A tradition of hope and blessings in 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 annually on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar.
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival: A tradition of hope and blessings in Taiwan
The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan, held on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, draws thousands of visitors and locals to release paper lanterns carrying wishes for good fortune. View on eurone
President Lai opens 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday opened the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival for the Year of the Snake in Taoyuan, lighting up this year’s main lantern, “Infinite Paradise,” near the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Taoyuan Station where the festivities are being held.
Video: LIVE: Watch Taiwan’s lantern festival in Pingxi
Watch Taiwan’s lantern festival in Pingxi Watch live as visitors in Pingxi, the mountain village in northern Taiwan, pen their blessings and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into the night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.
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,
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Yulin Lantern Festival showcases global and local dance
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Shehuo folk performance staged to mark Lantern Festival in Longxian County of NW China's Shaanxi
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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 ...