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Torch and Lantern Festival Celebrated in Hengyang County

Editor:张焕勤
Source:湖南省政府门户网站英文版
Updated:2017-03-06 17:17:07

The photo above shows villagers are watching dragon dance and lantern show to celebrate its annual traditional Torch and Lantern Festival in Jiepai Town of Hengyang County on Mar. 4, 2017, or the seventh day of the second month according to the Chinese lunar calendar. A fire dragon team composed of nearly 300 people with all kinds of lanterns holding in hands, paraded on the streets and lanes. Residents lit up camp fire in front of their houses or set fireworks to welcome their arrival. The fiery and sinuous procession brought an air of festivity to the town. It was said that the Torch and Lantern Festival is a traditional local folk custom, dating back to six hundred years ago.