Lantern Festival | Definition, History, Traditions, & Facts - Britannica
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.
Lantern Festival - Wikipedia
During the Lantern Festival, the park is a virtual ocean of lanterns. Many new designs attract large numbers of visitors. The most eye-catching lantern is the Dragon Pole. This is a lantern in the shape of a golden dragon, spiraling up a 38-meter-high pole, spewing fireworks from its mouth.
Chinese Lantern Festival 2025: Feb. 12, Traditions, Food, Events
China's Lantern Festival is one of the romantic traditional Chinese festivals. In ancient times, unmarried women were not allowed to go out of the house. The Chinese Lantern Festival provided an opportunity for them to stroll freely, lighting lanterns, playing games, and …
Lantern Festival History and Traditions | China’s Yuanxiao Holiday
2024年10月29日 · 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.
The Lantern Festival: Climax of the New Year Celebration
2022年2月15日 · The Lunar New Year holiday comes to its climax with the Yuan Xiao (元宵节 / yuán xiāo jié), or Lantern Festival, celebrated on February 15, 2022. The festival began over 2000 years ago and has developed many meanings. It celebrates family reunions and society. It features ancient spiritual traditions.
How the Lantern Festival Is Being Celebrated Around the World
2024年2月24日 · C ommunities in China and around the world are spending the weekend celebrating the Lantern Festival, which fell on Saturday, Feb. 24 and signals the end of the 2024 Lunar New Year festivities,...
Celebrating the Lantern Festival, Lunar New Year’s grand finale
2023年2月3日 · Taking place on the 15th day of the first lunar month (February 5 this year), the Lantern Festival, or Yuan Xiao Jie in Mandarin Chinese, marks the end of the weeks-long Lunar New Year ...
Chinese Lantern Festival: 2025 Date, Origin, History, Customs ...
2022年2月1日 · The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival originated in Qin Dynasty (221 - 207 BC). It falls on the first Chinese lunar month which is called Yuan month in old times. It is the first night to see the full moon.
Chinese Lantern Festival (History, Legends, and Traditions)
2024年3月4日 · The main function of the Lantern Festival is to mark the end of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year celebration), but the Lantern Festival has its own traditions and excitements, with the lanterns being the festival’s main signature.
Chinese Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Jie - 元宵节) - The Woks of Life
2024年2月12日 · The Chinese Lantern festival, or yuánxiāo jié (元宵节) comes 2 weeks after Chinese New Year. Read all about this holiday and how to celebrate!