The story
From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lantern Festival
lan·tern fes·tiv·alToday it means: A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March). Full definition →