| About Lantern Festival |
| Lantern Festival is observed on 15th day of the 1st lunar month i.e February or March on the Gregorian calendar. It is also called as Yuan Xiao Festival or Shangyuan Festival. Lantern Festival may be regarded as the last day of Spring Festival. This festival is celebrates in many colorful ways, from fiery folk traditions to firework displays and laser shows. The tradition of appreciating lanterns on the Lantern Festival originates from the Eastern Han Dynasty, which has a bearing on the introduction of Buddhism into China at that time. The Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival which has undergone a history of over 2,000 years. In modern times, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. As time goes by, the Lantern Festival has enjoyed more and more celebrating activities. Some places even add traditional folk-custom performances such as playing dragon lantern, Lion Dancing, stilting, striking land boat, doing the Yangko, and striking Peace Drum. Lantern festival is also popularly referred to as Chinese Valentine’s Day. It is also marked the end of the Chinese New Year season. |
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