<p class="ql-block"> Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection. Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival , and marks the official end of the long holiday.</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">Eating Tangyuan</p><p class="ql-block"> Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan, also know as yuanxiao, is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling water.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align: center;">Lighting lanterns</p><p class="ql-block">A painting of the Lantern Festival by Zou Li.Decorating and hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival, with lanterns big and small hung around households, parks, streets and other public spaces. Red lanterns of various shape and type will attract countless visitors to watch.</p> <p class="ql-block"> Lantern riddles </p><p class="ql-block">Solving riddles on lanterns has been a popular tradition since the Song Dynasty. People write riddles on paper and stick them to the lanterns and if someone guesses correctly, they can pull the riddle off. The notes often contain messages of good fortune and wishes.</p> <p class="ql-block"> The Lantern Festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.</p>