The Lantern Festival, also called Shangyuan Festival, is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar, during the full moon. Usually falling in February or early March on the Gregorian calendar, it marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations and start the new beginning of the year. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, it had become a festival with great significance.
During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. In modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in the shape of animals. The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones, which they will let go of the next year. The lanterns are almost always red to symbolize good fortune. While, Lion dance, walk on stilts, riddle games , dragon dances are also very popular activities during the festival day and the days following.
On this day, we had our traditional food which is called Zaogeng. And also, to finish the the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations and start the new beginning of the year, we Notting hill furniture had big fireworks after work.
We wish Notting Hill Furniture a better future with very good sales performance.
Post time: Feb-10-2023
