When will the lanterns be lit and when will they be turned off during the Lantern Festival in 2022

The Lantern Festival is the first traditional festival after the Spring Festival, and it is also the first full-moon night of the new year. During the Lantern Festival, people eat Yuanxiao (Chinese Yuanxiao), which symbolizes family reunion. After eating Yuanxiao, people go to the streets to watch all kinds of colorful lanterns and decorations, which is very lively. So when will the lights be turned on and off during the Lantern Festival in 2022?

When will the lanterns be lit and when will they be turned off during the Lantern Festival in 2022

According to old traditional customs, during the Lantern Festival, people start making and hanging colorful lanterns on the 13th day of the first lunar month, which is called "putting up the lanterns", and take down and put away the lanterns on the 18th day of the first lunar month, which is called "putting down the lanterns". There is a folk saying: "On the 13th day of the first lunar month, light the lanterns and eat dumplings; on the 18th day of the first lunar month, put out the lanterns and eat noodles." Putting out the lanterns means the end of the Lantern Festival and people have to go back to work and school. In addition, the 14th day of the first lunar month is the "test lanterns", the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, is the "main lanterns", and the 17th day of the first lunar month is the "stop lanterns". During the Lantern Festival, people watch and admire lanterns, not only to celebrate the festival, but also to look forward to a better life in the future. The carefully planned Lantern Festival lasts for several days, forming the folk custom of lighting and lowering lanterns.