Lantern Festival（元宵节）
<p><span word="The">The</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="puzzles">puzzles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="yuanxiao">yuanxiao</span> (<span word="glutinous">glutinous</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.</p><p><span word="History">History</span></p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sui">Sui</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Yangdi">Yangdi</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="envoys">envoys</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gala">gala</span>（节日的，庆祝的）<span word="performances">performances</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span>（宵禁令）, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="poems">poems</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Colorful">Colorful</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="jade">jade</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Chengzu">Chengzu</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="displaying">displaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Dengshikou">Dengshikou</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="lighted">lighted</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="display">display</span>.</p>
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