The Lantern Festival is the last day of the New Year celebrations which mark the first full moon of the year. Its other names are Yuanxiao or Shangyuan Festival.

  People hang lanterns of different shapes and sizes in the streets. Children make or buy lanterns and parade with them at night. During the day, dragon lantern dances, land boat dance, stilt walking and dancing can be seen in many places.

"Guessing lantern riddles" is another popular custom. People write riddles on a piece of paper and put them in their flashlights. If anyone knows the answer, they take the paper and go to the owner of the flashlight to check your answer. If correct, they receive a small gift.
Eating rice dumplings with different fillings denominated in yuan Xiao date is a custom that originated around the fourth century.