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The best time to see beautiful lanterns is during the Lantern Festival, 【小题1】 falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Last year it was on Feb. 8th, marking the end of Spring Festival. However, because of the COVID-19, we 【小题2】 (have) to stay at home last year.

As is known to us, 【小题3】(watch) lanterns is a great activity. Lanterns are in different kinds of sizes and shapes, from animals to plants and flowers. 【小题4】 (make) it more fun, people paste riddles(贴谜语) on the lanterns. In some 【小题5】(place), people “like releasing sky” lanterns(放天灯), which are called Kongming Lanterns. A sky lantern is a small hot-air balloon made of paper with an opening at 【小题6】 bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people can bless members and make wishes. In old times, the Lantern Festival was also 【小题7】 (interest). At that time, young girls were not 【小题8】(allow) to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore, looking 【小题9】 lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji, a poet during the Song Dynasty, shows this: “Restless, I searched for her in thousands, hundreds of ways. 【小题10】(sudden) I turned, and there she was in the receding light.”