According to a long-history tradition, Chinese make lanterns and rice balls, representing reunion, the Lantern Festival, the (one) full moon of a new lunar year, which falls on Feb. 26 this year.
used to take three days to accomplish all of the 30 plus steps needed (finish) only one lantern, because the bamboo and paper (be) the common materials. Today wire is used. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.
Duan from a small village in Shanxi Province. He is one of the 400 (villager) who are in charge of taking a group photograph. In 2017, it was the first time the villagers (come) together to have their photograph taken.
As well as lion dances, some other folk performances, and lantern exhibitors, the villagers have prepared a zigzag (Z字型的) pathway with wood sticks. All the villagers have to walk along it, in hope that the road ahead is (smoothly) in the new year.
In Fujian Province where the weather is much (warm), people are preparing to plough (犁) the fields. In some villages, young men parade (游行庆祝) the fields praying for a harvest.
