The Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. It falls on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar year.

  Whenever the festival draws near, Chinese people make some preparations and take part in all kinds of activities, like singing and dancing. As every Chinese person knows, families get together on the day of the festival and eat tangyuan. In the evening, people go out to look at the bright and colorful lanterns, which is relaxing and pleasant. In some parts of China, people take part in activities, such as guessing riddles, walking on stilts and doing lion dancing.

  On the whole, the Lantern Festival is an important festival in China, just like the Spring Festival.

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