Mr. Wu, who works in Shanghai, told reporters: “Since my university days, I haven’t spent the Lantern Festival at home for nearly 10 years. This year, the 15th day of the first lunar month happens to fall on Western Valentine’s Day, so I planned ahead with my girlfriend to take a self-guided trip to celebrate the occasion before the New Year, and we’ve already booked our inn.” For years, most workplaces resume operations after the statutory holidays, typically on the seventh or eighth day of the Lunar New Year, while universities usually start classes even earlier, before the traditional Lantern Festival. As a result, reuniting with parents back home to celebrate the Lantern Festival has become increasingly out of reach. For today’s youth, the 15th day of the first lunar month – the period after New Year’s Eve – is quietly shifting from a traditional Lantern Festival to more of a Valentine’s celebration. Just don’t forget, amid your travels on the 15th, to call home and send warm Lantern Festival greetings to your parents back in your hometown.