The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar.
The Lantern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days before the Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many other things. While making lanterns, people usually write riddles (谜语) on the lanterns. On the eve of the Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up (悬挂).
On the Lantern Festival, people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you can see dragon dances and yangko. Everyone is very excited.
1．When is the Lantern Festival? (
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| A．It’s on the first day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. |
| B．It’s on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. |
| C．It’s on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. |
2．Is the Lantern Festival a Chinese festival or a Western festival? (
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| A．It’s a Chinese festival. | B．It’s a Western festival. | C．We don’t know. |
3．What do people usually do before the Lantern Festival? (
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| A．They make jiaozi. | B．They have an Easter egg hunt. | C．They make lanterns. |
4．Where are the riddles written? (
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| A．On the boats. | B．On the lanterns. | C．On the dragons. |
5．Can you tell me something about the Lantern Festival? (
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| A．Families get together and eat turkey. |
| B．People have dragon boat races and eat zongzi. |
| C．The beautiful lanterns are hung up and people go outside to look at them. |
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