When is the lantern festival?
Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night" "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". Since ancient times, the Lantern Festival custom has been dominated by the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns. Lantern Festival is not a national legal holiday, it is a traditional festival with a long history in China. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which has become an important part of the Spring Festival custom, and it is a real "carnival" of the whole society. From closing the door on New Year's Eve to the fifteenth day of the first month, all members of society, regardless of sex, age and age, joined the festival activities. Lantern Festival is popular not only on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, but also in overseas Chinese communities. In June, 2008, the folklore of Lantern Festival was selected into the Second List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.