soaring lanterns light up
the Taipei sky
Wordl Kigo Database (Lantern Festival)
Note: The fifteenth day (Feb. 17, 2011) of the Chinese lunar new year is traditionally called Yuanxiao Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival. It is celebrated by the Chinese around the world. On this day, all the family members gather together to have bowls of yuanxiao or tangyuan (glutinous rice balls brewed in a sweet soup) right after dinner, and walk the streets carrying lanterns or launching sky lanterns.
For further information, read the Wikipedia entry entitled Lantern Festival.
Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan and has been the capital of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.
