Lantern Festival night
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Lantern Festival night; the 15th night of the first lunar month
literaryLiterary term for the night of the Lantern Festival, often associated with viewing lanterns and moon gazing. More formal and poetic than 元宵 or 灯节.
Yuán元
yè夜
dēng灯
rú如
zhòu昼
，
yóu游
rén人
tà踏
gē歌
xíng行
。
On Lantern Festival night the lights shine bright as day, as visitors stroll and sing.
Měi每
zhì至
yuán元
yè夜
，
chéng城
zhōng中
zhāng张
dēng灯
jié结
cǎi彩
，
rè热
nào闹
fēi非
fán凡
。
Every year when Lantern Festival night arrives, the city is decorated with lanterns and colorful hangings, bustling with excitement.
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Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
zài在
yuán元
yè夜
shǎng赏
yuè月
guān观
dēng灯
，
fù赋
shī诗
chàng唱
hè和
。
The ancients often enjoyed moon-gazing and lantern-viewing on Lantern Festival night, composing and reciting poetry in response to one another.