People attend to watch light decorations on a Chinese building during Lantern Festival celebrations at Old Shanghai Sedayu City in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia on Feb. 5, 2023. (Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua)
JAKARTA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Glamorous lanterns in different shapes are seen decorating cities in Indonesia, with various activities including dragon dances held together to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival.
The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. The festival features family reunions, feasts, light shows and various cultural activities.
People perform dragon dance during Lantern Festival 2023 celebrations at Hok Lay Kiong in Bekasi of West Java province, Indonesia on February 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
A boy wearing a mini lion-dance mask before watching cultural events is seen during Lantern Festival celebrations in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on Feb. 5, 2023. (Photo by Sandika Fadilah./Xinhua)
People perform dragon dance during Lantern Festival celebrations in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on Feb. 5, 2023. (Photo by Sandika Fadilah./Xinhua)
People wear costumes of Chinese legendary animals to welcome visitors during the Lantern Festival celebration at Old Shanghai Sedayu City in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia on Feb. 5, 2023. (Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua)
People are seen during the Lantern Festival celebration at Old Shanghai Sedayu City in Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia on Feb. 5, 2023. (Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua)
People hold lanterns during Lantern Festival celebrations in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia on Feb. 5, 2023. (Photo by Sandika Fadilah./Xinhua)
Artists perform in a parade of Lantern Festival 2023 celebrations at Hok Lay Kiong in Bekasi of West Java province, Indonesia on February 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri) ■
