Lantern Festival

2023 - 2 - 5

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Students celebrate Lantern Festival with culture workshops (China Daily)

To mark the Lantern Festival, traditional Chinese culture events featuring paper cutting, martial arts, and calligraphy got introduced to local school ...

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Fair held to celebrate Lantern Festival in Shenzhen - Global Times (Global Times)

Tourists visit a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb. 4, 2023. A fair was held in Nantou ...

Tourists visit a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb. A fair was held in Nantou ancient town to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. A kid is pictured at a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb.

Lantern Festival 2023: Know date, history, importance (Economic Times)

The lanterns are traditional Chinese lights that are launched into the air and constructed of paper or oiled silk. During the festival, the Uposatha day of ...

[Ti Yin](/topic/ti-yin), the deity of the [North Star](/topic/north-star), was said to be involved. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The lanterns are often crimson to denote wealth. [Emperor Ming](/topic/emperor-ming), which coincided with the expansion of Buddhism in [China](/topic/china). Children hold paper lanterns during the The [Chinese Lantern Festival](/topic/chinese-lantern-festival)will be observed on February 5, 2023.

Foreign students celebrate Lantern Festival at worker's community (SHINE)

Downtown residents, including expatriates, attended a traditional celebration of the Lantern Festival on Saturday featuring lantern shows and cultural ...

These traditional skills were brought to the region early last century by migrant workers from neighboring provinces who came to work in the factories, textile companies and docks along the riverside area of Yangpu. Sofia Giraldo, a preparatory student from Columbia, said she was thrilled because the cultures and even the taste of dumplings were quite different from that of her hometown. More than a dozen of local heritage skills were displayed along a pedestrian street in Siping Community in Yangpu District, one of the city's worker's communities that was established in the 1950s.

China Focus: Chinese people celebrate Lantern Festival (新华网)

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A seven-day temple fair opened in south China's Guangzhou City on Sunday, which marks China's Lantern Festival, ...

Winter sports have sustained their popularity one year after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and they have become a new way for people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. In Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province, tourists had fun skiing on the slopes during the festival. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. I'm happy my family had a two-mintue reunion moment on the platform," said Liu. It's the first time I have eaten yuanxiao with sesame filling. I hope the new year will be full of happiness for my family," Yang said.

Lantern Festival celebrated across China (Xinhua)

People watch a dragon dance performance in Puchang Town of Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 4, 2023. Various events are held across ...

Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. People perform dragon dance in Pingtou Town of Songtao Miao Autonomous County in Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. People perform dragon dance in Chengguan Town of Shibing County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. People perform dragon dance in Puchang Town of Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 5 this year. 4, 2023.

Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away Leaps Into Reality at Nagasaki Lantern ... (CBR)

A real-life lantern festival in Nagasaki, Japan, transports event attendees to the atmosphere of Studio Ghibli's 2001 classic film Spirited Away.

Apart from the first phase's attractions, Ghibli Park plans to open the Mononoke Forest area and the Valley of the Witches in late 2023 and March 2024, respectively. [Spirited Away](https://www.cbr.com/breathtaking-ghibli-fan-art-evokes-spirited-away-memories/) became the first hand-drawn and non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Other Ghibli-themed places include the antique shop from Whisper of the Heart, Yubaba's office from Spirited Away and an elevator tower inspired by Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Studio Ghibli opened Ghibli Park in November, two years behind its projected schedule. While Spirited Away remains a staple in Studio Ghibli's film catalog, Miyazaki has created numerous successful films since its premiere date. A reporter for the outlet recommends the Tojin Grounds in Nagasaki City's Chinatown area as the best location to view the spectacular event.