Thailand holds lantern festival to welcome Chinese New Year

Xinhua, January 21, 2023
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People visit a lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

A lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand is held to celebrate the Spring Festival with colorful lanterns yielding warm light.

People dress up in new clothes including Cheongsam and enjoy the auspicious festive atmosphere with families and friends, appreciating colorful lanterns which symbolize health, harmony and prosperity.

People visit a lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
A woman visits a lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
A woman visits a lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
People visit a lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
People visit a lantern festival in Samut Prakan, Thailand on Jan. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)