带你读懂中国元宵节
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (206 <span word="BC">BC</span>- 221 <span word="AD">AD</span>). <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <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> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="torches">torches</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="torches">torches</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colour">colour</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="popularly">popularly</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mingle">mingle</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span>. <span word="Competitions">Competitions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> come in all shapes and sizes. Some are created in the form of animals, insects, flowers, people or even machines or buildings. Others depict scenes from popular stories teaching filial piety and traditional values. A favourite subject is the zodiac animal of the year - which in 2017 will be the horse.</p><p><span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="riddles">riddles</span> (<span word="cai">cai</span> <span word="deng">deng</span> <span word="mi">mi</span>)</p><p><span word="Part">Part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="riddles">riddles</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riddles">riddles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="obscure">obscure</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="allusions">allusions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="classics">classics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p>
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