Lighting up Hong Kong
August 7th, 2009 | by admin |Pushpitha Wijesinghe asked:
During the Chinese Lunar New Year, Hong Kong simply ‘lights up’ in bright red in preparation for the Chinese Spring Lantern Festival. This is one of the most awaited festivals in the local calendar and its colorful pageantry attracts many visitors from all corners of the globe.
The Chinese New Year is one of the longest events in the Lunar Calendar and has a proud history and many myths surrounding it, which makes it more enchanting for visitors during the time it’s celebrated. Held mostly in mid August at the start of the Lunar Year, the Spring Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day which is the final day for New Year celebrations.
This colorful lantern festival is said to have many origins. Some say, the lighting of lanterns started when the people wanted to protect themselves from the evil spirits who visited earth during the full moon period. Another version claims the lanterns were lit to show the spirits the way to the world of the dead. The most popular is fable is that of a man who lit up red lanterns around his house to stop the jade emperor from burning it down in vengeance, but the emperor misconceived that the house was already on fire because of the lighted lanterns.
During this festival the streets of Hong Kong are adorned with beautiful red lanterns of varying shapes and sizes and are indeed a feast to the eyes. To experience all this, in its bright red glory and the fifteen fun and colorful days of the Chinese New Year, nothing beats staying at a cheap hotel Hong Kong like the Cosmo Hotel. Its location as a hotel in Causeway Bay gives you the modern day hotel experience that travelers seek with plenty of local flavor thrown in. This affordable and ideally located hotel gives you easy access to the Hong Kong city with its four shuttle services.
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During the Chinese Lunar New Year, Hong Kong simply ‘lights up’ in bright red in preparation for the Chinese Spring Lantern Festival. This is one of the most awaited festivals in the local calendar and its colorful pageantry attracts many visitors from all corners of the globe.
The Chinese New Year is one of the longest events in the Lunar Calendar and has a proud history and many myths surrounding it, which makes it more enchanting for visitors during the time it’s celebrated. Held mostly in mid August at the start of the Lunar Year, the Spring Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day which is the final day for New Year celebrations.
This colorful lantern festival is said to have many origins. Some say, the lighting of lanterns started when the people wanted to protect themselves from the evil spirits who visited earth during the full moon period. Another version claims the lanterns were lit to show the spirits the way to the world of the dead. The most popular is fable is that of a man who lit up red lanterns around his house to stop the jade emperor from burning it down in vengeance, but the emperor misconceived that the house was already on fire because of the lighted lanterns.
During this festival the streets of Hong Kong are adorned with beautiful red lanterns of varying shapes and sizes and are indeed a feast to the eyes. To experience all this, in its bright red glory and the fifteen fun and colorful days of the Chinese New Year, nothing beats staying at a cheap hotel Hong Kong like the Cosmo Hotel. Its location as a hotel in Causeway Bay gives you the modern day hotel experience that travelers seek with plenty of local flavor thrown in. This affordable and ideally located hotel gives you easy access to the Hong Kong city with its four shuttle services.
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