Lantern Festival is a China’s traditional festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.
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Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days before
Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in
the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many, other
things.
While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns.
On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up.
On
Lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and
guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you call see some wonderful
folk performances,Dragon Dance and Yangko. Everything is very
interesting and everyone is very happy.
1、月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。____欧阳修《生查子·元夕》
2、去年元夜时，花市灯如昼。____欧阳修《生查子·元夕》
3、谁教岁岁红莲夜，两处沉吟各自知。____姜夔《鹧鸪天·元夕有所梦》
4、火树银花合，星桥铁锁开。____苏味道《正月十五夜》
5、宝马雕车香满路。____辛弃疾《青玉案·元夕》
6、凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。____辛弃疾《青玉案·元夕》
7、今年元夜时，月与灯依旧。____欧阳修《生查子·元夕》
8、千门开锁万灯明，正月中旬动地京。____张祜《正月十五夜灯》
9、五更钟动笙歌散，十里月明灯火稀。____贺铸《思越人·紫府东风放夜时》
10、金吾不禁夜，玉漏莫相催。____苏味道《正月十五夜》
The Lantern Festival is cele/pated everywhere on January 15th of the lunar calendar, right after the Spring Festival.raditionally, the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival.
This day is always the first full moon in the lunar New Year.Across China, people cele/pate by hanging up lanterns and festoons, attending dancing and singing performances, making “Yuan Xiao” or sweet rice dumplings and lighting fireworks.
The Lantern Riddle is a special word-game played by the Chinese people.The Chinese people not only craft many types of beautiful lanterns for the others to appreciate, but also create many interesting riddles.
The traditional riddles are written on the lanterns.Today, many people glue a slip of paper with the riddle at the bottom of the lanterns for the viewers to solve.Those who solve the riddles correctly will receive a prize from the riddle’s creator.
中英互译：
每年农历的一月十五日是中国人的元宵节，它正好在春节之后。传统意义上元宵节也是春节活动的一部分。这天是农历新年里第一个月圆的日子。中国各地张灯结彩，家家户户歌舞游乐，人们做元宵、放烟火。
猜灯谜是中国特有的文字游戏。人们不仅制作出各种漂亮的灯笼供大家观赏，还设计出许多有趣的谜语。传统的灯谜是直接写在灯笼上的。现在，人们在灯笼的下面贴上写了谜语的纸条，供观灯的人猜。那些猜中的人还会得到出谜者赠送的小奖品。