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The Chinese Lantern Festival is believed to date back 2000 years ago to the Eastern Han Dynasty when Buddhist monks would light lanterns in the temples. Traditionally, the Lantern Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. The lanterns are thought to symbolize people letting go of their pasts and celebrating a new future.
In partnership with Zigong Lantern Group and China Lantern International, which is the #1 industry leader in Chinese Lantern Festivals worldwide, Jungle Island will invite visitors from around the globe to marvel at a nighttime jungle filled with giant lanterns, up lit by over 1 million LED lights and hand-crafted out of colorful silk by Chinese artisans, from October 5, 2019 to January 8, 2020.
The 2025 summer fireworks season has officially started in Japan, and I always kick it off with a trip to my personal favorite, the Katsushika Noryo fireworks festival. This festival happens along the Edogawa river near Kanamachi station. Despite it being one of the larger shows in terms of number of fireworks launched, it's relatively less crowded compared to the other larger festivals because it happens on a Tuesday evening. Hope you enjoy the show!
The last time I visited this fireworks festival was back in 2023:
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The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. In Chinese, it is 元宵节 (yuán xiāo jié) or 上元节 (shàng yuán jié). In 2026, it falls on Mar. 3.
In this video, let’s dig deep into the history and origin of the Lantern Festival, activities, traditions, food, greetings, and all other parts of this traditional festival you need to know.
00:00 - Introduction: What is the Lantern Festival?
00:24 - What is the History & Story of the Lantern Festival?
02:03 - How to Celebrate it?
Lighting and Watching Lanterns
Guessing Lantern Riddles
Eating Tang Yuan (Tang Yuan VS Yuan Xiao)
Watching Dragon and Lion Dances (Folk Shows)
Greetings (How to Say Happy Lantern Festival in Chinese? )
03:26 - Is the Lantern Festival the real Chinese Valentine's Day？
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Dai Calendar 1387 New Year Festival Parade
JingHong, XiShuangBanNa, YunNan, China
2025 April
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The Water Splashing Festival, also known as the Buddha Bathing Festival, is called "Sangkan Bimai" in Dai language, which means the New Year of the Dai calendar. The festival celebrations are mainly concentrated in the Dai settlements in various cities and counties in Yunnan Province, and have a history of more than 1,000 years. The Water Splashing Festival is a comprehensive stage that showcases the Dai people's water culture, music and dance culture, food culture, clothing culture, and traditional culture such as advocating nature. It is the Dai people's grandest festival of the year and carries a profound historical and cultural heritage.
The Water Splashing Festival is usually held from April 13th to 16th, corresponding to the sixth month of the Dai calendar, during the farming intermission period, the climate is hot, and water splashing has both cooling and blessing. In Dai folk tales, it is said that in ancient times, demons were rampant, and the people used water to extinguish their evil fire and eventually defeated the demons. Therefore, water splashing symbolizes exorcising evil and welcoming auspiciousness.
Main customs and activities
1. Water splashing carnival: People splash each other with clean water, and the water represents blessings and cleanliness. Young people often play with water guns and buckets, while they sprinkle water on the elders with flower branches to show respect.
2. Bathing the Buddha: Believers bathe the Buddha statues in the temple and pray for peace.
3. Building sand towers: Building towers with sand by the river, inserting colorful flags and offerings to express awe of nature.
4. Dragon Boat Race: Fierce dragon boat races are held on the Lancang River.
5. Setting off high-rise fireworks: Homemade bamboo fireworks "high-rise" are shot into the sky, implying a good harvest.
6. Market fair: The market gathers all kinds of Dai specialties, snacks and various commodities.
7. Setting off Kongming lanterns and water lanterns: praying for blessings and eliminating disasters and conveying thoughts.
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (abbreviated as "Xishuangbanna") is a tropical area at the southernmost tip of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Laos and Myanmar. It is famous for its unique tropical rainforest scenery and colorful ethnic minority culture. Xishuangbanna is mainly populated by the Dai people, and there are 13 other ethnic groups including the Han, Hani, Jinuo, Lahu, and Bulang. All Dai people believe in Southern Buddhism, and there are Buddhist temples in every village. Festivals are closely linked to Buddhist culture (such as the Water Splashing Festival, the Closing Festival, and the Opening Festival).
