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All About China => Chinese Culture And Festivals => Topic started by: chen yan on February 16, 2011, 01:48:43 am

Title: lantern festival
Post by: chen yan on February 16, 2011, 01:48:43 am

Tomorrow is the lantern festival, I haven't spent this festival with my family since I was in high school. So I am very missing home now although I just come back from home for one week.
 In my hometown the only temple will light up a 5 meters bamboo firebrand under a brightful moon ,and old men ,kids will beat drums and clang gongs,lifted flags to join the parade . Different city have different celebrate ways.But one thing in common, We all eat  sweet dumplings which made of glutinous rice flour .

Shenzhen isn't an old city with history, so there is no "temple fair" you can go out tomorrow. I think Beijing,Suzhou ,Hangzhou...those places must be very crowded. So I will stay at home watch the "Lantern festival gala".

Title: Re: lantern festival
Post by: RobertBfrom aust on February 16, 2011, 02:14:35 am

Chen Yan , wherever you are tomorrow may you enjoy the Lantern Festival , regards Sujuan and Robert .

Title: Re: lantern festival
Post by: shaun on February 16, 2011, 04:57:00 am

Thank you for reminding us Yan.  I would like to attend that festival some day.  It looks amazing in pictures.

Have a happy lantern festival day tomorrow.

Title: Re: lantern festival
Post by: Arnold on February 17, 2011, 10:33:19 pm

Qing and I also wish that all those Lantern's light your way to a Happy Life and to the Road of great Health for you Yan and your Family .