Festivities
Please click the right image to enjoy the 2016 Toronto St. Patrick's Day Parade held on March 13.
Lantern Festival (a.k.a. Chinese Valentine's Day) falls on the 15th Day of Chinese New Year.
Here are two poems with English rendition to describle the occaion.
《青玉案·元夕》 (宋)辛棄疾 (1140-1207)
東風夜放花千樹 更吹落 星如雨
寶馬雕車香滿路 鳳蕭聲動 壺光轉 一夜魚龍舞
蛾兒雪柳黃金縷 笑語盈盈暗香去
眾裏尋他千百度 驀然回首 那人卻在 火闌珊處
Lichun
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. Lìchūn is the 1st solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 315° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 330°. Wikipedia