Lantern Festival

== English == === Etymology === From the carrying and displaying of lanterns during such festivals. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlæntən ˈfɛstɪvl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlæn(t)ɚn ˈfɛstəv(ə)l/ Hyphenation: lan‧tern fes‧tiv‧al === Noun === the Lantern Festival (plural Lantern Festivals) A festival marking the end of the Chinese New Year period, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar when the first full moon of the year is seen (in February or early March). ยี่เป็ง (Yi Peng), a festival celebrated chiefly in northern Thailand on the day of the full moon in the second month of the northern Thai lunar calendar (equivalent to the twelfth month of the lunar calendar used in the rest of Thailand, generally in November). ==== Synonyms ==== Feast of Lanterns Festival of Lanterns ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Lantern Festival on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Loy Krathong on Wikipedia.Wikipedia