One of special celebration is also a firecrackers ceremony- Yanshui Firework Festival in Tainan. Every year a man and woman wearing helmets stands in the middle of several structures loaded with fireworks that are then set off. This celebration is believed to be a way of thanking to Guan Gong that rescued this place from plague in 19th century. This festival is very dangerous and I've never been there yet.

What are other festivals during this time?

Firstwas held in 1990. The Tourism Bureau decided to hold a major lantern festival together with Sky Lantern Festival and Yanshui Firework Festival which are very old customs. The festival originally took place in Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. Now it's known and celebrated all around island. But that's not the only for of celebrating this day. Other well known events in this day are: Sky Lantern Festival in Pingxi, Yanshui Firework Festival in Tainan and Bombing Master Handan Festival in Taidong.









Also in Taitung a similar celebration is held - Bombing Master Handan Festival . This festival is celebrated since 1954.

wearing only red shorts, scarf and goggles stands in the middle of crowd and people people throw firecrackers at him.





Picture source: https://goo.gl/images/HEzSRq Every year one volunteer represents local God of wealth - Master Han Dan. This volunteer,





Another festival during this day is a Hakka tradition - Bombing the Dancing Dragon Festival . The festival is held to welcome spring and bring good luck. Several people wears the dragon costume moving up and down. The crowd throws fireworks on dancing dragon to ask for blessing and pray for fortune.

The more explosive the dance and the more dragon gets hit by fireworks the more luck and prosperity for those who came closer.

The dragon is build using bamboo frames and covered with fabric in colors of red, green, blue, silver and gold, which represents five elements in nature according to Taoism.



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