Do you know Lantern Festival?

@huaduo (40)
China
February 8, 2009 8:20am CST
Lantern festival is China's tarditional festivals. As early as the Western Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago there was, the main attraction Lantern period began in the Eastern Han dynasty emperor, the emperor to promote Buddhism, Buddha relic monks, the Buddha light lamps practices, on the order of the day night at the Imperial Palace and even to light lamps Buddha temple, so that common people are hanging light gentry. This is the origin of the Lantern Festival,do you like it? Oh it tomorrow!
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@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
22 Mar 09
We have a lantern festival every December when I was still in school. We would compete in making the best lantern and would parade around the main streets of the city. Cheers!!
@tudors (1556)
• China
13 Feb 09
yeah, on Lantern Festival, Chinese people eat yuanxiao, there are hundreds kind of it. yuanxiao is a kind of sweet sticky pasteral ball with suger, nuts in it. I like eating yuanxiao too.,