What can we do during the Lantern Festival? How many unique customs do we know about the Lantern Festival in different provinces?

What can we do during the Lantern Festival? The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that is celebrated all over the country on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Next, let’s take a look at how different regions celebrate the Lantern Festival.

What can you do during the Lantern Festival?

Jingxing Lahua

The most unique Lantern Festival custom in Hebei Province is Jingxing Lahua, a folk art form of northern yangge. On the evening of every Lantern Festival, large and small Jingxing flower-making groups will appear at major temple fairs, celebrations, and street square flower shows to celebrate the arrival of the Lantern Festival.

Watch the Lantern Festival

The most lively festival for Beijingers is the Lantern Festival, and the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival is everywhere in the streets and alleys. The annual Lantern Festival, dragon and lion dances and other traditional programs are held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Traditional Beijing Lantern Festival activities mainly consist of three parts: flower show, lantern show and eating Lantern Festival dumplings.

Hanging Lanterns

Hanging lanterns is one of the necessary customs to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Shanxi Province. When the Lantern Festival comes, every household will hang up various lanterns from the 14th night of the first lunar month to the 16th day of the first lunar month. In addition, a lantern show is held every year. The various beautiful lanterns dazzle us and add to the strong festive atmosphere.