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Lantern Forest: Return to Innocence
Be prepared to be dazzled by Lantern Forest footed in the middle of busy Downtown Granville St. Imagine on dark wintery nights, a glowing constellation of lanterns will bring lights and children’s hopes from the world welcoming the Lunar New Year celebration in Vancouver’s style and the arrival of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Love, Life and Light
6 artists from Taiwan and 4 Canada underwent the international art exchange and residency will share their “Love, Life and Light” with the audience through their interactive public art lantern installations.
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My Story, My World
Will LuLu rescue Beany in the forest with Fireboy while saving the sick forest? Why is the girl holding up the umbrella everywhere she goes? Come see the two illustrations on the LED screen for the first time!
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Lantern Festivals in Asia
Be dazzled by the passionate skills of lantern artists around Asia who celebrate Lantern Festivals on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lunar calendar.
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Welcoming the Majestic Tiger
The day after the opening ceremonies of the Winter Games, LunarFest will ring in the Lunar New Year with the world. The festival will feature many cultural celebrations of the Lunar New Year including performances from Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Taiwanese communities as well as Vancouver’s own new tradition.
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Winter Wonderland
Want to see Tiger playing curling? LunarFest brings 12 Chinese Zodiac animal lanterns playfully reenacting winter sports and giving a new twist to tradition.