Holiday-Lantern Festival

Holiday-Lantern Festival

  • Afrikaans – Lanternfees
    (LAHN-turn-fees)

  • Arabic – مهرجان الفوانيس
    (mah-ra-jaan al-fa-wa-nees)

  • Armenian – Լապտերների փառատոն
    (lap-ter-neri par-ra-ton)

  • Bengali – ফানুস উৎসব
    (fa-nus ut-sob)

  • Cebuano – Pista sa Parol
    (pees-ta sa pah-rol)

  • Chichewa – Chikondwerero cha nyali
    (chee-kond-we-re-ro cha nya-li)

  • Chinese (Mandarin) – 元宵节
    (yuán xiāo jié)

  • Danish – Lanternefestival
    (lan-TER-ne-fes-ti-val)

  • Dutch – Lantaarnfestival
    (lan-TAHRN-fes-ti-val)

  • Esperanto – Lanternofestivalo
    (lan-ter-no-fes-ti-VA-lo)

  • Estonian – Laternafestival
    (la-ter-na-fes-ti-val)

  • Filipino (Tagalog) – Pista ng Parol
    (pees-ta nang pah-rol)

  • Finnish – Lyhtyjuhla
    (lyh-ty-yuh-la)

  • French – Fête des lanternes
    (fet day lan-TERN)

  • German – Laternenfest
    (la-TER-nen-fest)

  • Greek – Φεστιβάλ φαναριών
    (fes-tee-VAL fa-na-ree-ON)

  • Hausa – Bikin fitilun
    (bee-keen fee-tee-loon)

  • Hawaiian – ʻAha Kukui
    (ah-hah koo-koo-ee)

  • Hebrew – פסטיבל הפנסים
    (fes-tee-VAL ha-pa-na-SEEM)

  • Hindi – लालटेन महोत्सव
    (laal-ten ma-hot-sav)

  • Hmong – Lub Tsev Teeb
    (loo chay teh)

  • Indonesian – Festival Lentera
    (fes-tee-val len-te-ra)

  • Italian – Festival delle lanterne
    (fes-tee-val del-le lan-TER-ne)

  • Japanese – 提灯祭り
    (chōchin matsuri)

  • Javanese – Festival Lampion
    (fes-tee-val lam-pee-on)

  • Korean – 연등회
    (yeon-deung-hoe)

  • Lao – ງານບຸນໂຄມໄຟ
    (ngan bun khom fai)

  • Latin – Festum Lucernarum
    (fes-tum loo-ker-NAH-rum)

  • Macedonian – Фестивал на фенери
    (fes-tee-val na fe-ne-ri)

  • Malay – Pesta Tanglung
    (pes-ta tang-loong)

  • Maori – Hui Rāmere
    (hoo-ee rah-meh-reh)

  • Myanmar (Burmese) – မီးဖိုပွဲတော်
    (mee pho pwe daw)

  • Nepali – लालटिन महोत्सव
    (laal-tin ma-hot-sav)

  • Norwegian – Lanternefestival
    (lan-TER-ne-fes-ti-val)

  • Pashto – د څراغونو جشن
    (da cha-ra-gho-no jashn)

  • Persian (Farsi) – جشن فانوس
    (jashn-e fa-noos)

  • Portuguese – Festival das Lanternas
    (fes-tee-VAL das lan-TER-nas)

  • Russian – Праздник фонарей
    (PRAZ-dnik fo-na-RYEY)

  • Samoan – Faʻafiafiaga o molī
    (fa-a-fi-a-fi-a-ga o mo-lee)

  • Spanish – Fiesta de los Faroles
    (fyes-ta de los fa-RO-les)

  • Swedish – Lyktafestival
    (LUK-ta-fes-ti-val)

  • Thai – เทศกาลโคมไฟ
    (têht-sà-gaan kohm fai)

  • Turkish – Fener Festivali
    (fe-ner fes-tee-va-lee)

  • Ukrainian – Свято ліхтарів
    (svya-to likh-ta-riv)

  • Uzbek – Fonuslar bayrami
    (fo-nus-lar bay-ra-mi)

  • Vietnamese – Tết Nguyên Tiêu
    (tet nguyen tieu)

  • Welsh – Gŵyl Lanteri
    (gweel lan-TER-ee)

  • Xhosa – Umnyhadala weelampu
    (oom-nyah-dah-lah way-lam-poo)

  • Yiddish – לאַנטערן פֿעסטיוואַל
    (lan-ter-en fes-tee-val)

  • Zulu – Umkhosi wezibane
    (oom-kho-see we-zee-bah-neh)

The Lantern Festival marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations with lantern displays, riddles, and family gatherings.

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