The religious leaders started setting off fireworks to attempt to appease the god of war and help end the epidemic. The festival dates back to an 1880’s cholera epidemic. It often looks like bees flying out of their hives. It is a religious event where thousands of firecrackers are set off at the same time. The Yanshuei Beehive Festival is the third largest folk festival in the world. Yanshuei (Yanshui) Beehive Fireworks Festival Thousands of visitors from around the world come to launch their hopes, dreams, and prayers upwards into the night sky via a sky lantern. The event is often one of the most impressive lantern festivals in the world. The small town of Ping Xi is well known for the thousands of sky lanterns launched during the Lantern Festivals. This year’s main lantern will honor the Year of the Dog. The lanterns will also feature innovative technology. The air zone will have high-tech lanterns made with new materials and techniques. The land zone will explore the history of Chiayi and have a market with arts and crafts from local artists. It is going to be “smart” event with a focus on technology as well as the elements of air, water, and land. This year event is going to be one for the history book. Yuan Xiao Jie, the 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival, will run for 10 days from March 2 to March 11. Yuan Xiao Jie aka The Taiwan Lantern Festival The 2019 festival will February 19, 2019. The 2018 festivals will start March 2, 2018. The date varies by year but the festival always happens between February and March. Zhēngyuè is the first month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The Lantern Festival takes place on 15th day of 正月 (Zhēngyuè). The villagers would celebrate every year after that with lanterns and fireworks. The villagers saved their village by hanging red lanterns, building bonfires and setting off firecrackers to fool the emperor’s troops. After the crane’s death, the Jade Emperor planned to set fire to the village. My favorite legend is of a crane from heave that was killed by some villagers. Most are related to the celebration of good health and good fortune. There are many legends that tell of the founding of the festival. The festivals can be dated back to the Han Dynasty (206 BCE).
The Lantern Festival is traditionally the last celebrations of the Chinese New Year. One of the largest festivals is the Taiwan Lantern Festival.
The New Years Celebrations end with the Spring Lantern Festivals. Spring brings about the first month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar and the Chinese New Years Celebrations. The flowers start to bloom the trees regain their leaves and most of all, the cold winter weather has said goodbye. Early spring is a special time around the world.
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