TheLanternFestival,whichoccursonthe15-thdayoftheFirstMonthoftheChineseYear,markstheendoftheNewYear'sHolidays.
Lanternsareeverywhere.Amostinterestingtraditionisthepostingofriddlescalled'LanternRiddles.'Riddlesarewrittenonpiecesofpaperandpostedonlanternsorwall.Anyonesolvingtheriddleisawardedaprize.
andthefoodforlanternfestivalisTangYuan,ihavemadesomeTangYuaninagingersoup,mywifegotaseriouscold,soicookedapotofgingersoupforher.ilookforwardtothenextspringfestival
FestivalofLanterns.IspenttheFestivalofLanternswithmygrandparentsthisyear.
Myfamilywenttomygrandparents'homeandhaddinnerwiththem.Wehadlotsofsweetdumplins.Afterthedinner,mygrandparentsandIwentouttoplayfireworks.
Wehadaverygoodtimetogether.
LanternFestivalisaChina'straditionalfestival.Itiscelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunaryear.IanternFestivalisoneofthebiggestholidaysinChina.SeveraldaysbeforeLanternFestival,peoplebegintomakelanterns.Lanternsaremadeintheshapeofdifferentanimals,vegetables,fruitsandmany,otherthings.Whilemakinglanternspeopleusuallywriteriddlesonlanterns.OntheeveofLanternFestival,allthelanternsarehungup.
OnLanternFestivalpeoplegooutsidetohavealookatthelanternsandguesstheriddlesonthelanterns.Perhapsyoucallseesomewonderfulfolkperformances,DragonDanceandYangko.Everythingisveryinterestingandeveryoneisveryhappy.Ourlifeisrichandvaried.
The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.
AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.