1、The Lantern FestivalGeneral IntroductionThe Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.This is the first full moon of the new year,symbolizing unity and perfection.The Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival,and marks the official end of the long holiday.The mos
2、t important activity is watching lanterns.Diffierent kinds of lanterns are hung in the streets.Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns.There are many other performances,such as a dragon dance,a lion dance,long dragon lanterns and fireworks.BlessingVisiting each otherPeople do something in me
3、mory of their ancestors.Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns.If visitors have solutions to the riddles,they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer.If they are right,they will get a little gift.Eating rice dumplings(yuanxiao
4、).People will eat yuanxiao,or rice dumplings on this day.Yuanxiao also has another name,tangyuan.Tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with“tuanyuan”,meaning reunion.It tastes sweet and delicious.Chinese people also eat those things in the Lantern Festivalniangaonoodles Setting off firewor
5、ksMost families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival.On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year,people become really excited by the fireworks and bright moon in the sky.Lets get to know more about Chinese traditional culture,because it is the symbols of our nation!Thank you!
