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The Most Famous Lantern Festival Poem

The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals and the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, because the moon is the fullest on this day, so it is also known as the "Festival of the Upper Yuan", "Festival of the First Moon", "Night Brightness Festival "The Lantern Festival. According to legend, the Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, when the emperor ordered fireworks on the night of the 15th day of the first month in honor of a loyal minister, so that people could search for the moon in the night, and the custom was later passed down.

Lantern Appreciation

One of the most characteristic activities of the Lantern Festival is lantern appreciation. On this day, grand lantern exhibitions are held all over the world, allowing people to enjoy a wide variety of lanterns. The steps to enjoy lanterns are as follows:

1. Choose a good location: Generally speaking, lantern exhibitions are held in parks, squares and other open places, so you can check the exhibition location in advance.

2. Choose a good time: generally lantern exhibitions start in the evening, it is recommended to choose to arrive before dark, so you can see the lanterns from day to night.

3. Appreciate the lanterns: In the process of enjoying the lanterns, you can appreciate a variety of lanterns, including traditional red lanterns, colorful balls, dragon lanterns and so on, as well as modern technological lanterns, 3D lanterns and so on.

4. Take photos: While enjoying the lanterns, you can also take photos to record this wonderful moment.

Tasting soup dumplings

Besides enjoying the lanterns, there is another essential activity in the Lantern Festival, which is to taste the soup dumplings. Soup dumplings are a traditional Chinese snack made of glutinous rice flour, usually wrapped with sweet or savory fillings, which take on a rounded shape when cooked to signify reunion. The steps for tasting soup dumplings are as follows:

1. Choose a good flavor: There are many different flavors of soup dumplings, including sweet ones such as red bean, peanut and black sesame, as well as savory ones such as pork and leek.

2. Prepare the soup: put the dumplings into boiling water and cook them, then fish them out and set aside.

3. Taste the dumplings: put the cooked dumplings into a bowl, pour in hot water, you can add the right amount of sugar water or ginger juice, mix well and then you can taste.

Ending

The Lantern Festival is a festival full of traditional culture and customs, and enjoying lanterns and tasting soup dumplings have become essential activities for people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. On this special day, people can enjoy lanterns and savor soup dumplings with their families and friends, *** feeling the beauty of reunion together. Finally, I would like to send you the most famous ancient poem of Lantern Festival: "When is the bright moon? I don't know the palace in the sky, what year is this evening."