{"id":47304,"date":"2025-02-11T02:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2025\/02\/11\/2025-taipei-lantern-festival-dazzles-with-lucky-snake-comes\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T02:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T02:50:00","slug":"2025-taipei-lantern-festival-dazzles-with-lucky-snake-comes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2025\/02\/11\/2025-taipei-lantern-festival-dazzles-with-lucky-snake-comes\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Taipei Lantern Festival Dazzles with &#8220;Lucky Snake Comes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<p>        TAIPEI, TAIWAN &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media OutReach Newswire<\/a> &#8211; 11 February 2025 &#8211; The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival lit up the city on the evening of February 2, kicking off with a grand opening ceremony in Ximending. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an joined the crowd in lighting up the 13-meter-tall main lantern,<br \/>\n<i>Lucky Snake Dou Dou<\/i>. This vibrant and innovative design, blending local street culture with dazzling lights, marks the grand start of this year&#8217;s celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><figure data-width=\"100%\" data-caption=\"Taipei Mayor Chiang joined the crowd in lighting up the main lantern.\" data-caption-display=\"block\" style=\"display: block;width: 100%;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n  <img data-src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/596724\/Photo-1-9-.jpg\" alt=\"Taipei Mayor Chiang joined the crowd in lighting up the main lantern.\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0px\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><figcaption style=\"text-align: left;font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;display: block;margin: 0px;width: 100%\" class=\"\">\n<p>\n      <i>Taipei Mayor Chiang joined the crowd in lighting up the main lantern.<\/i>\n    <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spanning four themed zones, the festival showcases a fusion of diverse artistic expressions and local cultural heritage. From now until February 16, the entire festival will be illuminated daily from 17:00 to 22:00. Visitors can enjoy an immersive festive atmosphere created by the spectacular main lantern show, creative light installations, captivating stage performances, and dynamic street acts.\n<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Chiang said that this year&#8217;s festival is bigger and better than ever. The main lantern features two oversized, endearing eyes and even a sticking-out tongue, both adding a playful touch and symbolizing boundless vitality. He also encouraged everyone to explore the various beautifully crafted lantern displays across the festival grounds.\n<\/p>\n<p><figure data-width=\"100%\" data-caption=\"The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival opened, immediately attracting huge crowds.\" data-caption-display=\"block\" style=\"display:block;float:center;maxWidth:100% !important;width:100%;margin:0px;padding:0;textAlign:center\" align=\"center\">\n  <img data-src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/596731\/Photo-2-9-.jpg\" alt=\"The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival opened, immediately attracting huge crowds.\" style=\"width:100%;maxWidth:100% !important;margin:0\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><figcaption style=\"textAlign:left;fontSize:16px;lineHeight:24px;display:block;maxWidth:100% !important;margin:0;width:100%\" class=\"\">\n<p>\n      <i>The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival opened, immediately attracting huge crowds.<\/i>\n    <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite light rain during the opening ceremony, Mayor Chiang remarked that &#8220;water brings prosperity&#8221; and that it promises to be a thriving year filled with success, fortune, and prosperity. He expressed his delight in unveiling the festival alongside distinguished guests and festivalgoers, wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year and prosperity in all endeavors. He closed his remarks with<br \/>\n<i>Everything is good,<\/i> a playful pun on the four animals<br \/>\n<i>Snake, Horse, Dragon, <\/i>and<i> Crane<\/i>.\n<\/p>\n<p>Following the opening ceremony, Mayor Chiang toured the Zhonghua Road exhibition area, where he explored crossover music-themed lantern installations, including<br \/>\n<i>Taipei Gramophone<\/i> by Lim Giong and<br \/>\n<i>The Tree Awaiting Harvest<\/i> by TERU , both internationally recognized musicians , as well as lantern displays from Taipei&#8217;s international partner cities.\n<\/p>\n<p>Since the festival grounds are conveniently located near Metro Taipei&#8217;s Beimen Station, Ximen Station, and Taipei Main Station as well as Metro Taoyuan&#8217;s A1 Station, the city government&#8217;s Department of Information and Tourism calls on visitors to use public transportation for a hassle-free experience. For more details on lantern displays, performances, and nearby attractions, visit the 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival&#8217;s official website:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/2025lanternfestival.travel.taipei\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">https:\/\/2025lanternfestival.travel.taipei\/<\/a>.        <\/p>\n<p><b>Hashtag: <\/b>#2025TaipeiLanternFestival<\/p>\n<p>\n            <em>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/em>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/track.media-outreach.com\/index.php\/WebView\/360502\/4121\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px;\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/taiwan\/2025\/02\/11\/360502\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAIPEI, TAIWAN &#8211; Media OutReach Newswire &#8211; 11 February 2025 &#8211; The 2025 Taipei Lantern Festival lit up the city on the evening of February 2, kicking off with a grand opening ceremony in Ximending. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an joined the crowd in lighting up the 13-meter-tall main lantern, Lucky Snake Dou Dou. 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