Holiday-Lantern Festival
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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.