Lantern Festival

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• Lantern Festival — For the festival associated with mooncakes sometimes called Lantern Festival, see Mid Autumn Festival. Lantern Festival Lantern Festival at night in Taipei Official name Shangyua …   Wikipedia

• Lantern Festival — Also known as the Festival of First Origin and the First Moon Festival, the celebration of the first full moon of the Chinese New Year, on the fifteenth day of the first month, is one of the most ancient observances in the Chinese ritual calendar …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Lantern Festival — ▪ holiday also called  Yuan Xiao Festival        holiday celebrated in China and other Asian countries that honours deceased ancestors on the 15th day of the first month (Yuan) of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival aims to promote… …   Universalium

• Lantern Festival — noun another name for Bon …   English new terms dictionary

• Giant Lantern Festival — The Giant Lantern Festival is an annual festival held in December (Saturday before Christmas Eve) in the City of San Fernando in the Philippines. The festival features a competition of giant lanterns. Because of the popularity of the festival,… …   Wikipedia

• Taiwan Lantern Festival — The Taiwan Lantern Festival (臺灣燈會) is an annual event hosted by the Tourism Bureau (觀光局) of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (交通部) in Taiwan to celebrate the Lantern Festival. There are many activities all over Taiwan during… …   Wikipedia

• Toronto Chinese Lantern Festival — The Toronto Chinese Lantern Festival is a festival held at Ontario Place, Toronto, Ontario. Sponsored by the Rogers Media Group, the festival is the largest lantern festival outside Asia. [ [http://gocanada.about.com/b/a/257218.htm Rogers Chinese …   Wikipedia

• Festival japonés — Los puestos vendiendo comida y juguetes son típicos en los festivales japoneses …   Wikipedia Español

• Sky lantern — Yi Peng (Loi Krathong) festival in Tudongkasatan Lanna (Lanna Meditation Retreat Centre) , Mae Jo Chiang Mai, Thailand Chinese name …   Wikipedia

• Mid-Autumn Festival — For other harvest festivals that may be known as Mid Autumn Festival, see Mid Autumn Festival (disambiguation). For the Chinese New Year Lantern Festival known as Yuan Xiao (元宵節), Chap Goh Meh, Yuen Siu (元宵), Shang Yuan (上元), and Tết Nguyên Tiêu …   Wikipedia