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 Listen to Shirley to Introduce Yuan Xiao Festival
Following Shirley to Read the New Words & Sentences
 Tomorrow(Feb 9), 15th of the first lunar month is an important Chinese traditional festival ? Yuan Xiao Festival ? the Lanterns Festival in 2009.
Yuan Xiao Festival started from Han Dynasty (206BC-221AD) and has had a history for more than 2000 years.
The main activities of Yuan Xiao Festival is to see lanterns, watching lion or Dragon dance, play Chinese Riddles and Games in the streets in the moon light.
The main food of Yuan Xiao Festival is to eat small dumpling balls or name 鈥渢ang yuan鈥� that were made of glutinous rice flour and there is some sweet or salty stuffing inside, it symbolizes family unity, completeness and happiness.
Yuan Xiao Festival is on the 15th of the first lunar month. That is why, it is on the different day each year. Yuan Xiao Festival marks the end of celebrations of the New Year.
Right now, some people also call Yuan Xiao Festival 鈥渢he China鈥檚 Valentine's Day鈥� for it is an good opportunity for lovers to meet and to express their love. However, it is just a parlance in civilian. It has not been accepted by the country and most of Chinese yet. :-)
Anyway, since it is one of the important fastivals in Chinese culture, this weekend, I would like to show you three sentences in Chinese and let you know how to say something about Yuan Xiao Festival in Chinese.
Listen to Shirley to Introduce Yuan Xiao Festival
Following Shirley to Read the New Words & Sentences
NEW WORDS AND PRONUNCIATION :
Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation, meaning and to follow me to read it..
NEW SENTENCES
No.0204: 鏄庡ぉ,鍐滃巻姝ｆ湀鍗佷簲鏄�涓浗鐨�"鍏冨鑺�"銆�
-- Tomorrow (Feb 9, 2009),the 15th of the first lunar month is the鈥淵uan Xiao Festival" of China.
No.0205:鍏冨鑺�鐨�涓昏娲诲姩鏄�鐪嬬伅,鐚滆糠涓�鍚冩堡鍦�銆�
-- The main activities of Yuan Xiao Festival are watching lanterns, playing riddles and games and eating dumpling balls (Tang Yuan).
No.0206: 鍏冨鑺傛槸鏄ヨ妭鐨勬渶鍚庝竴澶╋紝鏍囧織鐫�鏄ヨ妭鐨勭粨鏉熴��
-- Yuan Xiao Festival is on the last day of Spring Festival, it marks the end of celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
 If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, you are welcome.
--Shirley Zhang
Written, Edited and Recorded On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 in the USA
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