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The next Lantern festival will be held in February 24, 2013.
Every Year between February and early March the night becomes a spectacle of enchanting lights in a couple of countries. It's called the Lantern Festival, a cultural festivity celebrated on the fifteenth day of the lunisolar year in the Chinese Calendar. This Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration, a ceremony that has been done since the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago.


The Festival consist of children going to the temple at night with their paper lanterns. These lanterns are beautifully adorned and a lot of them have an animal shaped form. The festival is used to cultivate positive relationships and celebrate our blessings. Furthermore, the lanterns can symbolize letting go of the past.


There are a couple of cities you can visit If you want to witness this spiritual breathtaking celebration but the best one is definitely Taiwan. And If you don't have this on your travel bucket list, make sure to put it in.


Here's a short video of the Sky Lanterns!

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Posted by Taty

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