The Chinese lantern is a millennia-old cultural symbol associated with harvest, celebration, prosperity and brightness. Red is the most auspicious and festive colour of the country and is all the more ...

It likes sleeping and eating and becomes fat. Red Chinese lanterns hang in streets; red couplets are pasted on doors; banks and official buildings are decorated with red New Year pictures ...

The Chinese Lantern Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations and symbolizes the coming of spring. This year, with the zodiac cycle ushering in ...

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, who was present at the event, said 50,000 red lanterns would light up the streets of Penang island for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration on Jan 29.