
The Lantern Festival is a happy time in China. It is on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This special day marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.
People do many fun things on this night. They go outside to look at the beautiful full moon. They eat tangyuan. Tangyuan are small, sweet sticky rice balls. Families and friends get together and have a good time.
Long ago, the Lantern Festival was also a special day for young people in love. Young girls could not often go out. But on this night, they could go out to watch the lanterns. So young men and women could meet. They also played a game. They tried to guess the riddles on the lanterns.