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The Lantern Festival is a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar year in the lunar calendar marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration.[1] During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns (simplified Chinese: 猜灯谜; traditional Chinese: 猜燈謎; pinyin: cāidēngmí; Jyutping: caai1dang1mai4).[2][3]
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Lantern Festival | |
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![]() Lantern Festival at night in Taipei | |
Official name | Shangyuan Festival (上元节, 上元節) |
Also called | Yuanxiao Festival (元宵节, 元宵節) |
Observed by | Chinese |
Type | Cultural |
Significance | Marks the end of lunar New Year |
Observances | flying of paper lanterns |
Date | 15th day of the 1st month (lunisolar year) |
Related to | Chinese |
In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, and only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones .[citation needed] In modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs.[3] For example, lanterns are now often made in the shape of animals. The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones, which they will let go of the next year. The lanterns are almost always red to symbolize good fortune.
In Hong Kong, it is commercialized as the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day. It is not to be confused with the Mid-Autumn Festival; which is sometimes also known as the "Lantern Festival" in locations such as Singapore and Malaysia.