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Nation ready to celebrate Lantern Festival

2013-02-23 17:18

By (chinadaily.com.cn)

The Lantern Festival that falls on Feb 24 this year is an important part of Spring Festival, and marks the official end of the long holiday.Eating yuanxiao (sweet dumplings made with glutinous rice flour) is one of the special traditions of Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is also called Yuanxiao Festival. Another name for yuanxiao is tangyuan, which literally means "boiled spheres."

Nation ready to celebrate Lantern Festival Nation ready to celebrate Lantern Festival
Nation ready to celebrate Lantern Festival

Nation ready to celebrate Lantern Festival

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