Chinese New Year 2026: Lantern Decoration Day is Monday, March 2, 2026

The Lantern Decoration Day

2026 is the 4723th Chinese year. 2026 Chinese New Year Day is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Chinese New Year Day is a new moon day, which is the first lunar day. The 14th lunar day of the first lunar month is Monday, March 2, 2026. This date is the Lantern Decoration Day.

The day before the Chinese Lantern Festival, the Lantern Display stage will be building on the open square in the front of temples. People will bring their designed lantern to the display stage for the competition. A dedicate delicate lantern might take more than a month to complete. The ancient lantern has a candle inside to keep it bright. Candle might cause a fire. Today's lantern is lighted up by the electricity. Therefore people need to test the lantern at night. Any performance on the Lantern Festival has to rehearsal on this day.

Before adult made lanterns for children on the 14th lunar day. Now children can go to the store to find and buy their own lantern. The most popular lantern is always related to the Chinese horoscope animal of the New Year.

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