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Today is the fifteenth day of the first month in the year of the monkey 2016, according to the Chinese calendar, which is the day of Lantern Festival. In Chinese custom, there would be a lantern fair open to the general public. Meanwhile, Chinese people eat Tangyuan, a sweet soup of glutinous rice balls for the celebration.
It was said that that day was one of few days that allows unmarried, young girls to hang out at night. The invention of The Purple Hairpin, a famous Chinese opera was based on this festival. The story was about the female lead dropped down her hairpin when visiting the lantern fair, and the male lead picked it up and asked her whether she lost a purple hairpin or not. The interaction between two youngsters inspired a romantic love affair.
What a Chinese classic! The ancient Chinese affection was such implicit that makes us adore.
Nowadays, there is still a Lantern Festival in Hong Kong, although no more fire lanterns, the Tangyuan we are eating are not the same as the old time, nonetheless, we better enjoy the festival if you have time tonight.
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