Refugee Dorrit Blumenkranz samples her first hot dog at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter. Friends of Fort Ontario will be grilling and selling hot dogs during the evening program of the 75th ...

Some visitors came from as far as Europe and Latin America to witness in person the iconic images of paper lanterns filling ...

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings. The holiday ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2025 New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival took place on Sunday, with New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) and other distinguished guests, including American Institute in ...

New Taipei, Taiwan — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on ...

A large number of lanterns lit up the night sky at a festival held on Wednesday, the 15th day of the lunar year, in Pingxi, northern Taiwan. The annual event recalls the use of lanterns in olden days.

Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.

Now, it’s a celebration of hope, with participants writing blessings on lanterns and releasing them into the sky. The event, first held in 1999, is a major cultural attraction and a symbol of Taiwan’s ...

with participants writing blessings on lanterns and releasing them into the sky. The event, first held in 1999, is a major cultural attraction and a symbol of Taiwan’s heritage.