Today is the 15th of Chinese New Year (CYN) and last day of celebrating CYN. This is the day we celebrate Lantern Festival starting the day with dragon and lion dancing. Later in the evening, many colourful lanterns will be lit as a part of celebration and riddles will also written on some of the lanterns traditionally.
Few days ago, I found a shopping mall in Hong Kong actually took the traditional concept to spice up the mall by displaying electricย lanterns with riddles on them. I immediately took some quick snaps for you all to enjoy. I think it would be fun if you could try solving the riddles. ๐
Although it is Lantern Festival today, some consider this special day as Chinese Valentine’s Day because of the romantic vibes given by the beautiful lanterns.
Obviously, we can’t end the day without eating something sweet. We eat glutinous rice balls to symbolize having unity and harmony in family while enjoying the stunning full moon.
Happy Lantern Festival/ Chinese Valentine’s Day all my lovely friends! โค
*Answers will be posted next week. Stay tuned for that ๐
Sweet! So are you going out tonight to get us those beautiful pictures?
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Thank you very much Jithin! ๐ I don’t know if I am going out tonight as I know it will be extremely crowded and I don’t have a DSLR camera, so I might not be able to take some good pictures from far away ๐ฆ
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Go and out and enjoy ๐ And take some mobile phone snaps ๐
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hahaha I’ll try and let see how it will turn out at the end ๐
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im waiting ๐
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Hopefully, it will turn out great ๐
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I am pretty sure ๐
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Khloe,
Those temple lanterns look fabulous. ๐ I loved the way they are arranged.
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Yes, I loved them so much as well. They simply looked gorgeous ๐
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Yes… sure they are ๐
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The sweet has this wow factor and lantern looks beautiful
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Thank you so so much Supreet! ๐ It was a last-minute idea to put the wow factor on the glutinous rice balls ๐ Yes, those lanterns looked gorgeous for sure ๐
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I want yo taste it candy
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Come taste it ๐
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Thats delicious ummmmm ..
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hehe glad you liked them ๐
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This post is so Coo! ๐ ๐
I have been waiting to use our “secret code word” ๐
Seriously, I love the lights and the whole celebration. Lovely photos ๐
OK Here are my answers to your riddles ( I Love puzzles)
The rare and curious creature – A Dragon
Wearing fluffy jackets – A Sheep – or Ram for Chinese zodiac
Narrow red river – A thermometer?
Enjoy the end of your New Year celebrations ๐
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hahaha Glad to see you using our secret code in real life ๐ I guess we won’t leave “coo” alone from now onward ๐
Thank you very much for your sweet compliment and so chuffed to know how much you enjoyed this post! ๐ Also, thank you for participating and I’ll post the answers next week for sure ๐ Enjoying the last day of celebration now ๐
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Have a lovely time – in all those lights ๐
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Aww thank you Sci! I’ll i’m sure ๐
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Happy Lantern Day to you!!
I didn’t know this day existed. I love it!! I imagine everything looking magical! I hope you have a great day! ๐
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Thank you very much sweetie! โค Yes, it does look very magical ๐ Hope you have a beautiful day with unlimited happiness Paola! ๐
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Thank you Khloe!! You made me smile really wide. I wish the same to you! โค ๐
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Aww you’re welcome dear ๐ It made my day to make you smile ๐ Such a good feeling!!! โค
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Gorgeous pics dear !!! I love festivals ๐ I couldn’t think of any answers but Sci’s witty answers look jus the right ones to me ๐ Have lots of fun and keep sharing more of lantern festival,they are gorgeous ๐
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So happy my dear is appreaciating my pics (chuffed chuffed)!!! ๐ Let’s see who got all the riddles right next week ๐ Thank you so much sweetie! I’ll definitely enjoy and share later! ๐
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all my pleasure in your smiles โค ๐ ๐
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Aww how sweet!!! โค ๐
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The temple lanterns are beautiful but those in the mall are excellent, Khloe. What fun riddles. Your smilley-faced rice balls made me hoot, too. Your photos are wonderful and it sounds as though you all had lots of fun. ๐
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Yes, I totally agree with you Millie ๐ They both are gorgeous in their own way ๐ Glad you enjoyed the riddles and that fun twist on the rice balls ๐ haha yes, I had so much fun ๐
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Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful images Khloe. โค
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You’re more than welcome and thank you for your kind words ๐ I had so much sharing with you all ๐
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Great post, and great celebration!
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Aww thank you so much Phil! Glad you enjoyed this post as much as other fellow bloggers! ๐
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It’s great to know what other cultures celebrate,how they take,their faith and spirit and turn it into a world all to their own,I truly believe this is what makes life so wonderful,so diverse,it’s great to see and hear
Happy happy,Joy joy
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Well said my dear friend! It is what makes each culture so special ๐ Glad you enjoyed this post and thank you for your continuous support! Have a beautiful day with good vibes and positivity Sheldon! ๐
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Such a great post…and I wish I would have gotten out and seen the sights (and photographed them as well), but was lazy/tired and crashed early ๐
This is such a great holiday period, and you bring it out for us all to see and experience. From my past experiences of CNY in HK and China, it is always the Lantern Festival that gets my mind an imagination going. Cheers ~
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Thank you very much for your kind words! ๐ I do understand that. You must be very tired because of jet lag. Don’t worry! I just post some lantern pictures which I captured last night. Check it out if you are interested. ๐
Yes, I agree. It’s a great holiday period when everywhere looks so festival. Aww thank you again! You are very kind and sweet to say that. Lantern Festival is a wonderful festival to keep our mind busy with all the beautiful imaginations for sure ๐ Cheers and have a good evening! ๐ ๐ ๐
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Great I will check this out this morning ~ it is always a bit sad after the holiday season ends…getting ready for the next one I suppose ๐ This afternoon I head up to Hangzhou for a wedding and about 2-weeks of work, the food up there is excellent so it won’t be too bad. Cheers!
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Cool! I agree…It happens to me also…I guess everything in holiday season is just way too fancy so we can hardly go back to the reality lol ๐ Yes, you’re right. Easter is coming soon so no need to be sad about it ๐ Nice, have fun and enjoy yourself in the wedding! ๐ Cheers!!! ๐
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Your bowl of tang yuen is so cute with eyes ๐
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Thanks a lot dear! โค hahaha was trying to put a funny twist on them to make everyone happy ๐
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