Chinanews.com, February 5th, title: Appreciating lanterns, setting off bee cannons, "exploding cold orders"...the Lantern Festival here is more lively than New Year's Eve!
Reporter Zhu He Yang Chengchen
Today is the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
A traditional Chinese festival celebrated on both sides of the Taiwan Strait
The picture shows the Year of the Rabbit themed lanterns on the streets of Taipei.
Source: China Times News Network
In addition to the essential lantern festival
Pingxi Sky Lantern, Salt Water Bee Cannon,
"Fried Handan", "Banglong (bàng) dragon by the fire"...
A variety of lively traditional Lantern Festival activities
Take turns in Taiwan
Attract people to flood the streets to feel the festive atmosphere
Some scenes are even more lively than New Year's Eve
Come and have a look with Xiaoxin!
Taiwan Lantern Festival
A sense of technology and traditional style intertwined
Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese folk custom
The largest Lantern Festival in Taiwan
Since 1990 to present
Tonight officially kicked off in Taipei
The picture shows people visiting the Lantern Festival.
Source: China Times News Network
Lantern Festival has four exhibition areas
There are 1 main light and 6 auxiliary lights
15 days
Expected to attract tens of millions of viewers
Combination of tradition and modernity
The Lantern Festival is like a fantasy wonderland
The picture shows the lanterns in the main exhibition area of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, shining brightly in the night.
Source: China Times News Network
7 p.m.
The 22-meter-high main lamp "Jade Rabbit Magnificent"
formally lit
The bunny's facial expression
Composite with video technology
A sense of technology and tradition
The picture shows the main lantern "Jade Rabbit" of the 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival.
Source: 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival official website
More than 300 pieces of lanterns
"Nonghao Shanghai" lanterns are unique
The picture shows the "Nonghao Shanghai" lanterns exhibited by Shanghai in the 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival.
Source: Sing Tao World Wide Web
This lantern from Shanghai is located in
Longmen Plaza, Daan District, Taipei City
Attract people to take pictures and check in
Shanghai has participated in the exhibition for many years
Show the strong friendship of sister city
New Peking Pingxi Sky Lantern
Cute Rabbit Chasing Carrot
Lantern Festival every year
There are a large number of tourists pouring into the New Beiping River
Write down your wishes and release sky lanterns
"Sky Lantern" is homophonic to "Tianding" in Hokkien dialect
It is said that in the early days, it was meant to pray for the prosperity of people.
Later, it carried the wishing, keeping safe, etc.
various meanings of blessing
During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty
Brought to Taiwan by Fujian ancestors
Now it has become one of the classic activities of the Baodao Lantern Festival
The picture shows that in February 2019, New Taipei City held the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
This year's Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is still going strong
Dual main lights made of cute rabbits and carrots
Sky lantern with hundreds of rabbit silhouettes
Let's lift off together
"Chasing the Big Show" in the night sky of Pingxi tonight
On the evening of February 5, the 2023 New Beiping Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival was held in Pingxi, and the main lantern in the shape of "a cute rabbit chasing a radish" was lifted into the sky.
Source: United News Network
This cute rabbit with a height of about 6 meters
Sitting in a gold ingot with a playful appearance
Holding "Love in the Lantern Festival"
Rabbit gives music (together)" Spring Festival couplets
I want to wish everyone a new year
"The money 'rabbit' is like brocade, and the 'rabbit' is auspicious"
Tainan Salt Water Bee Cannon
Welcoming the New Year with the sound of firecrackers
fireworks
bee cannon exploded
Attracted hundreds of thousands of people
Declare this year's Tainan City
Salt water beehives make a lively debut
This is the first time in three years that public participation is open
The picture shows that during the Lantern Festival in February 2013, tens of thousands of people and tourists flocked to Tainan Salt Water to experience the exciting "Salt Water Bee Cannon".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Dongming
According to legend, the brine bee cannon originated in
During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty
People pray to Guan Shengdijun on Lantern Festival Eve
"Traveling" around the country to drive out the plague
It later evolved into a concentrated release of bee cannons
The picture shows that on the evening of February 4, Tainan salt water bee cannons exploded, attracting many people to participate.
Source: United News Network
Saltwater Martial Temple
With the theme of "Great Exhibition of the Rabbit"
Simultaneous release of 2 million bee cannons on the evening of the Lantern Festival
Pair with high-altitude fireworks to bring an audio-visual feast
There are hundreds more gun cities scattered salt water areas
People can wear protective
Feel the shock at close range
Sweep away the bad smell and welcome the joy
Taitung "Fried Cold List"
Pray that it will explode and prosper
Taitung Seaside Park on the 4th and 5th
6 actors wearing helmets and shorts
Pretending to be "Master Han Dan"
Accept the baptism of firecrackers from all directions
Kick off the prelude to this year's "frozen cold list"
The picture shows that on February 5th, Taitung held the "Breaking Cold List" event.
Source: China Times News Network
According to legend, the Taito region
Infectious diseases are common in early life
The people welcome the Lantern Festival
"Handan Lord" (also known as "Handan Lord")
Hope to drive away the epidemic with the smoke and dust of firecrackers
This folk custom continues to this day
The picture shows that on February 1st, Taitung held a pre-heating event for "Fried Handan", and the scene was full of vitality.
Source: China Times News Network
This year's theme is "raise your eyebrows' rabbit' to celebrate the new year
"Zhihandan Night of Fireworks"
There will be more than 20 "continuous bombings"
The more firecrackers explode
Good things will be more prosperous this year
Miaoli "Bàng Dragon"
Gather blessings to drive away the epidemic and hope for peace
Miaoli Nine-Tailed Dragon
Taking turns to receive artillery bombardment
The performer dances the dragon
like flying through the clouds
This is a unique Hakka custom in Miaoli during the Lantern Festival
"Beside the fire (bàng) dragon"
The picture shows that on the evening of February 4th, the unique Hakka Lantern Festival event Fireside Dragon was staged in Miaoli, Taiwan.
Source: United News Network
"Fireside (bàng)" comes from the sound of firecrackers exploding
Series of performances held around Lantern Festival
The picture shows the scene of the fireside dragon event on the evening of February 4, and the dragon dancers shuttled through the smoke.
Source: Miaoli County Government Website
An entertainment team composed of people from various industries
file on the street
Traveling abroad will make a special trip to return to their hometown to participate in the grand event
We hope that this traditional event will gather good fortune and drive away the epidemic
Looking forward to good luck and peace
sky lantern rising
turn into stars
Firecrackers drive away the severe cold
stay warm in my heart
The picture shows that on February 17, 2019, when the Lantern Festival is approaching, the Chongqing Tongliang Fire Dragon, known as the "China's No. 1 Dragon", appeared at the Nantou Lantern Festival in Taiwan to celebrate the New Year with the local people.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
These cross the strait and last for thousands of years
Chinese traditional customs
Carrying countless people's New Year's expectations
At the beginning of the year, compatriots on both sides of the strait look forward to the warmth of spring and the blossoming of flowers