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Lantern Festival

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ID: 3027 Upper Intermediate
Lantern Festival which falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month marks the official end of the Chinese New Year holiday. During this festival, people write lucky phrases and riddles on the side of paper lanterns and release them into the sky to enjoy. Listen to some of the traditions and customs during this festival, including some Chinese riddles. For related lessons about lantern festival riddles, click here: Lantern Festival Riddles 猜灯谜 Photo by Salman Javed
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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期待 qīdài to look forward to
正月 zhèngyuè the first month of the lunar year
元宵节 yuánxiāojié Lantern Festival
家家户户 jiājiāhùhù every household
过完除夕最期待的节日就是正月十五的元宵节啦
guò 过wán 完Chúxī 除夕zuì 最qīdài 期待de 的jiérì 节日jiùshì 就是zhèngyuè 正月shí wǔ 十五de 的yuánxiāojié 元宵节la 啦
After Chinese New Year's Eve, the festival I most look forward to is Lantern Festival, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!
我也是元宵节那一天家家户户都闹元宵赏月吃汤圆赏灯猜灯谜可有意思了
wǒ 我yě shì 也是yuánxiāojié 元宵节nà 那yī 一tiān 天jiājiāhùhù 家家户户dōu 都nàoyuánxiāo 闹元宵shǎng 赏yuè 月chī 吃tāngyuán 汤圆shǎng 赏dēng 灯cāi 猜dēngmí 灯谜kě 可yǒu yìsi 有意思le 了
Me too! On Lantern Festival, as every family is busy celebrating the festival, gazing at the moon, eating tangyuan, admiring the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns. It's so fun.
可不是吗元宵节将除夕开始的春节庆祝活动变得更热闹过完了元宵节春节也才算是真正结束
kěbushì 可不是ma 吗yuánxiāojié 元宵节jiāng 将Chúxī 除夕kāishǐ 开始de 的chūnjié 春节qìngzhùhuódòng 庆祝活动biànde 变得gèng 更rènao 热闹guò 过wán 完le 了yuánxiāojié 元宵节chūnjié 春节yě 也cái 才suàn shì 算是zhēnzhèng 真正jiéshù 结束
Isn't it just? Lantern Festival takes the celebration of Spring Festival that starts on Lunar New Year's Eve up a notch. It's only after Lantern Festival that Spring Festival really comes to an end.
是啊除了赏灯猜灯谜像贵州湖南还常常有舞龙舞狮划旱船的表演热闹极了
shì a 是啊chúle 除了shǎng 赏dēng 灯cāi 猜dēngmí 灯谜xiàng 像guìzhōu 贵州Húnán 湖南hái 还chángcháng 常常yǒu 有wǔlóng 舞龙wǔshī 舞狮huàhànchuán 划旱船de 的biǎoyǎn 表演rènao 热闹jí 极le 了
Yeah. As well as admiring all the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns, places like Guizhou and Hunan also often have performances, such as dragon and lion dances, and the rowing of boats on dry land. It's really quite the lively spectacle!
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