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How the U.S. is marking the Lantern Festival Beyond local celebrations among Chinese communities, some official events marked the holiday in cities across the U.S., including a make-your-own ...
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 ...
The Qinhuai Lantern Fair, also known as Jinling Lantern Fair, Jinling Lantern Festival, and officially named Lantern Fair on Qinhuai River, [1] is a popular folk custom celebration of the Lantern Festival in the Nanjing area.
The origin of Qinhuai lanterns can be traced back to the Eastern Wu period, every Lantern festival and other festive festivals, in addition to the Eastern Wu Taichu Palace, Zhaoming Palace, Eastern Jin Dynasty Jiankang Palace in the lanterns, some of the dignitaries living on the banks of the Qinhuai River also in their own mansion portals. [5]
Starting from 1990, the Tourism Bureau integrated civilian and local governmental resources to conduct the event to celebrate the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar) and the end of the lunar new year. The purpose of the festival is to spread the traditional folklore. It is also known as the Yuan Xiao Festival.
Releasing lanterns on the water is a tradition observed by many around the world as a way to show respect for the dead. Here’s how to get tickets for festivals in Fort Worth and Dallas this summer.
The lights will commonly be of the same type, so making a candlelight procession, lantern parade or torchlight march. [ 1 ] Examples include the Christmas festival of Ndocciata in Italy; the Chinese Lantern Festival to celebrate the first full moon; and the daily procession of pilgrims to the grotto of Lourdes .
A water lantern is a type of lamp that floats on the surface of the water. It is also known as a floating lamp , river lamp or lake lamp , depending on the water body on which it is floated. The water lantern originated in India and later spread to other parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia due to the influence of Hindu-Buddhist ...