Light installations set up across China to welcome Lantern Festival
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Light installations set up across China to welcome Lantern Festival
Visitors admire the lanterns at Hengdian World Studios in Dongyang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, February 12, 2022. /CFP
A festive mood is in the air as places across China have set up lanterns and light installations to welcome the upcoming Lantern Festival.
The over 2,000-year-old traditional occasion, celebrated on the 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar, marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations. This year, the festival is observed on February 15.
It is typically celebrated with displays of traditional paper-made red lanterns in all shapes and sizes that are embellished with creative designs.
Lanterns and light installations are seen at Xiamen Fantawild Resort in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, February 11, 2022. /CFP
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A light show is held at the scenic area of the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, February 11, 2022. /CFP
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Moshikou Street has been decorated with lanterns to welcome the Lantern Festival, in Shijingshan District, Beijing, China, February 10, 2022. /CFP
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Festive decorations at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing City, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 12, 2022. /CFP
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. Red lanterns are hung above a street in the city of Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, February 12, 2022. /CFP
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Here are a few photos that I have taken on Lantern Festival in Chongqing in past years. The first is a photo of a person lighting a candle inside the lantern which will heat the air during this cold time and cause the lantern to fly up into the air.
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This image shows a lantern rising up into the air.
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This is one of my favourite photos.
In some places it can get to look like this (internet photo)
I was in China one year for the festival. It was really amazing.
Think I like the red street lanterns the best... spectacular...
Red is considered to be a very auspicious colour in traditional Chinese culture.
Red is the national color of China. This is because in Chinese culture, red means vitality, long life, happiness, success. It is a color that is thought to bring luck, recognition, and fame.