LanternFestival
The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.
AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.
TheLanternFestivalisatraditionalChineseholiday,asfarbackastwothousandyearsagointhewesternhandynasty,yuanxiaowatchinglanternsbeganintheMingemperoroftheeasternhandynastyperiod.
MingemperororderedthisonenightinthepalaceandtempleworshipBuddhalight,makethecremationofthesubalternhanginglamp.Sonowhaveyuanxiaorandengcustom.EveningIwithhermomanddadgrandpa'sgrandmothertoeatdumplings,sweetanddelicious.Afterdinner,wewentouttoplay.Isawaroundmoonhunginthesky,familiesarelituptheredlanterns,firecrackerswasdeafening,allthefireworksasplit,somelikechrysanthemuminfullbloom,beautiful.
Whatalotofpeoplewecametothenorth,civicsquare!Theflyingskylantern.Wealsoboughtakongminlight.Firstofall,wetiedapieceofwax,thebottomoftheskylanternandlitwithfire,andseizethefouranglesofkongminlightwiththehand,afterawhile,lightfilledwithhotair,gradually,wecanslowlyloosenthehand,kongminlightslowlyflytoheaven.
Iquicklymadeawish.Overkongminlighthigh,liketoplaywiththemoon.IsreallyahappyLanternFestival.