A large number of lanterns lit up the night sky at a festival held on Wednesday, the 15th day of the lunar year, in Pingxi, northern Taiwan. The annual event recalls the use of lanterns in olden days.

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings. The holiday ...

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People release sky lanterns in hopes of good fortune and prosperity in the traditional Lantern Festival in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo ...

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NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan — (AP) — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking ...

with participants writing blessings on lanterns and releasing them into the sky. The event, first held in 1999, is a major cultural attraction and a symbol of Taiwan’s heritage.