2021元宵节英语作文

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TheLanternFestivalisafestivalcelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthinthelunisolaryearinthelunarcalendarmarkingthelastdayofthelunarNewYearcelebration.DuringtheLanternFestival,childrengooutatnighttotemplescarryingpaperlanternsandsolveriddlesonthelanterns.ItofficiallyendstheChineseNewYearcelebrations.

ItisnottobeconfusedwiththeMid-AutumnFestival;whichissometimesalsoknownasthe"LanternFestival"inlocationssuchasSingaporeandMalaysia.

Inancienttimes,thelanternswerefairlysimple,andonlytheemperorandnoblemenhadlargeornateones.

[citationneeded]Inmoderntimes,lanternshavebeenembellishedwithmanyplexdesigns.Forexample,lanternsarenowoftenmadeintheshapeofanimals.Thelanternscansymbolizethepeoplelettinggooftheirpastselvesandgettingnewones,whichtheywillletgoofthenextyear.Thelanternsarealmostalwaysredtosymbolyzegood

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InHongKong,itismercializedastheChineseequivalentofValentine'sDay.