The Lantern Festival in Taipei

I was in Taipei for meetings and while there I went to the grounds of the ChiangKai-shek Memorial Hall to observe the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese Lantern Festival is the last day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebration period. The Lantern Festival is also known as the Little New Year since it marks the end of the series of celebrations starting from the Chinese New Year.
During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night carrying bright lanterns. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, for only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones; in modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. Popular activities at this festival include eating tangyuan, a sweet glutinous rice dumpling served in a sugary soup, and guessing lantern riddles, often messages of love.