Lantern Festival

Varying Dates

The calendar date for Lantern Festival changes every year because it's date is based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar rather than the Western Calendar (Gregorian Calendar). This means that in the coming years, the date can vary between February 6 and March 3. As mentioned above, Lantern Festival will be on the Saturday, February 24, 2024 this year, and next year the day will be on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The table below shows the exact date and weekday for Lantern Festival the coming years.

Lantern Festival in other countries

This holiday is celebrated in several countries. Three countries in our dataset around the world are celebrating or observing this day.

In the map below, you can see where the day is celebrated or marked. You can find the date by tapping the different colors on the map. You can also see if the day is a public holiday, an observed day, or a day only celebrated by parts of the country's population.

Note that the date of this holiday varies between countries even though the day celebrates the same thing.

This table gives a more detailed overview of when and where this holiday is celebrated or observed. Click on the country for more information.

Flag	Country	Holiday type	Date this year
	Taiwan	Observance day	February 24, 2024
	Vietnam	Observance day	February 24, 2024
	Philippines	Observance day	February 24, 2024

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