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The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Full curtains of flowers and shadows on the third and fifth of the month

A bowl of tangyuan is full of emotions

New Year's Day 15

"Lantern Festival"

Also known as Shangyuan Festival, Small New Moon or Lantern Festival

It is one of the traditional festivals in China

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Citizens went to Guiyang Kong Academy to guess the riddle of the lamp Zhao Hao photographed

The ancients interpreted "yuan" as "first"

"Night" is called "supper"

The fifteenth night of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the New Year

Therefore, it is called the Lantern Festival

At this time the earth rejuvenates

Ordinary people are full of lights

Lantern viewing

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Cadres and masses of Shanqi Community in Fengyi Street, Zheng'an County, together wrapped tangyuan Yang Lunli photo

Lantern Festival every year

Reunion every year

The indispensable item of the Lantern Festival is "Eating the Lantern Festival"

The north "rolls" the Lantern

Southern "wrapped" tangyuan

They all take the meaning of reunion

Symbolizes the reunion and happiness of the whole family

Every year we get together

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Guiyang Humen Lane Temple Fair to welcome the Lantern Meng Xiangke photo

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Dragon Dance in The Monkey Farm of Wong An County, photo by Gan Hanxuan

Flower lanterns are also a traditional festival custom of the Lantern Festival

The fifteenth night of the first month

Red lights hang high in the streets and alleys

Animal head lamps, marquee lamps, flower lamps, bird lights and so on

And so on

Flowers and trees bloom at night in the east wind

More blowing down, the stars like rain

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Students of Shajing Primary School in Guanyindong Town, Qianxi City, run and play with their own flower lanterns Zhou Xunchao photo

At the Lantern Festival, there is also a special activity to guess the riddle of the lantern

Guessing riddles is also known as riddles

Write the riddle on a slip of paper

Stickers are placed on colorful lanterns for people to guess

Guess right there are prizes

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Villagers of Panpanshi Xiangshuidong Village in Songtao Miao Autonomous County dance lions to celebrate the Lantern Festival Long Yuanbin photo

The lion dance performance is also a major feature of the Lantern Festival

Also known as "Taiping Le"

One person acts as a lion head

One person acts as a lion and hind feet

The other led the lion

Every Lantern Festival or assembly celebration

Folk people come to the lion dance to help entertain

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Zunyi Xishui is holding a "locust burning" activity

In Guizhou

There are also customs such as "burning locusts" and "stealing green"

Pray for a good harvest in the coming year

The elderly and children are safe and healthy

It is also a welcome to new hope

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Lantern Festival in Danzhai Wanda Town, southeast of Qiandong

The Lantern Festival | this Lantern Festival is called reunion

Zhenyuan Ancient City Fireworks Show Greets the Lantern Zou Yu Photo

After the Lantern Festival, send away the New Year

Come to the bowl of rice balls

it's a full year

May all people's days

Like the Lantern

Reunion

Sweet and sweet

Guizhou Daily Tianyan news reporter Ma Shengyun

Poster design by Yang Shaohui

Intern Zhang Yijia

Edited by Hu Rui

Editor: Min Jie, Shi Yuling

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