Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of Chinese New Year. The New Year celebrations ended on the 15th of the First Moon with the Lantern Festival. On the evening of that day, people carried lanterns into the streets to take part in a great parade. Young men would highlight the parade with a dragon dance. The dragon was made of bamboo, silk, and paper, and might stretch for more than hundred feet in length. The bobbing and weaving of the dragon was an impressive sight, and formed a fitting finish to the New Year festival.
In the olden days, it is also known as the Chinese Valentine. Young, unmarried girls would be allow to go out during this day and the young men will woo the girl of their choice, hopefully to become his wife. The young girls will throw Mandarin oranges into a lake or pond with their name on it while the men will go into the water trying to pick the oranges.
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