The Lantern Festival,falling in the first Chinese lunar month,is an important and traditional festival(1)
celebrated
celebrated
(celebrate) by people nationwide.It is the first time that people (2)
have seen
have seen
(see) the full moon in the lunar year.In ancient China,night is called Xiao and the first lunar month is called Yuan month,so this festival is also called the Yuanxiao Festival in China.It marks the end of the celebration of the Spring Festival and is also the first major festival for people (3)
to observe
to observe
(observe) after Chinese New Year.
Like the Spring Festival,on the Lantern Festival,all the family members go home (4)
for
for
a reunion.In the evening,people usually watch beautiful lanterns,guess interesting and (5)
challenging
challenging
(challenge) lantern riddles and perform wonderful dragon dances.In (6)
addition
addition
(add),it is a custom for people to eat yuanxiao,a kind of sweet dumpling, (7)
which
which
is round balls made of glutinous rice flour with(8)
varieties
varieties
(vary) of fillings inside.In some places people sometimes put a coin into a certain one when making sweet dumplings.It is believed that the one who (9)
happens
happens
(happen) to find and eat the sweet dumpling with a coin in(10)
it
it
will have good luck for the whole year.