Cap Go Meh Festival

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Cap Go Meh Festival is a traditional celebration marking the fifteenth and final day of the Chinese New Year period, often featuring lanterns, lion and dragon dances, and various cultural performances.

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Cap Go Meh Festival canonical 1
Cap Go Meh festival 1
Chap Goh Meh 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese cultural festival
festival
traditional celebration
associatedWith Chinese New Year
linked to: Spring Festival

Lunar New Year
linked to: Spring Festival
associatedWithColor gold
red
celebratedIn China
Chinese diaspora communities
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
featuresActivity cultural performances
dragon dances
family gatherings
fireworks
lantern displays
lantern parades
lion dances
offerings to deities
prayers at temples
street processions
featuresFood rice dumplings
tangyuan
traditional Chinese sweets
follows Chinese New Year
linked to: Spring Festival
hasAlternativeName Cap Go Meh
Chap Goh Meh
linked to: Cap Go Meh Festival

Lantern Festival
hasCulturalOrigin Chinese culture
Hokkien Chinese community
linked to: Hokkien people
hasNotableCelebration Cap Go Meh in Penang
Cap Go Meh in Pontianak
Cap Go Meh in Singapore
Cap Go Meh in Singkawang
hasReligiousAspect Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
marks fifteenth day of Chinese New Year period
final day of Chinese New Year period
observedOn 15th day of the first lunar month
symbolizes good fortune
prosperity
reunion
the end of New Year festivities
usesCalendar Chinese lunar calendar

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cap Go Meh hasAlternativeName Cap Go Meh Festival
Singkawang Chinatown area knownFor Cap Go Meh festival
linked to: Cap Go Meh Festival
Cap Go Meh Festival hasAlternativeName Chap Goh Meh
linked to: Cap Go Meh Festival