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The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is c alled yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xia o Festival in China.
In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lanter n dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a
yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating dru ms while dancing will b e staged.
According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beg inning of a new year, when there is a bright full m oon hanging in the sky, there should be thousand s of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appre ciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzz les on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous ric e ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.
On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fir eworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let the m off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governme nts will even organize a fireworks party. On the nigh t when the first full moon enters the New Year, peo ple become really intoxicated by the imposing firew orks and bright moon in the sky.
• 关于元宵节的起源有 三种说法
• 1.正月十五在西汉已 经受到重视，不过， 正月十五真正作为民 俗节日是在汉魏之后。
convention
guess the riddle （猜灯谜）
play the
dragon lantern 耍龙 灯
lion
dance 舞狮子
a land boat dance（划旱船)
Origin
• On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims • ntern Festival has be en valued in the We-stern Han Dynasty, However, t he Lantern Festival is tru ly a folk festival,end
• 汉文帝时为纪念“平 吕”而设
• 东方朔与元宵姑娘 • 袁世凯与元宵
• When Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate
• the "Ping Lv" • designed • Dong fang shuo and • Yuan xiao • Yuan shi kai and • yuanxiao
convention
stilt walk （踩高跷）
Watching lanterns
This day's important activity is watchi ng lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attrac ting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll w ith on the streets, extremely excited.
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Guessing lantern riddles
Guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of pa per and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have sol utions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and g o to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerge d during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dy nasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.