A: The Lantern Festival — the 15th day of the first lunar month — will be this Sunday.
B: Where’s the Taiwan Lantern Festival being held this year?
A: It’s taking place in Tainan and will run until March 10.
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B: It’s the Year of the Dragon: there must be a lot of dragon-shaped lanterns. How about the Taipei Lantern Festival?
A: The event has moved back to Ximending and will run until March 3.
A: 農曆1月15日元宵節，今年將會落在本週日。
B: 今年「台灣燈會」在哪裡？
A: 在台南，活動持續到3月10日。
B: 今年是龍年，應該會有許多以龍為造型的花燈。那「台北燈節」呢？
A: 這次燈節將會搬回西門町，活動持續到3月3日。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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