Taiwanese celebrate Lantern Festival

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.
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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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