2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival 😊

Main Lantern Exhibition Area 02.12-02.23 A18 Taoyuan HSR Station

Lights Playground 02.07-02.23 A19 Taoyuan Sports Park Station

元宵節 Yuánxiāo Jié - Lantern Festival

月圓之日 yuèyuán zhī rì - the day of the full moon

月亮 yuèliàng - moon

圓形 yuánxíng - circular shape

元月 yuányuè - first month of the lunar calendar

宵 xiāo - night (archaic usage)

起源 qǐyuán - origin

傳說 chuánshuō - legend, folklore

神鳥 shénniǎo - divine bird

人間 rénjiān - the human world, mortal realm

獵人 lièrén - hunter

來歷 láilì - origin, background

射殺 shèshā - to shoot and kill

天帝 tiāndì - the Heavenly Emperor

懲罰 chéngfá - punishment, to punish

下令 xiàlìng - to issue an order

放一把大火 fàng yì bǎ dàhuǒ - to set a big fire

燒個精光 shāo ge jīngguāng - to burn completely, to reduce to ashes

不忍心 bù rěnxīn - cannot bear to, feel too compassionate to

災難 zāinàn - disaster, catastrophe

下凡 xiàfán - to descend to the mortal world

掛上燈籠 guà shàng dēnglóng - to hang up lanterns

放鞭炮 fàng biānpào - to set off firecrackers

火光 huǒguāng - firelight, flames

執行 zhíxíng - to carry out, to execute

紀念 jìniàn - to commemorate, remembrance

湯圓 tāngyuán - glutinous rice balls (eaten during Lantern Festival)

象徵 xiàngzhēng - to symbolize, symbol

花好月圓 huāhǎo yuèyuán - a phrase symbolizing happiness and harmony

闔家團圓 héjiā tuányuán - family reunion, whole family together

燈會 dēnghuì - lantern festival event

主辦 zhǔbàn - to organize, to host (an event)

機捷 jījié - Taoyuan Airport MRT (Mass Rapid Transit)

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