Beginning on the evening of the first full moon of the Lunar New Year (February 22 in 2016) an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 glowing orange rice paper lanterns are released into the night sky above the square. The lanterns carry festival participants’ handwritten wishes, prayers, and vows for the year ahead, which according to the Chinese lunar calendar is the Year of the Monkey.
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