31. Another 10, 000 people were expected to join in a lantern festival outside the palace gates Sunday. 32. Some 10, 000 people were expected to join in a lantern festival outside the palace gates Sunday. 33. Most famous is the Ice Lantern Festival . 34. He got to visit the emperor at Beijing, attended the Lantern Festival celebrations and toured the Great Wall. 35. The Lantern Festival is a celebration that marks the last night of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. 36. The parade is held on the Lantern Festival that ends a 15-day celebration of the lunar Chinese New Year. 37. Some festivals and concerts are also held on the grounds, such as a body-painting and a flying lantern festival . 38. The lantern festival was where artisans competed among themselves to produce the most beautifully designed, elaborated and exquisite lantern. 39. The Spring Festival, sometimes called the Lantern Festival , is traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the new year. 40. The First Chrysanthemum and Maple Festival took place in 1964 and the First Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival in 1977.