Lantern Festival
1 min readThe Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, during the first night of a full moon. It dates back to the Qin Dynasty.
People celebrate it also as the continuation of the Spring Festival. The lanterns are almost always red to symbolize good fortune. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples, carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles written on the lanterns.
People will also make edible lanterns, which are made with sticky rice flour, symbolizing reunion. The main customs include watching lanterns and fireworks, going to the temple fair, guessing lantern riddles.
