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When Valentine's Day meets Lantern Festival

Chinese may face more traditional and poetic holiday options on this year' s Valentine' s Day, February 14, as it happens to be the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Much ado over lanterns and love

Family oriented Lantern Festival is the same day as the West's love-themed Valentine's Day. Debate is heated, but the two celebrations have more in common than you think.

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  1. 100-year-old couple show love on Valentine's Day100-year-old couple show love on Valentine's Day
  2. Taiwan Lantern Festival 2014Taiwan Lantern Festival 2014
  3. Hanfu girls charm at Lantern FestivalHanfu girls charm at Lantern Festival
  4. Let's get married today!Let's get married today!
  5. Fresh flowers ready for upcoming festival across China
Fresh flowers ready for upcoming festival across China
  6. 10 sailors of Chinese research vessel Xuelong release "love drift bottles" in Antarctica
10 sailors of Chinese research vessel Xuelong release "love drift bottles" in Antarctica
  7. Golden roses become popular gifts for Valentine's day
Golden roses become popular gifts for Valentine's day
  8. Tangyuan, chocolate become popular in China's market
Tangyuan, chocolate become popular in China's market
  9. Love without end hath no end 
Love without end hath no end
  10. Valentine's Day shows love by romantic roseValentine's Day shows love by romantic rose
  11. Dough figurines popular for Valentine's Day
Dough figurines popular for Valentine's Day
  12. Various commodities for lovers welcomed among China's consumers
Various commodities for lovers welcomed among China's consumers
  13. Top lantern shows around China
Top lantern shows around China
  14. Chinese prepare for upcoming Lantern FestivalChinese prepare for upcoming Lantern Festival
  15. A guide for Lantern Festival celebration
A guide for Lantern Festival celebration
  16. Chinese people celebrate Lantern Festival
Chinese people celebrate Lantern Festival