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Time and place of 2023 Qingdao Lantern Festival

The 2023 Qingdao Lantern Festival will not be held.

From June 5438 to October 8, 2023, COVID-19 was infected with "Class B and Class B pipelines", but the risk of epidemic spread still exists. According to the latest prevention and control requirements of "protecting health and preventing serious and serious diseases" and the suggestion of the National Bureau for Disease Control and Prevention that large-scale temple fairs should not be held as much as possible during the Spring Festival, after comprehensive judgment, Qingdao Haiyun Temple Fair and Radish Yuanxiao Sugar Ball Fair will not be held in 2023.

In order to create a happy and peaceful Spring Festival atmosphere and meet the needs of citizens and tourists for Chinese New Year play. During the Spring Festival, Shibei District will plan activities in Dabao Cultural Recreation Zone, Taitung Third Road Pedestrian Street, Xu Ming Central Business District and other places to find the annual flavor of Dabao New Year's collection, as well as the New Year Folk Culture Festival, the second Lantern Festival in Shibei District, the intangible market of "congratulations on the rabbit", the shopping area and the annual flavor-the annual flavor folk culture market of Qingdao Central Business District.

The moral of Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival Lantern Festival means praying for a bright and peaceful reunion, and it also means people's yearning for a better life. The moral of Lantern Festival is universal celebration, harmony and freedom. Lantern Festival is a traditional folk activity in China. The custom of burning lanterns in the Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty and reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty.

Lantern Festival originated from Torch Festival. In ancient times, people held torches to drive away insects and beasts in rural fields, and danced in groups in the fields or grain drying fields, hoping to reduce pests and pray for a bumper harvest. 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.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qingdao