Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Literature & Language > Languages and Cultures > Chinese Language and Culture > What do people do to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival?

What do people do to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival?

In: Chinese Language and Culture [Edit categories]

Answer:

The Lantern Festival, also called Yuan Xiao Jie, was celebrated at the fifteen day of the first lunar month. It marks the end of New Year's celebrations, also the first time to see a full moon of that year in Lunar Calendar.

Watching lanterns and eating Tang Yuan are the most important celebrations on this day. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors at night.

First answer by Chinaroamer. Last edit by Chinaroamer. Contributor trust: 5 Question popularity: 3 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Sources and related links: [Edit]

Lantern Festival

Can you answer these Chinese Language and Culture questions?

	Why is India so crowded?	Answer it!
	What are the 5 types of dragons in Chinese mythology?	Answer it!
	What were the chief tensions in Chinese society and culture?	Answer it!
	What is a windlass made of?	Answer it!
	What is the chines symbol for pain of the body?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

Why do Chinese people celebrate mooncake festival?
Mooncake festival is also called Mid-autumn festival. Celebration of Mid-autumn festival has a long history. In ancient times, the emperors had the tradition of worshiping the Sun in spring, and the...
How do the Chinese people celebrate the mooncake festival?
Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival with lanterns, tea drinking, poem recital, moon gazing, and eating mooncakes.
Where do Chinese people celebrate the moon cake festival?
because they are a religious thing that we must celebrate!!
What festivals do Taiwan people celebrate?
Chinese New Year (February 5) The Chinese or Lunar New Year is the longest and most important festival in Taiwan. During this time, the usual custom would include paying off debts, purchasing new...
What is the Chinese lantern festival celebration?
Chinese New Year is one of the most outstanding and joyous festive events in the world. During two weeks in January-February all people in China, as well as a great number of overseas Chinese,...