Taiwan Lantern Festival
"These are the lanterns," said my friend, pointing to the lit -to parade floats that littered the park.
"Huh? These are parade floats. "
" No, they are lanterns. "
is clear, he and I had different opinions about which lanterns are. Or maybe it was my cultural expectation that distinction. In Thailand they Loy Krathong Lantern Festival, which like Thailand version Valentine nature. in addition, every month will light at full moon, people paper lanterns and watching them float in the sky. It is a sign of good luck. for me, a lantern is something similar, and that is what I expected to Taipei when I lantern Festival went a few weeks ago.
thought I'd people lanterns into heaven as a good luck sign lighting and assets. Instead I got Parade floats. (Although they were still cool.)
the Taipei Lantern Festival is an annual tradition that recalls the first lunar month of the Chinese new year, and as it is the year of the ox, all lanterns were of oxen. They had agriculture, dancing, singing marry and even heading to Macau oxen. Walking around the grounds, it was interesting to see the floats. Some were given by companies in order, and others were made by schools or individuals, but all were fun to see.
There were many interesting floats, from farm scenes to a panda wedding. Take a look for yourself:
you can catch the Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taipei right after the Chinese New Year. The lanterns are usually for a few weeks until
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