Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
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People release sky lanterns in hopes of good fortune and prosperity in the traditional Lantern Festival in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)Residents line up to buy yuanxiao, a traditional Chinese food made with glutinous rice flour and sweet fillings consumed as part of the upcoming Lantern Festival celebrations, at the Jinfang Snacks Shop in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A worker at the Jinfang Snacks Shop makes yuanxiao, a traditional Chinese food made with glutinous rice flour and sweet fillings consumed as part of the upcoming Lantern Festival celebrations in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Residents line up to buy yuanxiao, a traditional Chinese food made with glutinous rice flour and sweet fillings consumed as part of the upcoming Lantern Festival celebrations, at the Jinfang Snacks Shop in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A woman and child walk past decorations at the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)People prepare to release two sky lanterns in the shape of a snake in the traditional Lantern Festival in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)Visitors collect free lanterns at a Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Visitors look at a show held for the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A woman takes photos near lanterns at the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A woman in traditional costume walks past a panda decoration at the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)People prepare to release sky lanterns in hopes of good fortune and prosperity in the traditional Lantern Festival in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)The God of Fortune leads a parade to offer blessings at the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A child tries to guess lantern riddles, a tradition activity at the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Chinese opera performers wait in the cold backstage before a show for Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Residents line up near a table of assorted snacks to buy yuanxiao, a traditional Chinese food made with glutinous rice flour and sweet fillings consumed as part of the upcoming Lantern Festival celebrations, at the Jinfang Snacks Shop in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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People release sky lanterns in hopes of good fortune and prosperity in the traditional Lantern Festival in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
