Lantern parade

 
Dragon Dance
 
The dragon is a very important and holy animal for the Chinese, the Dragon Dance originated during the Han Dynasty; it is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese Lantern Festival. It resembles the lion dance which is most often seen in festival celebrations.

Lion dance
 
Lion dance is a traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistaken as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many. Also, in a lion dance, the performers’ faces are covered, since they are inside the lion.

Firecrackers
 
Lantern festival is a delightful one, and fireckrackers are indispensable, especially in celebrations of Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival by Chinese communities around the world.

Riddle-guessing
 
People guess the answer from a word , a poem or a phrase, guessing the riddles is as hard as fighting a tiger, therefore lantern riddles have another name - 'lantern tigers'.

Acrobatics
 
The Chinese acrobatics performance has a history of more than 2,500 years. It is often demonstrated with songs, dancse, Zaju, puppet etc in the Lantern Festival's arena.

Opera Show
 
Opera Show originates from primitive songs and dances. Through a long-time development, the opera show contains many factors like folk dance, kung fu performance and other art forms. It has become an artistic expression form by using multiple ways to express life. Chinese opera show embodies the unique opera ascetic ideas and artistic features of Chinese nation.

Eating tangyuan
 
This day is also the last day of the New Year celebration. People eat tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) on that day.