2023 Qingdao Lantern Festival will not be held.

From January 8, 2023, the new coronavirus infection implementation of the "Category B B pipe noise", but the risk of epidemic transmission still exists. According to the latest prevention and control requirements of "health protection, prevention of serious illness", and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention of the "Spring Festival as far as possible not to hold a large-scale temple fair" recommendations, after a comprehensive study and judgment, the 2023 Qingdao Haiyunan Temple Fair and radish - Lantern Festival - sugar ball will not be held.

In order to create a happy and peaceful atmosphere of the Spring Festival, to meet the needs of citizens and tourists to play in the New Year. During the Spring Festival, Shibei District will be in the large Bao Island cultural and leisure neighborhoods, Taidong three pedestrian street, virtual Ming Central Business District and other areas to plan and carry out the search for the taste of the New Year Bao Island New Year's Eve Fair, and the New Year Folk Cultural Festival, Shibei District, the second lantern festival and the "rabbit congratulations," the non-heritage bazaar, tour of the shopping district, taste the taste of the New Year - Qingdao! The Central Business District "poor judgment against warm winter benefits" New Year's cultural bazaar and other activities.

The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is a symbol of prayers for light, peace and reunion, as well as a symbol of people's desire for a better life. The symbolism of the Lantern Festival, on the other hand, is universal celebration, harmony and freedom. Lantern Festival is a kind of traditional Chinese folk activities, Lantern Festival burning custom from the Han Dynasty, the lantern will rise in the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the peak of the Ming Dynasty.

The Lantern Festival Lantern Festival originated from the "Torch Festival", the ancient people in the countryside and fields with torches to drive away insects and beasts, groups of people holding up torches dancing in the fields or grain farms, hoping to alleviate insect pests, praying for a good harvest. According to Chinese folk tradition, on this night when the moon is high in the sky, people will light up ten thousand colored lanterns to celebrate. Going out to enjoy the moon, burning lanterns and setting off fireworks, guessing riddles, *** eating Lantern Festival, family reunion, celebrating the festival, a happy and joyful.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qingdao City