1、,lantern festival,Made By Kelly,catalogue,OriginLegendConventionFood,The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the da
2、y is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puz
3、zles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.,Lantern Festival,Origin,On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims 1.Lantern Festival has been valued in the Western Han Dynasty.However, the Lantern Festival ha
4、s truly become a folk festival after the Han.,origin,2. Lantern Festival originated in the Torch Festival 3. Lantern Festival originated in Taoist practices Enlightening the “Three said“ 三元说,LOGO,legend,Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate the “Ping Lu,“ designed Dong fangshuo and Yuan xiao Yuan shikai
5、 and xuanxiao,This days important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll（漫步） with parents on the streets, extremely excited. “,Watching lanterns,Convention：,
6、Guessing lantern riddles,Guessing lantern riddles“is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they a
7、re right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata（阶层）.,Performances in the street,In the daytime of the Festival, perform
8、ances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts（高跷） and beating drums while dancing will be staged.,Food,Yuan Xiao,People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings on this day, so it is also called the “Yuanxiao Festival.”Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube（枣） paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes delicious and sweet .,Thank you,
