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1、中国四大传统节日:春节,中秋节,端午节,清明节元宵节TheLanternFestival(元宵节)isthelastdayoftheChineseNewYearcelebration.Thisdayisforthelastmomentforsettingofffireworks,thelastexcuseforeatingabigfeastandthelastchanceforfamilygettingtogetherbeforethe“年”celebrationsareover.(LaternFestivalis
2、alsoatraditionaltimeofcelebrationforforeignerswholiveinChina). TheLanternFestival,the15thofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar,isthefirstfullmoonoftheyear.CelebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaydatebacktotheWesternHanDynasty. Traditionsforthisfestival:asthenameindica
3、tes,hangingandlookingatlanternsisthemaintradition.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesaredisplayedontrees,oralongriverbanks. ParentsoftentaketheirchildrentoLanternFairsandsometimesluckykidsevengetaminitoylantern. Anothertraditionisguessinglanternriddles.Thesearer
4、iddlesthatarehungonlanternsforpeopletoshootdownandsolve.Theriddlesareusuallyshort,wise,andsometimeshumorous.TheanswertoariddlecanbeaChinesecharacter,afamousperson'sname,aplacenameoraproverb.Thistraditionhasbecomeapopulargamewithseriousstayingpowerevenassociald
5、evelopmentchangesothertraditions. Otherthanthat,themostimportantthingtodotodayistoeatsweetdumplings.InnorthernChina,sweetdumplingsmadeofglutinousriceflourarecalled“元宵”whileinsouthernparttheyarecalled“汤圆”.Typicalsweetdumplingsarefilledwithblacksesamesauce,swee
6、tenedbeanpaste,orhawthorn.Making“元宵”todayislikeagameoranactivity,soit'sseldomdonewithoutareasonandagroupoffriendsorfamilypresenttohelpout.端午节TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar
7、.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongzi(glutinousrice(糯米)wrappedtoformapyramidusingbambooorreedleaves)andracingdragonboats. Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.Thisre
8、gatta(赛舟会)commemoratesthedeathofQuYuan,anhonestministerwhoissaidtohavecommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfinariver.QuwasaministeroftheStateofChusituatedinpresent-dayHunanandHubeiprovi