We continued with the Lunar New Year theme when we got home from Disneyland and attended the Chinese Lantern Festival at the Utah State Fairgrounds. This was our first year attending this event, and we were blown away by how gorgeous and imaginative everything was.
A tradition that started over 2,000 years ago, the lantern festivals are China’s most important celebrations, they mark the return of spring, with the lighting of the lanterns being symbolic of illuminating the future and the reunion of family.
Each of these Chinese lantern is custom-built by Chinese artisans from Zigong, Sichuan, China’s cultural capital for the ancient art of lantern-making. Each lantern typically takes four weeks and a team of seven to complete.The lanterns appear to be three-dimensional stained glass, and are handmade from hundreds of pieces of silky cloth. Some are over 30 feet high and others are up to 300 feet long.
Around every corner was another magical, colorful scene. This under water tunnel was definitely a crowd favorite.
This larger than life frog slowly transitions through different color combinations, it was mesmerizing to watch
This was such a fun and unique event! I think it needs to be added to our list of annual events!
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