Lantern Festival continues into the evening at Wong Tai Sin Temple
發佈日期: 2026-03-03 23:41
TVB News
Many visitors went the Wong Tai Sin Temple on the Lantern Festival, the final day of the Lunar New Year celebration. The day is also known as Chinese Valentine's Day.
At night, worshippers continued to flock to the Yue Lao Shrine inside the Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple.
Some volunteers were deployed to manage the flow of visitors; others taught worshippers how to pray to Yue Lao, the Chinese deity of love and marriage.
Traditionally, people would pay respect to the deity on the Lantern Festival as it is also known as Chinese Valentine's Day.
To do so, worshippers need to tie a red thread to the rope held by Yue Lao and two of his attendants, the couple. But not everyone came to the temple for Yue Lao.
American tourist Jish said: "I come here (Hong Kong) every year because of my family. I've never been to this temple before? There are a lot of people, but it's really cool. I think they've just renovated this place. (Why did you decide to come here on this day?) (The festival) It's only for one day, right? It's not something you can do all the time, that's pretty much the reason?"
Not far away from the Yue Lao statue, worshippers were seen hanging wishing cards on a few real and artificial peach blossoms on Tuesday afternoon.
Several tourists, who are in Hong Kong for the first time, are keen to experience the Chinese culture.
Norwegian tourist Emilie said: (The atmosphere) "It's buzzing, it's busy. A lot to see. To me, it (Lanterns) seems to me, maybe a bit hopeful. Hopeful, I would say? We are getting our fortunes told. We have started that. We will hear more about that."
The temple also sets up light installations related to the Lantern Festival as a photo spot -- a two-metre-tall sweet rice ball and two moons.
