A tiger-shaped giant lantern illuminated the evening in Taipei's city center on Thursday ahead of the annual Lantern Festival on Sunday.
The Lantern Festival announces the end of Chinese New Year Celebrations.
Hundreds of tiger-themed lanterns decorated the city hall square and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial park.
The lanterns attracted scores of residents who brought along their family and children to the site.
[Mr. Hsieh, Visitor]:
“The weather is nice, and the events hosted by the Taipei city government are usually quite refreshing, every year looks a bit different, so I brought my grandson here.”
Tigers, which symbolize good fortune, were made into lanterns of different shapes and forms—flying, dancing, and drumming.
[Huang Si-yo, Visitor]:
“I like the drumming tigers because I take drumming lessons.”
Hsiao Zai-gan has been making lanterns for more than six decades.
[Hsiao Zai-gan, Lantern Craftsman]:
“You must be thoughtful. The best lanterns are those with a good framework. For example, if you are making a fish, then you must form the frame just like the skeleton and the body shape, it is beautiful that way.“
Traditionally, lanterns were believed to be a form of offering to gods in the temples. Parents lit up a lantern for their child to pray for intelligence and better academic performance.
via New Tang Dynasty Television
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_life/2010-02-26/704221777181.html
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