The New Taipei City Government will distribute 3,000 New Taipei “Lucky Rabbit” lanterns at the New Taipei Lantern Festival on January 29.

(Photo courtesy of New Taipei City Civil Affairs Bureau)

[Reporter Lai Xiaotong/New Taipei Report] Since the opening of the New Taipei Lantern Festival in 2023, it has been well received. The super cute main light space rabbit is set up. Today (28th) and tomorrow (29th) there will be the cute and popular Qiaohu family that is most loved by children. The line sticker "Good Luck Rabbit" meeting will send 3,000 "Lucky Rabbit" small lanterns in New Taipei tomorrow. The public is welcome to carry lanterns and visit the lantern festival to feel the strong atmosphere of the Spring Festival.

Ke Qingzhong, director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of New Taipei City, said that the performances of the New Taipei Lantern Festival are wonderful every week. Today, cartoon characters Qiaohu and Rabbit Kiki, Dance Factory Tap Dance, Circus Gate and Fusha Brazil percussion and float parade performances are invited. There will be popular line stickers tomorrow "I miss the rabbit" meet and greet, sister Zhenzhen brought "La La Bounce Family Singing and Dancing Show", and the absent dance troupe performed in turn.

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In addition, the rabbit in the "Lucky Rabbit" lantern in New Taipei has a round body and is painted with a clover pattern, which symbolizes luck, happiness, many children and grandchildren, and success in everything. There are 2 shapes and different ways to play. One can be used as a lantern And the shape of the rabbit hat, the rabbit ears will swing back and forth when the front foot is pulled, and the other one can be used to grow radishes in the cornucopia, which represents the harvest of good luck, and can also be used as a handcart, catapult, seesaw and other toys, so you can play wherever you go , and use mobile phones, flashlights and other lamps as light sources, taking into account environmental protection, tradition and fun.

The Civil Affairs Bureau stated that starting at 2:30 pm tomorrow, a limited number of 150 blank small lantern paintings will be provided, allowing parents and children to use their creativity to design their own unique lanterns; starting at 4:30 pm, the lantern festival service desk will send out lucky rabbit lanterns. The limited edition is 3,000 pieces, and Hong Xinfu, a master of paper art, is invited to assemble and teach on site.

The New Taipei City Government also launched a special limited edition "Lucky Rabbit Baby" lantern, dressed in the God of Wealth costume and holding a golden shovel, symbolizing "Auspicious Rabbit (shovel (convex) money comes in)", combined with the game of piggy bank, blessing the public Good luck (good pregnancy) will follow, and the Year of the Rabbit will make a lot of money. It will be distributed at the service counter of the New Taipei Lantern Festival at 7:30 pm on February 4th, limited to 1,000 pieces, and Liao Tingying, the goddess of civil affairs who is pregnant with a bunny, will be invited to endorse.

The district offices are expected to distribute the New Taipei Lucky Rabbit lanterns at multiple points and time slots on February 3rd and 4th. Those who cannot pick them up on the spot can download the pictures of the lanterns from the official website of the Civil Affairs Bureau from January 29th. Show pictures or watch teaching videos, and share parent-child time with the whole family.

Information about the delivery of small lanterns and holiday performances of the Lantern Festival can be found on the official website of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the New Taipei City Government.

The New Taipei Lantern Festival arranges wonderful performances, bringing joyful Spring Festival atmosphere.

(Photo by reporter Lai Xiaotong)

The New Taipei City Government launched a special limited edition "Lucky Bunny" lantern, and invited Liao Tingying, the goddess of civil affairs who is pregnant with a bunny, to endorse it.

(Photo courtesy of New Taipei City Civil Affairs Bureau)