The Xishuangbanna Dai New Year Festival National Folk Culture Parade is held during the Water Splashing Festival in April every year. It is one of the most representative mass cultural activities of the Xishuangbanna Water Splashing Festival. The 2025 parade consists of 8 square formations and 53 performance teams. Nearly 3,500 people dressed in ethnic costumes gathered on the streets of Jinghong City to show the unique ethnic folk culture of Xishuangbanna through singing and dancing, intangible cultural heritage, floats, and creative performances.
01:22 Nationalities performance teams by Manting Park
04:04 Jinuo drum performance team
05:01 Dai traditional peacock performance team
08:46 Zongfo Temple performance team
10:20 Mengbala Naxi performance team
12:14 Jinglan Cultural Tourism Float Team
13:23 Dai performance team
20:42 Hani performance team
22:55 Lahu performance team
22:27 Jinuo performance team
23:58 Huayao Dai performance team
24:35 Lahu performance team
26:01 Yao performance team
27:00 Yinhu Grand Theater performance team
28:42 Mengle Cultural Tourism Area performance team
30:10 Bulang performance team
33:48 Dai intangible cultural heritage square
45:15 Peacock Princess Live Performance Team
47:17 Twelve themed floats parade
Watch more:
'Select' of 2025(Dai Calendar 1387): https://youtu.be/p38VxnKfFCc
2024(Dai Calendar 1386): https://youtu.be/YgyVRw3RndE
2023(Dai Calendar 1385): https://youtu.be/Urx623F4b9E
YunNan, China - Chao's Travel Log / 中国云南 - 超思旅行日志
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2025 Chinese New Year Top Lantern Festival~Great Capital of Ancient China~Nanjing Walk Travel 中国南京灯会
China Confucius Temple Qinhuai River Scenic Area Lantern Festival，Laomendong Historical and Cultural District Light Show
2025 One of China's Grandest Snake Year of the Spring Festival Lantern Festival, Nanjing Qinhuai Lunar New Year Lantern Festival
00:00 Travel Highlights 精彩预览
02:10 Confucius Temple Tourist Area 夫子庙旅游商业街区
03:38 Confucius Temple Scenic Area 夫子庙~秦淮河风景区
09:30 Confucius Temple Old Street 夫子庙老街
16:48 Confucius Temple Central Square 夫子庙中心广场
19:16 Gongyuan Shopping Street 贡院街
38:58 Qinhuai Scenic Area 秦淮风景区
40:30 Dashiba Shopping Street 大石坝街
42:55 Wenyuan Bridge 文源桥
45:48 Longmen Market 龙门市集
49:27 Dacheng Hall Lantern Festival 大成殿春节灯会
01:13:46 East Market Street 东市街
01:17:07 Wende Bridge 文德桥
01:23:26 Panchi Cruise Ship Pier 泮池游船码头
01:25:11 Gongyuan Shopping Street 贡院街
01:28:26 Laiyan Road 来燕路
01:32:41 Laomendong Historical District 老门东历史街区
01:35:32 Gutong Lane 箍桶巷
01:40:29 Jishanli Lane Snake Lantern 积善里长蛇彩灯
01:45:39 Year of the Snake Giant Lanterns 老门东蛇年巨型彩灯
01:47:24 Xining Dangar Lantern Market 西宁丹噶尔花灯市集
01:52:32 Santiaoying Food Lane 三条营美食街
01:58:09 Back Alley 后巷
Nanjing is a very large city in China. It is also a famous historical and cultural city. It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the center of world classical civilization. It was the largest city in the world during the Ming Dynasty and has long been the political, economic and cultural center of southern China.Nanjing is the most famous ancient capital of the Six Dynasties in ancient China. It was also the capital of the Republic of China. It has more than 7,000 years of civilization, 3,000 years of city building, and more than 500 years of capital building.
