In recent days, various regions across Hunan Province are holding various activities to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on March 3 this year.
People enjoyed themselves during the Lantern Festival Garden Party at the Hunan Yuhua Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall on March 2. The event featured four parts—civilized customs promotion, intangible cultural heritage exhibition, folk custom interactive experience, and lantern riddle guessing. People enthusiastically took part in traditional games such as pitch-pot, ring toss, and lantern riddle guessing, immersing themselves in the vibrant and culturally rich festive atmosphere. (Photo/Xu Xing, Hunan Daily)
People enjoyed themselves during the Lantern Festival Garden Party at the Hunan Yuhua Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall on March 2. The event featured four parts—civilized customs promotion, intangible cultural heritage exhibition, folk custom interactive experience, and lantern riddle guessing. People enthusiastically took part in traditional games such as pitch-pot, ring toss, and lantern riddle guessing, immersing themselves in the vibrant and culturally rich festive atmosphere. (Photo/Xu Xing, Hunan Daily)
People enjoyed themselves during the Lantern Festival Garden Party at the Hunan Yuhua Intangible Cultural Heritage Hall on March 2. The event featured four parts—civilized customs promotion, intangible cultural heritage exhibition, folk custom interactive experience, and lantern riddle guessing. People enthusiastically took part in traditional games such as pitch-pot, ring toss, and lantern riddle guessing, immersing themselves in the vibrant and culturally rich festive atmosphere. (Photo/Xu Xing, Hunan Daily)
A "Melody of Xiangjiang River—Rhythms of Lantern Festival" Chinese orchestra concert was held at the Hunan Music Hall on March 2. The concert featured Chinese orchestral masterpieces selected from different periods, such as My Motherland, A-Toast Song, and Ode to the Red Flag. The repertoire, melodious or soul-stirring, offered the audience a captivating feast of traditional Chinese music. (Photo/Li Jian, Hunan Daily)
A "Melody of Xiangjiang River—Rhythms of Lantern Festival" Chinese orchestra concert was held at the Hunan Music Hall on March 2. The concert featured Chinese orchestral masterpieces selected from different periods, such as My Motherland, A-Toast Song, and Ode to the Red Flag. The repertoire, melodious or soul-stirring, offered the audience a captivating feast of traditional Chinese music. (Photo/Li Jian, Hunan Daily)
Folk artisans performed a dragon lantern dance on the Xiang'E Qing Bridge in Longshan County on March 2. Local residents and people from neighboring Laifeng County, Hubei Province gathered together, staging folk performances such as dragon lantern dance, lion lantern dance, operas, and Tujia hand-waving dance, to celebrate the Lantern Festival. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)
Folk artisans performed a dragon lantern dance on the Xiang'E Qing Bridge in Longshan County on March 2. Local residents and people from neighboring Laifeng County, Hubei Province gathered together, staging folk performances such as dragon lantern dance, lion lantern dance, operas, and Tujia hand-waving dance, to celebrate the Lantern Festival. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)
On March 2, the Social Service Center of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, together with Chengnan Residential Community, organized a "Welcoming Lantern Festival, Guessing Lantern Riddles" event. Many residents participated in the event enthusiastically. (Photo/Chen Junyu and Yang Meilan)
On March 2, the firefighting and rescue team of the Changde Economic and Technological Development Zone launched a "firefighting lantern riddle guessing" event in a new energy company. Many office workers participated in the event enthusiastically. (Photo/Chen Zide)
Children guessed lantern riddles at the Cultural Center of Jiahe County on March 2. (Photo/Huang Chuntao)
People guessed lantern riddles at a shopping mall in Longhui County on March 2. (Photo/Luo Lili)
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Pang Yuehui
Chinese sources: hunan.gov.cn; hunantoday
