Lantern Festival in China - 2023
05 Feb 2023, Sunday
Lantern Festival is a observance in China
How many days ago was Lantern Festival 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was Lantern Festival 2023?
14 Months, 20 Days
How many weeks ago was Lantern Festival 2023?
63 Weeks, 4 Days
How many days ago was Lantern Festival 2023?
445 Days
How many hours ago was Lantern Festival 2023?
10,680 Hours
How many minutes ago was Lantern Festival 2023?
640,800 Minutes
When was Lantern Festival in China 2023?
05 February 2023, Sunday
About: Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival and Cap Go Meh, is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, during the full moon. Usually falling in February or early March on the Gregorian calendar, it marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. As early as the Western Han dynasty, it had become a festival with great significance. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, and only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate lanterns. In modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in the shape of animals. The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones, which they will let go of the next year.
Observed by | Chinese |
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Type | Cultural, Religious |
Significance | Marks the end of the Chinese New Year |
Observances | Flying of paper lanterns, Consumption of tangyuan |
Date | 15th day of the 1st lunisolar month |
date | 15th day of the 1st lunisolar month |
Related to | Chotrul Duchen (in Tibet), Daeboreum (in Korea), Koshōgatsu (in Japan), Magha Puja (in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos), Tết Nguyên Tiêu (in Vietnam) |
Wikidata description | festival marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration |
Wikidata id | Q718636 |
Wikidata label | Lantern Festival |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Lantern Festival (2023) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | China | 05 Feb, Sunday | Lantern Festival | Observance |
2 | Taiwan | 05 Feb, Sunday | Lantern Festival | Observance |