Lantern Festival in Taiwan in 2022 | lantern festival taichung 2021
WhenisLanternFestival?Thisholidayiscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth.The15thdayisthefirstnightafterLunarNewyearwhenthereisafullmoonandmarkstheculminationofthenewyearfestivities.AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolourfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatriceballsandgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.LegendsoftheLanternFe...
When is Lantern Festival?This holiday is celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.
The 15th day is the first night after Lunar New year when there is a full moon and marks the culmination of the new year festivities.
According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colourful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate.
At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat rice balls and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.
Legends of the Lantern FestivalThis is an ancient tradition and as such there are several different supposed origins of the Lantern Festival.
One legend states that the first lantern festival took place during the Han Dynasty, about two thousand years ago.
The legend goes that during the reign of Emperor Wu there was a palace maid named Yuansiao, whose role forbid her ...