- Wikipedia: Lantern Festival
About the festival of lanterns celebrated on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year. Lantern Festival is also known as the Little New Year.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival
- Celebration of the Lantern Festival
Explores the legends of the Lantern Festival, its modern celebrations, as well as Yuan Xaio and Tang Yuan dishes for the occasion.
www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/lantern/lantern.html
- Chinese Festivals, The
About different chinese festivals like Chinese New Year, Ching Ming, and Tin Hau, as well as some interesting information about Chinese culture.
www.edunetconnect.com/categories/originals/chinafest/chinesef.html
- Chinavoc.com: Lantern Festival
About the Chinese Festival when people try to solve puzzles on the lanterns and eat Yuanxiao dumplings.
www.chinavoc.com/festivals/lantern.htm
- Chinese Lantern Festival
Annotated pictorial of the Lantern Festival as celebrated in North America.
www.index-china.com/index-english/Lantern.html
- About.com: Chinese Lantern Festival
Article about the Chinese Lantern Festival, its lovely lanterns as well as recipe for the sweet dumplings, Yuanxiao.
chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa020998.htm
- Taipei Lantern Festival
Describes, with pictures, the romantic radiance of Chinese culture during the annual Taipei Lantern Festival.
www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/festivals/0296_Lantern.html
- Olvera Street: Lighting the Way
Background information about the Lantern Festival, celebrated on the night of the first full moon of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
www.olvera-street.com/html/lantern_festival.html
- ChinaDaily.com: Lantern Festival
Traces the origins and traditions of the Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival.
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/09/content_363534.htm
- AsianIdeas.com: Lantern Festivals
Describes various lantern festivals celebrated by Asians across the world.
www.asianideas.com/lanterns.html
- About.com: Love and Lanterns - The Chinese Lantern Festival
About the last day of the 15-day Chinese New Year season, also known as the Day for Lovers.
chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesenewyear/a/lanternfestival.htm
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California: Lantern Festival
Article about the celebrations of Lantern Festival, the last day of New Year season, when lantern riddles are solved and when a single woman could go out chaperoned and be seen by eligible bachelors.
www.chssc.org/Festival/Lantern/Lantern%20Festival.htm
- HP Museum: Lantern Festival
Photo collection of lanterns and pageants during the Lantern Festival in Shanghai.
www.hpmuseum.org/china/trip4/lantern.htm
- Chinese American Museum: Lantern Festival 2005
(PDF)
A teacher's copy which provides an overview of the history, practices, values, and traditions of the Lantern Festival. In PDF format.
www.eskimo.com/~camla/education/lantfest2005/forms/background_teachers.pdf
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