Lantern Festival
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Lantern Festival
- /ˌlæntən ˈfɛstɪvl̩/ UK
- /ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/ US
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From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals.
noun the Lantern Festival · Lantern Festivals
- A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March).
- ยี่เป็ง (Yi Peng), a festival celebrated chiefly in northern Thailand on the day of the full moon in the second month of the northern Thai lunar calendar (equivalent to the twelfth month of the lunar calendar used in the rest of Thailand, generally in November).
Similar: Feast of Lanterns, Festival of Lanterns
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noun
Similar: Feast of Lanterns, Festival of Lanterns
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noun festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
| Español | Fiesta de los Faroles |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원소절 wonsojeol |
| 日本語 | 元宵節 Gen shōsetsu |
| 中文 | 元宵節 /元宵节 Yuánxiāojié |
| Français | fête des lanternes |
| Deutsch | (Chinesisches) Laternenfest, Yuanxiao-Fest |
| Русский | пра́здник фонаре́й prázdnik fonaréj |
| Tiếng Việt | Tết Nguyên Tiêu |
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title = {Lantern Festival},
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