Festivals of Taiwan

There are three major Festivals in Taiwan: Lunar New Year, Summer Celebration, and Moon Festival

Celebrating the Lunar New Year

 


   

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Traditionally called the Spring  Festival, the Lunar New Year remains the biggest celebration of the year in Taiwan. In the New Year's Eve the friends and relatives give "red envelopes" containing " lucky money". Firecrackers explode throughout the night on New Year's Eve and sporadically on the following day.

Lantern Festival is after Lunar New Year 15th days celebration.

This images come from http://www.regit.com/taiwan/festival/cnewyear.htm

 

Lion dances are an exciting part of many New Year's celebrations

 

A Summer Celebration

This image/ information comes from http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/festivals/0695_DragonBoat.html

 

June is a great time for festivities in Taiwan. Temple celebrations and the Dragon Boat Festival--all make Taiwan the place to be this month.

Another tradition of the season, stemming from this event, is the eating of a delicious rice dumpling called tsung tze. Eating tsung tze is a part of the celebrations of every Dragon Boat Festival.

Making rice dumplings for the festival celebration.

Row, row, row for the poet's rescue .. and win a prize.

Moon Festival

This image/ information comes from  http://www.regit.com/taiwan/festival/midautum.htm



Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 		The Moon or Mid-Autumn Festival, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, observes the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, the harvest moon.

The Festival is a public holiday marked by family reunions, moon gazing, and the eating of moon cakes-round pastries stuffed with red bean paste and an egg yolk. Enjoy the quiet night and see the moon.

This page was created by Mary Lee, a student in the GRCC ESL 055 Class.