Culture booklet / Cultural calendar

Spring Festival and Lantern Festival

Two occasions at the start of the lunar year.

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Separate dates

The Executive Yuan’s festival account describes lunar 1/1 for Spring Festival and 1/15 for Lantern Festival, also called the lantern celebration. They are distinct occasions within the same month.

Read from home

Notice how your family names these days. Calendar dates do not specify the venue, duration or opening hours of a local lantern event. Check its organizer’s announcement.

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