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The English translation of Yuan Xiao Festival (元宵節) as “lantern festival” celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month has been used in English-speaking countries for ages.
The celebration of dengjie (燈節), which literally means “lantern festival,” has been around since antiquity in China. The Chinese name popularly used today, denglong jie (燈籠節), is a more recent arrival.
On the day of the festival, people decorate buildings with lanterns or carry them around. Consequently, the English translation “lantern festival” could well be a direct translation from the Chinese.
The Oxford English Dictionary has added the term “lantern ....

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