Carnival-like folklore activities unfolded across China to celebrate Lantern Festival

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Vibrant intangible cultural heritage activities and time-honored folklore performances have been unfolded across China to celebrate the millennium-old Lantern Festival.  The traditional festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month on the Chinese lunar calendar, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Vibrant, intangible cultural heritage activities and time-honored folklore performances have

00:06been unfolded across China to celebrate the Millennium Old Lantern Festival.

00:11The traditional festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month on the Chinese

00:15lunar calendar, marking the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

00:20This year it falls on Wednesday.

00:22The festival is peppered with colorful red lanterns meant to bring good fortune.

00:27Chinese customs include visiting colorful lantern fairs, solving lantern riddles and

00:32enjoying energetic folk performances.

00:34Various folklore activities are held during the Lantern Festival, featuring noisy sounds

00:39and dazzling lights, making the festival very lively.

00:43The Lantern Festival is often referred to as the Carnival of the Chinese People, a celebration

00:49that marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities on a high note, and a time to

00:53refresh ourselves and embrace a new beginning as we return to our daily life with a renewed

00:58spirit�

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