Lantern Festival, Taiwan

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period and is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar.
Taiwan Lantern Festival 2025 Kicks Off with the Theme Infinity Paradise
This year, the festival is centered in Taoyuan, a city in Taiwan that symbolizes baseball culture and international transportation.
Taiwan Lantern Festival kicks off in Taoyuan
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taiwan Lantern Festival will begin in Taoyuan at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Lantern Festival night, and run until Feb. 23.
President Lai opens Taiwan Lantern Festival
President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Wednesday opened the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival for the Year of the Snake in Taoyuan, lighting up this year’s main lantern, “Infinite Paradise,” near the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Taoyuan Station where the festivities are being held.
Eco-Friendly, Taiwan Lantern Festival 2025 Uses Recycled Materials
Reported by ICRT, the government is offering attractive incentives for people who exchange lantern battery waste. The Taoyuan City Department of Environmental Protection said that during the 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival, visitors can recycle batteries from lanterns in exchange for prizes.
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival: A tradition of hope and blessings in Taiwan
The Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan, held on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, draws thousands of visitors and locals to release paper lanterns carrying wishes for good fortune. View on eurone
Video: LIVE: Watch Taiwan’s lantern festival in Pingxi
Watch Taiwan’s lantern festival in Pingxi Watch live as visitors in Pingxi, the mountain village in northern Taiwan, pen their blessings and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into the night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.
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