the festival of lanterns takes place at the end of the chinese new year celebration on the fifteenth day of the first moon lanterns have been part of chinese life for centuries so it's not surprising to see a festival of lanterns
people usually hang lanterns in the gardens outside the houses and on the boats these lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the lunar celebration after a sumptuous fifteenday feast these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond
silk paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multicolored some are in the shapes of butterflies birds flowers and boats other are shaped like dragon fruit and animal symbols of that year the most popular type of lantern is the horseracing one in which figures or animals rotate around the vertical axis of the lantern
the special food for the lantern festival is yuen sin or tong yuen these are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour they can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables meat and dried shrimp the round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness completeness and unity
the lantern festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyoneyoung old rich and poor to have fun
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