The best time to see beautiful lanterns is during the Lantern Festival(元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Last year it was on Feb. 8th, marking the end of Spring Festival However, because of the COVID-19, we had to stay home last year.
As is known to us, (watch) lanterns is a great activity. Lanterns are in different kinds of sizes and shapes, from animals to plants and flowers. (make) it more fun, people paste riddles (贴谜语) on the lanterns. In some (place), people "like re leasing sky"" lanterns (放天灯), which are ca le d Kongming
Lanterns. Asky lantern is a small hot-air balloon made of paper with an opening at the bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people can bless member make wishes.
In old times, the Lantern Festival was also (interest). At that time, young girls were not (allow) to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore: looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: 'Restless, I searched for her in thousands, hundreds of ways. (sudden) I turned, and there she was in the receding light."
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