The China Qinhuai Lantern Festival is a folk cultural activity popular in the ancient capital of Nanjing. It is also the oldest Spring Festival Lantern Festival in China. It is also known as the Jinling Lantern Festival and the Confucius Temple Lantern Festival. It is a national intangible cultural heritage, with "The First Lantern Festival in the World" and "Qinhuai Lantern Festival". Known as "World", it is the only large-scale comprehensive lantern fair in China that integrates lantern exhibitions, lantern festivals and lantern markets. It is also the longest-lasting, largest-scale folk lantern festival in China with the largest number of participants.
The history of the Qinhuai Lantern Festival can be traced back to the Southern Dynasties. The custom of holding the traditional Lantern Festival Lantern Festival appeared in the capital Jiankang (Nanjing). Its grand event is the highest in the country and it is the earliest lantern festival in China. It developed rapidly in the Tang Dynasty and reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty. Nanjing was the ancient capital of six dynasties and the city of ten dynasties. As an important folk activity, the Qinhuai Lantern Festival has always been a social and cultural event for people of all ages to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, pray for good luck, and be festive and lively. Qinhuai culture is the representative of the ancient Jinling civilization, and the Qinhuai Lantern Festival is an important carrier of inheriting the excellent traditional culture of Qinhuai.
Laomendong Historic District ~ Located to the east of Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing, it is a national 5A-level scenic spot and was once a gathering place for Nanjing’s traditional residences. Since ancient times, it has been a place where merchants from the south of the Yangtze River gathered, where humanities gathered, and where aristocratic families lived. During the Ming Dynasty, it became the city's economic center and an important distribution center for commerce and handicrafts. It was historically the most developed area in Nanjing, presenting a prosperous scene. Now after comprehensive renovation, it has become a cultural district integrating century-old shops, history and culture, leisure and entertainment, and tourist attractions, allowing people to re-experience the charm of Nanjing's old city. The New Year Lantern Festival during the Chinese Spring Festival every year attracts tourists from all over the world, and this year’s Year of the Snake Lantern Festival is equally amazing!
中国千年古都名城，中华民国旧都~南京
2025中国最盛大最古老的蛇年春节灯会
老门东历史文化街区，夫子庙秦淮河风景区灯会
南京~中国的特大型城市，也是历史文化名城，中华文明的重要发祥地之一，世界古典文明的中心，在明代时期曾是世界上最大的城市，自古以来长期是中国南方的政治、经济、文化中心。南京是中国古代最著名的六朝古都，也曾经是中华民国的首都，有超过七千年的文明史，三千年的建城史，五百多年的建都史。
中国秦淮灯会是流行于古都南京的民俗文化活动，也是中国最古老的春节灯会，又称金陵灯会、夫子庙灯会，是国家级非物质文化遗产，有“天下第一灯会”和“秦淮灯彩甲天下”的美誉，是中国唯一一个集灯展、灯会和灯市为一体的大型综合型灯会，也是中国持续时间最长、参与人数最多、规模最大的民俗灯会。
秦淮灯会的历史最早可以追溯到南朝时期，国都建康（南京）就出现了举办传统元宵灯会的习俗，其盛况为全国之冠，是中国最早的灯会。唐代时得到了迅速发展，明代时达到了鼎盛。南京是六朝古都、十朝都会，秦淮灯会作为一项重要的民俗活动，一直是历代民众辞旧迎新、祈求吉祥、喜庆热闹的社会文化盛会。秦淮文化是古老的金陵文明代表，秦淮灯会则是传承秦淮优秀传统文化的重要载体。
老门东历史街区~位于南京市中华门以东，是国家5A级景区，也曾经是南京传统民居聚集地，自古就是江南商贾云集、人文荟萃、世家大族居住之地。这里在明朝时期成为城市的经济中心，也是重要的商贸和手工业的集散地，历史上是南京城最发达的地区，呈现一派繁华的景象。现在经过全面改造修缮，成为了集百年老店，历史文化、休闲娱乐、旅游景观于一体的文化街区，让人重新感受南京老城的魅力。每年中国春节的新年灯会更是吸引着全世界的游客，今年的蛇年灯会同样让人感到无比惊艳！
