Today is (5th) the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, also known as Chinese Valentine's Day.
At the Spring Festival Lantern Show at the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Center, in front of the lanterns with different shapes, couples of lovers appeared this evening to take pictures and check in, bringing a romantic atmosphere to the lantern show.
In ancient times, men and women would go out to enjoy the lanterns during the Lantern Festival and meet and date. Today, the Spring Festival lantern show "Rabbits Come and Go".
Lanterns to Welcome the New Year" ushered in the Lantern Festival one day before the end of the exhibition period.
Couples came to enjoy the lanterns and take pictures to check in and feel the festive atmosphere.
Make a special trip to appreciate the lanterns and check out the lantern riddles, which are difficult
Ms. Xie and Mr. Ouyang, a couple, made a special trip to the lantern show today to take pictures and check in. They praised the rabbit lighting and the "rabbit raising eyebrows" greetings are very cute.
Mr. Ouyang believes that the government arranged these lighting decorations to have a festive atmosphere and attract local citizens and tourists. It is a "good sign of returning to normal."
The two also wished each other "good health".
Mr. Ye brought his girlfriend who has been dating for two years to come to the lantern show to celebrate the festival. He said that it was the first time for the two of them to visit the lantern show, but he said that the lantern riddles were very difficult and difficult to guess.
Mr. Ye and his girlfriend who have been dating for two years made a special trip to see the lantern show to celebrate the festival.
(Photo by Hong Zhijing)
"Old couples" flirt through the lantern show
In addition to couples in love, there are also "old couples" who stop and take pictures in front of the lanterns.
Zhang Sheng and Mrs. Zhang, who have been married for many years, plan to watch the light sculpture show in Tai Kwun today. Passing by the lantern show, Zhang Sheng, who likes photography, took out his camera and took a picture of his wife and the lantern at a good angle.
The Chinese New Year Lantern Festival at the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Center ushered in the Lantern Festival one day before the end of the exhibition period.
(Photo by Hong Zhijing)
Zhang Sheng pointed out that no matter on weekdays or special festivals, as long as he found a surprise, he would give it to his wife, "celebrating every day", and Mrs. Zhang added that the two of them would usually go on a staycation and travel to the mainland to celebrate.
When asked what he wanted to express to the other party during the Lantern Festival, Mrs. Zhang bluntly said, "Add more to the family", and Zhang Sheng responded, "Well, you don't think about it." The two laughed.
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