Meanings
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Feast of LanternsFestival of Lanterns
Origin
From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Festival dels Fanalets
- Festival dels Fanaletsfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Chinese Cantonese 元宵節 /元宵节
- 元宵節 /元宵节 (jyun⁴ siu¹ zit³)festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Chinese Mandarin 元宵節 /元宵节
- 元宵節 /元宵节 (Yuánxiāojié)festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Czech svátek lampiónů
- svátek lampiónůfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Dutch Lantaarnfeest
- Lantaarnfeestfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Esperanto Lanterna Festo
- Lanterna Festofestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Finnish Lyhtyjuhla
- Lyhtyjuhlafestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
French fête des lanternes
- fête des lanternesfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
German (Chinesisches) Laternenfest, Yuanxiao-Fest
- (Chinesisches) Laternenfestfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
- Yuanxiao-Festfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Indonesian Festival Lampion, Cap Go Meh
- Festival Lampionfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
- Cap Go Mehfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Japanese 元宵節
- 元宵節 (Gen shōsetsu)festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Korean 원소절
- 원소절 (wonsojeol)festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Malay Pesta Tanglung
- Pesta Tanglungfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Norwegian Bokmål Lanternefesten
- Lanternefestenfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Polish Święto Latarni
- Święto Latarnifestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Russian пра́здник фонаре́й
- пра́здник фонаре́й (prázdnik fonaréj)festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Spanish Fiesta de los Faroles
- Fiesta de los Farolesfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Thai เทศกาลโคมไฟ, ยี่เป็ง
- เทศกาลโคมไฟfestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
- ยี่เป็ง (Yi Peng)festival celebrated chiefly in northern Thailand on the day of the full moon in the second month of the northern Thai lunar calendar
Turkish Fener Festivali
- Fener Festivalifestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Ukrainian свя́то ліхта́рів
- свя́то ліхта́рів (svjáto lixtáriv)festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Vietnamese Tết Nguyên Tiêu
- Tết Nguyên Tiêufestival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period
Cite this entry
APA
Lantern Festival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lantern%20Festival
MLA
“Lantern Festival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lantern%20Festival. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lantern Festival,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lantern%20Festival.
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