When is Lantern Festival 202 1?

Lantern Festival is an activity to commemorate the death of Master Zong Kaba, a Buddhist reformer and founder of Gelug Sect. On this day, all herders in the temples and villages to which this sect belongs will light butter lamps in shrines inside and outside the temples and in the halls at home, day and night.

Every year in Tibetan calendar1October 25th, when night falls, everyone lights butter lamps to celebrate. Today, most Mongolians in Buksaier Mongolian Autonomous County and emin county have not celebrated the Lantern Festival; In Wusu, Mongolians don't burn lanterns on the Lantern Festival, but use various forms of entertainment.

Custom:

1. On this night in Lhasa, countless lights will be lit on the roofs of temples and lay people in memory of Master Zong Kaba. Especially in Jokhang Temple, people gather in Jokhang Temple, and the prayer-turning team keeps flowing.

2. Lantern Festival in kangding city. Interestingly, all the children in the street are carrying Yuangen lanterns (hollowing out Yuangen and lighting a short candle in it) and chasing each other. Because of this, the locals also call it "Yuangenhui".