SHEXIAN, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Local villagers in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or Feb. 12 this year.
A villager ignites the candles inside the fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A villager makes fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Kids holding fish-shaped lanterns pose for photos in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A villager makes fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
A villager practices drumming in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)