Lanteran Festival - The End of Lunar New Year

Year of the Pig Celebrated in Taipei! The lights are beautiful and remind of Christmas, of course.
I'm glad I learned to adjust the shutter speed on my camera - it only took about 9 months to learn...duh.

These lights will be lit until March 10. However, on March 4 they will light the biggest lantern - a big pig lantern to celebrate the end of Lunar New Year and the Year of the Pig.

These are photos the “Lantern Tunnel” lighting up Ren-Ai Road. It is lit up from Taipei City Hall to the Chang Kai -Shek Memorial Hall.
Oink oink...
I plan to return after March 5 to see the big event!
Here's a little discription from the Taipei City Government web site about the event. http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp?categid=36&recordid=9597

The Main Lantern Section of the Festival will be located in the main square of Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. The theme “Sphere” will echo the lucky “roundness” of the pig, and it will create a “circle” encompassing traditional festival celebrations. The friendly and healthy mascot on a globe will symbolize the importance of Taipei to the world.

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