Taiwan Lantern Festival

Taiwan Lantern Festival

The Taiwan Lantern Festival is an annual event hosted by the Tourism Bureau  of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan to celebrate the Lantern Festival.There are many activities all over Taiwan during Taiwan Lantern Festival. During the Taiwan Lantern Festival , thousands of sky lanterns light over Pingxi District  in Taiwan. In Yanshui District, the firecrackers ceremony of Wumiao Temple is also one of the important activities The Tainan Yanshui Fireworks Display ("beehive of fireworks") was originally celebrated to ward of evil and disease from the town. The Taipei Pingshi Sky Lanterns were released originally to let others know that the town was safe. These lanterns are decorated with wishes and images relating to the owner. These two events are known together as "Fireworks in the South, Sky Lanterns in the North."