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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.
The Lantern Festival festivities in Canada . Canada, home to a large Chinese diaspora, was set to light up for the holiday. Vancouver was hosting a series of events for its LunarFest, including ...
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.
The Lantern Festival celebrates the first full moon of the year — hence the name (Yuan means beginning. Xiao means night). It marks the departure of winter and the beginning of the spring season.
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 ...
The World's First, Environment-friendly, Low Carbon Lantern Structure "Delta Electronics' Ring of Celestial Bliss" Shines at 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ...
Pingxi District in New Taipei City of Taiwan holds an annual Sky Lantern Festival during which sky lanterns are released into the night sky with people's wishes written on them, to send the wishes and messages to God. The Sky Lantern Festival has traditionally been held on the 15th day of Chinese New Year, the last day of its celebration. Due ...
People view the Monkey King lantern display at the 2025 Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival in Nansha district, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. [Wang Qingwu/VCG via Getty Images]