Zoo siab Lantern Festival 2022

Feb 15, 2022

The Lantern Festival (元宵节) is the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration. This day is for the last moment for setting off fireworks, the last excuse for eating a big feast and the last chance for family getting together before the "年" celebrations are over. (Latern Fest ival is also a traditional time of celebration for foreigners who live in China).

Lub Teeb Festival, 15th ntawm thawj lub hli ntawm lunar daim ntawv qhia hnub, yog thawj mo ntawm lub xyoo. Kev ua koob tsheej thiab kev lig kev cai nyob rau hnub no rov qab mus rau Western Han Dyna sty. 

Kev lig kev cai rau lub koob tsheej no: raws li lub npe qhia, dai thiab saib lub teeb yog qhov tseem ceeb kev lig kev cai. Teeb ntawm ntau yam duab thiab qhov ntau thiab tsawg tau tshwm sim ntawm cov ntoo, lossis raws ntug dej.

Cov niam txiv feem ntau coj lawv cov menyuam mus rau Lantern Fairs thiab qee zaum cov menyuam muaj hmoo txawm tau txais lub teeb khoom ua si mini.

Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. These are riddles that are hung on lanter ns for people to shoot down and solve. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character, a famous person's name, a pl ace name or a proverb. This tradition has become a popular game with serious staying pow er even as social development changes other traditions.

Tsis tas li ntawd, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws uas yuav tsum tau ua niaj hnub no yog noj dumplings qab zib. In northern China, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour are called "元宵" while in sou thern part they are called "汤圆" . Cov dumplings qab zib yog sau nrog dub sesame sa uce, sweetened taum paste, los yog hawthorn. Making "元宵" today is like a game or an activity, so it's seldom done without a reason and a group of friends or family present to help out.

Happy Lantern Festival

Thov kom nej txhua tus nyob kaj siab lug thiab muaj kev zoo siab rau tsev neeg.

Koj Tseem Yuav Zoo Li