Is Lantern Festival a traditional festival in China?

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, because it is the first full moon night of the New Year, also known as Lantern Festival and Shangyuan Festival. Because of the custom of watching lanterns, it is also called Lantern Festival. Buddhist culture has played an important role in promoting the formation of Lantern Festival customs.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, just after the Spring Festival, the traditional festival Lantern Festival in China was ushered in.

The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called the night "Xiao", so they called the fifteenth day of the first month the Lantern Festival. The fifteenth day of the first month is the night of the first full moon in a year and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. On the night of Spring Festival, people celebrate this festival and the continuation of the Spring Festival. Lantern Festival is also called "Shangyuan Festival".

According to the folk tradition in China, on this bright night, people light thousands of lanterns to celebrate. Going out to enjoy the moon, lighting and setting fires, enjoying lantern riddles, eating Yuanxiao, family reunion and celebrating festivals are all enjoyment.