The Dates of Chinese Lantern Festival

The Dates of Chinese Lantern Festival

Chinese Lantern Festival - Horse LanternChinese Lantern Festival a.k.a. Yuan-Xiao Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese Lantern Festival of 2017 falls on February 11, 2017.

The first day of the first lunar month is the Chinese New Year Day. Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year Festival for 15 days. The Lantern Festival is the last day of Chinese New Year festival. 2017 is the Year of the Chicken. The theme of Chinese Lantern Festival will be related to Chicken and Rooster.

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In China time zone,
Year 2010 is on the 2/28/2010 (Late because of Leap 5th Lunar Month in 2009)
Year 2011 is on the 2/17/2011
Year 2012 is on the 2/06/2012
Year 2013 is on the 2/24/2013
Year 2014 is on the 2/14/2014
Year 2015 is on the 3/05/2015
Year 2016 is on the 2/22/2016
Year 2017 is on the 2/11/2017 (Leap 6th Lunar Month in 2017)
Year 2018 is on the 3/02/2018