I just happened to be in town for the annual Taipei Lantern festival. Not to be confused with the Taiwan Lantern festival, which is a nationwide festival rotating around different cities.
It marks the end of the lunar new year. This year is the year of the snake (2025). It takes place in the Ximending district. Many of the lanterns are made by schoolchildren who enter a competition. This year also featured a state-sponsored tourist campaign for the 2025 Expo in Japan. Some Japanese celebrities accompanied by the major of Taipei attracted some media attention when I was there.
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