seven-day temple fair opened in south China's Guangzhou City on Sunday, which marks China's Lantern Festival, ...

Winter sports have sustained their popularity one year after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and they have become a new way for people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. In Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province, tourists had fun skiing on the slopes during the festival. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. I'm happy my family had a two-mintue reunion moment on the platform," said Liu. It's the first time I have eaten yuanxiao with sesame filling. I hope the new year will be full of happiness for my family," Yang said.