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What do Chinese people do on the Lantern Festival?
Feb 22, 2008 02:00
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Do you know the Chinese Lantern Festival tradtions? The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of January in Chinese Lunar calendar. In the ancient times, it was also a festival for Chinese young men and women to date each other. Still there are many other practices. Have a look here.

Local residents perform a folk dance


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People view a pair of fish-shaped lanterns



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Two people wrestle at a square

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A worker makes Yuanxiao, a kind of round and sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice flou

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Folk artists perform at a square

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Workers hang lanterns to decorate a street

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Residents gave various kinds of folk performances



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Folk actors perform a dragon dance with fireworks

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Folk dance

Feb 22, 2008 02:23
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A series of lanterns are lit to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival



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Tourists sample a bowl of yuanxiao,

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