The Lantern Festival, 元宵节 (read: yuan xiao jie) is also called the Shang Yuan Festival. It is a traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. According to wikipedia.org, lanterns were fairly simple that only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones, but in modern days, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs.
Below are some pictures of lantern decorations in Malaysia. Most of them were captured in temples.
Tian Hou Temple (The Heavenly Mother Temple), Kuala Lumpur
Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang.
5 Responses
Lady Banana
03|Feb|2008 1How pretty they are, particularly at night!
littlebro
04|Feb|2008 2Nice pictures!
By the way, are these decorations from previous years or for this year?
pelfy
04|Feb|2008 3Lady Banana: Yes, I love it when it is at night, but the bad things is that pictures won’t turn out that good compared to those taken in the afternoon. Haha…
littlebro: Tian Hou temple picture taken in 2007, whereas Kek Lok Si temple picture taken in 2006. Hahah…
Komodo Dragon
11|Feb|2008 4The lanterns looks so wonderful!
eastcoastlife
13|Feb|2008 5I wish I could hang that many red lanterns in my garden!
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