What’s not to love about a festival full of colourful lanterns and sweet treats?
Celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, also known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day, marks the end of the Chinese New Year. Falling on Saturday, February 8, the 2020 lantern festival will see shops, restaurants, shopping malls and parks decorated with colourful lanterns, making a dazzling backdrop for the first full moon of the Chinese calendar. From eating yuanxiao to enjoying lantern displays, here are the Lantern Festival traditions you should know about.
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1. Enjoy lantern displays
In Chinese culture, lanterns represent hope, success and happiness. Every year, a lantern exhibition runs for a month at the Piazza of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, by the Clock Tower. The theme varies from year to year, which involves mostly the Chinese zodiac animals and auspicious symbols such as goldfish, dragons and fruits.
On February 19, the Piazza will host a Lantern Carnival with a line-up of festive activities including lion and dragon dances, lantern-making workshops and live performances.
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