Lantern & Light Festivals in January

• Kobe Luminarie · Japan · Lantern Festival
• Wakakusa Yamayaki · Japan · Fire Festivals
• Saint Paul Winter Carnival · United States · Civic Light and Fireworks Festivals
• Up Helly Aa · United Kingdom · Fire Festivals
• Jerusalem Hanukkah · Israel · Hanukkah
• Haifa Hanukkah · Israel · Hanukkah
• Tel Aviv Hanukkah · Israel · Hanukkah
• Owru Yari New Year Street Celebration · Suriname · Civic Light and Fireworks Festivals

Festival search guide

This page answers searches for Lantern & Light festivals in January by country, tradition, food, and regional custom.

• Representative Lantern & Light festivals in January
• Countries with Lantern & Light festivals in January
• Lantern & Light theme entry

What you can explore

Use this guide to explore Lantern & Light festivals in January by country, tradition, food, and regional custom.

• Festival cores
• Countries
• Regional variants

Seasonal context

In January, Lantern & Light festivals connect 5 countries through 4 festival cores and 8 regional variants, including Lantern Festival, Fire Festivals, Civic Light and Fireworks Festivals, Hanukkah in places such as Israel, Japan, United States, United Kingdom and customs and foods such as lighting prayers, night garden visits, lantern procession, festival street food.

Representative festival cores

• Lantern Festival
• Fire Festivals
• Civic Light and Fireworks Festivals
• Hanukkah

Customs and foods

• lighting prayers
• night garden visits
• lantern procession
• festival street food
• sweets
• tea
• fire purification
• torch procession
• night blessings
• hot soup
• dango
• light display

Related Explore

• Lantern & Light
• January festivals around the world
• Lantern Festival
• Fire Festivals
• Civic Light and Fireworks Festivals
• Hanukkah