Cap Go Meh festival is a festival from Tiongkok. This festival annually on the 15th day at the first month of Imlek. Cap Go Meh shows that the Imlek event is end.
Cap Go Meh festival also called as Yuanxi, Yuanye or Shang Yuanjie. Usually people that celebrate this festival set a colorful lampion in the public region, and their home. That's why this festival also called as "lampions day".
So many sections held in this event but, there are 2 sections that really important and can't be left; showing lampions and eating onde-onde. At the 180 BC King Hanwudi authorized in the west Han Dinasty, or specifically on the 15th day at the first month of Imlek. To celebrate it King Hanwudi made a decision to make the 15th day at the first month of Imlek as lampions day. And at the 104 BC lampions day was changed. Cap Go Meh festival, and made as the National day in there. Because of that decision the scale of this festival is getting up every year. In this festival that is rule that should be done by public region and family that celebrate it, that is they should set colorful lampions, especially in the main street and the center of the culture that will make a big lampion show
Most of the lampions are made from colorful paper. The most famous lampion is "Zoumadeng" or running horse lampion. That has begun on 960-1279 C. The chienese people called onde-onde as "Yuanxiao" or "Tangyuan". Besides this 2 important sections, there are also many traditions in this festival, for examples Jangkungan, Yangge dance and Lion dance show.
