Year of the Ox Officially Begins: New Year Traditions Mark The End of Holiday
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor Yesterday was the Spring Lantern Festival, marking the end of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. The holiday (Lunar New Year) itself lasts two weeks. The lantern festival is a fitting way to conclude the holiday. Usually on this day people make lanterns, light them and watch them fly up into the sky. Based on my personal knowledge, this tradition was started during the Three Kingdoms […]
