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Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival
Created by eric at 2010-2-25 21:33:00; Last updated by lotusblue at 2013-4-23 0:08:00
The Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuan Xiao Festival or Shang Yuan Festival in China, is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. That first month is called the Yuan month, and in ancient times, people called the night Xiao; the 15th day is the first night to see a full moon in that lunar year. That is how the day earned its name as the Yuan Xiao Festival. It marks the end of the Spring Festival celebration and is also the first major festival afte... »View details

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