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    Lantern Festival 2017

    3381 days ago

    Gregorian Date

    February 11, 2017

    Lunar Date

    1/15

    Day of Week

    Saturday

    Year of the Rooster·View 2017 Chinese Calendar

    Lantern Festival

    The Lantern Festival (元宵节/元宵節) falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. It symbolizes the first full moon of the new year.

    Customs & Traditions

    Activities include displaying colorful lanterns, solving lantern riddles, eating tangyuan (sweet glutinous rice balls), and watching lion and dragon dances.

    Celebrated throughout China and Chinese diaspora communities worldwide.

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