10 Festivals You Can Only Experience in Taiwan | taiwan cultural events
TherearemanyfestivalsheldthroughoutTaiwan,andwhilesomesuchasDragonBoatFestival[1]arecelebratedthroughouttheworld[2],thereareothersthatyoucanonlyexperiencehereinthelandtheycallFormosa.Herearetenofthemostpopularfestivalsthatareuniquetotheislandnation.Didyouknow–CultureTripnowdoesbookable,small-grouptrips?Pickfromauthentic,immersiveEpicTrips[3],compactandaction-packedMiniTrips[4]andsparkling,expansiveSailingTrips[5].PingxiSkyLanternFestivalAndrewHaimerl/|©CultureTripThePingxiSkyLanternFestivali...
There are many festivals held throughout Taiwan, and while some such as Dragon Boat Festival[1] are celebrated throughout the world[2], there are others that you can only experience here in the land they call Formosa. Here are ten of the most popular festivals that are unique to the island nation.Did you know – Culture Trip now does bookable, small-group trips? Pick from authentic, immersive Epic Trips[3], compact and action-packed Mini Trips[4] and sparkling, expansive Sailing Trips[5].
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival
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The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is one of Taiwan’s most famous festivals and one that attracts people in their thousands. Each year during Lantern Festival[6] people head for the small village of Pingxi to release sky lanterns with messages for the gods into the night sky.
Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival
One of the most unusual and certainly most dangerous fes...