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Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵节快乐!

Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵节快乐!

Yuánxiāojié zhēnshì ...

Takeaway Chinese · podcastcp

February 20, 202240m 45s

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Yuánxiāojié zhēnshì yīgè làngmàn de jiérì. Lantern Festival is really a romantic festival. Làngmàn? Yuánxiāojié bùshì yīgè chī tāngyuán, shǎng huādēng, cāi dēngmí de qìngzhù héjiātuányuán de jiérì me? Romantic? Isn't the Lantern Festival a festival to celebrate family reunion by eating sweet dumplings, appreciating lanterns and guessing lantern riddles? Zài Zhōngguó gǔdài, zhè shì dānshēn nǚzǐ shǎo yǒu de shèjiāo jīhuì. In ancient China, this was a rare social opportunity for single women. Xiǎngxiǎngkàn, yuèshàngliǔshāotóu, dàjiēxiǎoxiàng dēnghuǒtōngmíng. Come to think of it, in a beautiful night with the moon above a willow tree, all the streets and alleys are brightly lit. Hūrán, nǐ zài rénqún zhōng kàndào yīgè rén, yījiànzhōngqíng ránhòu báitóuxiélǎo, duō làngmàn a! Suddenly, you see someone in the crowd, you fall in love at first sight and grow old together. How romantic it is!