The places where the lantern festival will be held in Shenzhen in 2023 include the main commercial street of Huaqiangbei’s technological, fashionable and cultural district, Gankeng Ancient Town, Shenzhen Splendid Chinese Folk Village, etc.
1. Futian District’s Second “Lamps and Colors to Celebrate the New Year” Imitation Forbidden City Hidden Lantern Exhibition Theme Lantern Festival
Event Time: January 19, 2023 - February 2023 6th; Location: Main Street, Commercial Street, Huaqiangbei Technology, Fashion and Culture District. This lantern exhibition is one of a series of activities during the New Year Art Season in Futian District. It uses palace lanterns as a lead to connect the entire Spring Festival traditional customs and culture. Each palace lantern is hung in a different festival scene to introduce different festivals and customs to the public. In addition to taking photos and checking in, you can learn about traditional Chinese customs and culture just like you are in a museum.
2. Shenzhen Gankeng Ancient Town Little Straw Hat Lantern Festival-Green Field Fantasy Night
Event time: December 16, 2022 - March 16, 2023; Event location: Gan Keng Ancient Town - Xiaoliangmao Farm, Phoenix Valley. Themed lights such as misty forest, pastoral impression, and field concert echo the natural pastoral scenery of Little Straw Hat Farm and the quiet and simple texture of Phoenix Valley, creating a sultry night scene like the Wizard of Oz, bringing a wonderful experience to visitors to the park. A visual feast.
3. Shenzhen Splendid China Zigong Lantern Festival Carnival
Event time: December 1, 2022 - February 5, 2023; Event location: Shenzhen Splendid China Folk Village. The large-scale Wangdefu National Style Market, the Dream Float Parade, and more than 20 national fashion performances, come to Splendid China to enjoy the bright lanterns, watch the national fashion festival, and check out the most beautiful nightlife in Shenzhen.
Customs of the Lantern Festival
In the Lantern Festival, the most important thing is actually the custom of making lanterns. Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household will hang up lanterns, and the festival will reach its climax on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. From the streets to the alleys, lanterns are hung everywhere, making it very lively. In traditional folk customs, on the day of the Lantern Festival, not only do people at home enjoy the moon, light thousands of colored lanterns, eat Yuanxiao to celebrate the Lantern Festival, guess lantern riddles and solve riddles, but there are also traditional folk customs such as dragon lantern dancing or lion dancing. Performance.