元宵节, Lantern Festival | Chinese Culture
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Lantern Festival marks the end of Chinese New Year. The main activities of the festival include watching lanterns and solving lantern riddles, enjoying the full moon as well as dragon dances and lion dances, etc.
"汤圆" or "元宵" is a glutinous rice ball typically filled with sweet red bean paste, sesame paste, or peanut butter. Chinese people believe that the round shape of the balls symbolizes family togetherness, so eating "汤圆" or "元宵" may bring the family harmony, happiness and luck in the new year.
Words and phrases to learn in Mandarin:
元宵/汤圆
yuánxiāo / tāngyuán
glutinous rice balls/rice dumplings
灯笼/花灯
dēnglong / huādēng
lantern
猜灯谜
cāi dēngmí
solve lantern riddles
放烟花
fàng yānhuā
setting off fireworks
舞狮
wǔ shī
lion dances
舞龙
wǔ lóng
dragon dances
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