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Seven things you may not know about Lantern Festival

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-02-08 12:06
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A porcelain jar featuring children celebrating the Lantern Festival from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo/artron.net]

Watching fireworks

In the daytime, there are performances, such as the dragon lantern dance, lion dance, land boat dance, yangge dance and some will walk on stilts and beat drums while dancing. At night, in addition to magnificent lighted lanterns, fireworks form a grand scene. Most families save some fireworks from the Spring Festival and set them off during the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

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