Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - Write an English composition about the history, use and significance of lanterns, preferably with a translator.

Write an English composition about the history, use and significance of lanterns, preferably with a translator.

Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

Dragon Boat Festival is one of the biggest festivals in China. A few days before the Lantern Festival, people began to make lanterns. Lanterns are made into different shapes of animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. When making lanterns, people usually write riddles on them. On the eve of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung.

On the Lantern Festival, people go out to see lanterns and guess riddles on them. Maybe you can see some wonderful folk performances, such as dragon dancing and yangko. Everything is interesting and everyone is happy. Our life is rich and colorful.