The lights of Chinese New Year's Eve are not yet finished, the first full moon of the new year is about to rise, and the Lantern Festival has drawn a successful end to this year. On this day of rejuvenation of the earth, people celebrate by eating Lantern Festival, guessing lantern riddles, and making lanterns, which is a continuation of the celebration of the New Year and a good blessing for the New Year. On February 23, the Times Square North Community Neighborhood Committee and the Community Women's Federation launched a theme activity of "Skillfully Making Lanterns and Celebrating the Lantern Festival" to jointly create a festive atmosphere for the community and celebrate a beautiful festival together.
At the beginning of the activity, the women volunteers briefly introduced the traditional customs of the Lantern Festival. Afterwards, the residents began to make lanterns for the Lantern Festival. The volunteers explained the specific operation steps of the lanterns and gave a live demonstration, and then everyone started to operate and assemble them themselves. After a while, a delicate and beautiful Lantern Festival lantern appeared in front of you. The whole event site was lively and warm, a happy scene, everyone held lanterns, and everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles. "I am very happy to be able to participate in the Lantern Festival lantern making activity organized by the community today, and I feel a sense of accomplishment in making lanterns by myself, and I feel that the atmosphere of the festival is also strong. Ms. Li, a resident, said with a smile.
At the beginning of the new year, the Shangyuan Festival is coming, the magic lamp is extinguished, the human lamp is burning, and I hope that all the good things will come as promised. The Lantern Festival theme activity created a warm, peaceful and joyful festival atmosphere for the residents of the building, which not only achieved the purpose of celebrating traditional festivals and learning traditional Chinese culture and customs, but also strengthened the communication between residents, enlivened the cultural life of the community, and further built a civilized, harmonious and beautiful community. In the future, the community will continue to take the traditional festival as an opportunity to carry out various cultural activities, so that community residents can experience the charm of traditional Chinese festivals.