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What colors are there in the Spring Festival?

The red color of the Lantern Festival is the most auspicious. Red Spring Festival couplets and red lanterns make up the festival colors. It symbolizes the prosperity and good luck of the festival.

In the eyes of China people, red lanterns symbolize family reunion, prosperity, happiness, brightness, vitality, completeness and wealth, so everyone likes them. Especially in areas where overseas Chinese live in concentration, such as Chinatown, the tradition of hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival permeates the unique and rich cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Red lanterns have become a symbol of China culture. Hanging lanterns in the New Year is a deep-rooted folk custom and an indispensable part of the flavor of the year. Spring Festival lanterns in China are also called lanterns. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang Spring Festival lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.