Lantern Festival- What You Need to Know

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西方情人节刚过,万千有情人们又开始翘首以盼七夕节。其实七夕只是古代女子乞巧比手艺,并向织女星祈盼姻缘的节日。可元宵节不同,灯火流转间,有情人心生情愫。今夜才是古代男女赏灯观景、互诉衷肠的情人节哦。

Hey, this is Rául, from tutorming, and today we're talking about the Lantern Festival which marks the end of Chinese New Year.

So there's two different ways of saying Lantern Festival in Chinese, and the first one is "Yuan Xiao Jie" which directly translates into first night festival.

The second way of referring to the Lantern Festival in Chinese is "Shang Yuan Jie" which means the first first night.

Why is it called Lantern Festival in English then?

Simple, watching lanterns of different shapes and sizes is one of the main attractions.

What is the origin of the Lantern Festival then?

There's a few different versions and this is one of the legends behind it.

Long long time ago, there was a beautiful crane that flew from heaven to earth.

The villagers that bound it, hunted it and killed it.

This was the Jade Emperor's favorite crane, so he got so upset that decided to destroy the whole village.

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