Lantern Festival, China and Taiwan

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period and is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar.
Taiwan Lantern Festival 2025 Kicks Off with the Theme Infinity Paradise
This year, the festival is centered in Taoyuan, a city in Taiwan that symbolizes baseball culture and international transportation.
ICH celebrations light up Lantern Festival across China
With the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Wednesday in 2025, cities across China are pulling out all the stops to celebrate it with a variety of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) festivities,
Google Doodle Celebrates Lantern Festival 2025 with Cultural Significance
The Lantern Festival is a Chinese holiday marking the first full moon of the lunar new year. Families gather to celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed. It is also a time to pray for good luck in the coming year.
Eco-Friendly, Taiwan Lantern Festival 2025 Uses Recycled Materials
Reported by ICRT, the government is offering attractive incentives for people who exchange lantern battery waste. The Taoyuan City Department of Environmental Protection said that during the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival, visitors can recycle batteries from lanterns in exchange for prizes.
Lantern festival illuminates a Beijing neighbourhood
Beijing has hosted a lantern festival, with light installations in numerous shapes and colors. The event follows Chinese New Year celebrations.
Taiwan: Taiwanese celebrate the Lantern Festival
Taiwanese celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday with striking red lanterns, known as "huadeng," marking the end of two weeks of festivities for the Lunar New Year. (Camera: Ritchie Tongo.) Footage of Taiwanese celebrating the Lantern Festival in Taipei,
China celebrates lantern festival
China celebrates Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuanxiao Festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar and signifies the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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Performers slip and fall on stage during the Lantern Festival
This year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival was celebrated in Taoyuan on Wednesday, amidst complaints that organizers failed to cover ...
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Taiwan Welcomes Spring With Colorful Lantern Festival - TaiwanPlus News
Taiwan is celebrating the Lantern Festival with a variety of light displays and performances spanning the entire country. This year, Taoyuan in the country's north is hosting the national celebration ...
In photos: Auckland’s dazzling Lantern Festival
Thousands descended on Manukau Sports Bowl on Thursday to enjoy a smorgasbord of cultural festivities and Asian cuisine.
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Celebrate the Lantern Festival during Asian Winter Games: A fusion of winter sports and festive tradition
Media reporters, staff members, and volunteers came together to partake in festive activities at Yabuli Media Center on Feb ...
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Taipei's Shezi Celebrates Earth God With Lantern Festival Fireworks Spectacle - TaiwanPlus News
Residents of Shezi Island in Taipei celebrate the Lantern Festival with a tradition known as Bombing the Earth God, an event that honors Tudigong. The festivities continue despite the area facing an ...
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Chinese culture on display at Lantern Festival celebration in Jordanian capital
"Lantern Festival traditions, such as moon gazing, lantern displays, riddle-solving, and tasting traditional sweets, reflect ...
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Yulin Lantern Festival showcases global and local dance
During the Lantern Festival celebrations on Wednesday, the ancient city of Yulin in Shaanxi province welcomed 35 folk Yangge ...
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Is the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival the same thing?
The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, during the full moon. The lunisolar calendar shifts slightly each year, so in the western Gregorian calendar this usually ...