LanternFestivalisaChina'straditionalfestival.Itiscelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunaryear.
I,anternFestivalisoneofthebiggestholidaysinChina.SeveraldaysbeforeLanternFestival,peoplebegintomakelanterns.Lanternsaremadeintheshapeofdifferentanimals,vegetables,fruitsandmany,otherthings.Whilemakinglanternspeopleusuallywriteriddlesonlanterns.OntheeveofLanternFestival,allthelanternsarehungup.
OnLanternFestivalpeoplegooutsidetohavealookatthelanternsandguesstheriddlesonthelanterns.Perhapsyoucallseesomewonderfulfolkperformances,DragonDanceandYangko.Everythingisveryinterestingandeveryoneisveryhappy.Ourlifeisrichandvaried.
元宵节
元宵节是中国的一个传统节日。通常在阴历年的第一个月的第十五天庆祝。
元宵节是中国最大的节日之一。在元宵节到来的'几天前，人们就开始做灯笼，有的被做成动物，有的被做成蔬菜，有的被做成水果，各种样式都有。做灯笼时，人们通常在上面写上谜语。在元宵节前夜，所有的灯笼都被挂起来。
在元宵节这天，人们都出来看灯笼和猜灯谜，也许你还能看见一些精彩的民间表演龙舞和秧歌。每件事都很有趣，每个人都很高兴，我们的生活丰富多彩。
ThefirstdayoftheLunarNewYearisthewelcomingofthegodsoftheheavensandearth.Manypeopleabstainfrommeatonthefirstdayofthenewyearbecauseitisbelievedthatthiswillensurelongandhappylivesforthem.
Onthesecondday,theChinesepraytotheirancestorsaswellastoallthegods.Theyareextrakindtodogsandfeedthemwellasitisbelievedthattheseconddayisthebirthdayofalldogs.
Thethirdandfourthdaysareforthesons-in-lawstopayrespecttotheirparents-in-law.
ThefifthdayiscalledPoWoo.OnthatdaypeoplestayhometowelcometheGodofWealth.Noonevisitsfamiliesandfriendsonthefifthdaybecauseitwillbringbothpartiesbadluck.
Onthesixthtothe10thday,theChinesevisittheirrelativesandfriendsfreely.Theyalsovisitthetemplestoprayforgoodfortuneandhealth.
TheseventhdayoftheNewYearisthedayforfarmerstodisplaytheirproduce.Thesefarmersmakeadrinkfromseventypesofvegetablestocelebratetheoccasion.Theseventhdayisalsoconsideredthebirthdayofhumanbeings.Noodlesareeatentopromotelongevityandrawfishforsuccess.
OntheeighthdaytheFujianpeoplehaveanotherfamilyreuniondinner,andatmidnighttheypraytoTianGong,theGodofHeaven.
TheninthdayistomakeofferingstotheJadeEmperor.
The10ththroughthe12tharedaysthatfriendsandrelativesshouldbeinvitedfordinner.Aftersomuchrichfood,onthe13thdayyoushouldhavesimplericecongeeandmustardgreens(choisum)tocleansethesystem.
The14thdayshouldbeforpreparationstocelebratetheLanternFestivalwhichistobeheldonthe15thnight.