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Chinese festivals · 2027

Lantern Festival 元宵节

Saturday, 20 February 2027 · in 116 days

The first full moon of the lunar year and the end of the New Year: people eat sweet rice balls, light lanterns and guess lantern riddles.

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  1. yuánxiāojié元宵节kuàilè快乐！

    Happy Lantern Festival!

  2. yuánxiāojié元宵节yào要chī吃tāngyuán汤圆。

    At the Lantern Festival you eat tangyuan, sweet rice balls.

  3. wǎnshang晚上wǒmen我们qù去kàn看huādēng花灯。

    In the evening we go to see the lanterns.

  4. nǐ你cāi猜déchū得出zhège这个dēngmí灯谜ma吗？

    Can you guess this lantern riddle?

When is Lantern Festival 2027?

Saturday, 20 February 2027, the 15th day of the first lunar month. In 2028 it is on Wednesday, 9 February 2028.

How do you say Happy Lantern Festival in Chinese?

元宵节快乐 (yuánxiāojié kuàilè). Press Play to hear it, then say it with the voice.

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Dates from the Hong Kong Observatory’s calendar tables; pinyin from our own reader.