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Bookmark or Share- Chinese Lantern: What It Is and How to Make - China HighlightsIn ancient China, Chinese lanterns were used to provide light and as aspects of worship. Today, they are used only for decoration and as modern forms of celebration and worship. Lanterns have become a symbol of national pride in China and are used to decorate homes and public places.
- Celebrating the Lantern Festival, Lunar New Year’s grand finaleThe 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...
- Lantern Festival - WikipediaThe 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 ...
- Lantern Festival History and Traditions | China’s Yuanxiao HolidayThe 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.
- Lantern Festival | Definition, History, Traditions, & FactsLantern Festival, holiday celebrated in China and other Asian countries that honors deceased ancestors on the 15th day of the first month (Yuan) of the lunar calendar. The holiday marks the first full moon of the new lunar year and the end of the Chinese New Year.
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