Light the lantern

May all your wishes come true tonight!

Happy Lantern Festival! 元宵节快乐！

For two weeks, we have been celebrating the Lunar New Year, spending time with our family and friends, whether in person or virtually. And I am sure those who celebrate have been indulging in their favorite scrumptious festive food too! Kekeke! 😄

Today is the fifteenth day of the new year and the Lantern Festival tonight will mark the end of the celebrations. How time has flown! It seemed like only yesterday when we were greeting one another “Happy Year of the Tiger!

Many legends and customs abound the Lantern Festival. I remember one I heard from my grandma during my childhood days. It was said that the first full moon of the year was for young people to find love.  Young men and women would be chaperoned and would throng the streets in hopes of finding a good match. They will also light and fly paper lanterns with their their wishes written on them and pray these will come true. The sky lanterns are symbolic of good luck and hope. 

Light those lanterns!

Not only that, families will also eat tang yuan 湯圓, a glutinous rice ball typically filled with sweet red bean or sesame paste. The round balls symbolize family togetherness and will bring luck, harmony and happiness in the new year.

As the celebration draws to an end, let’s light the lantern and wish Oppa Park Sihoo-ssi and all our sisters at ParkSihooSsi.com a great year ahead! May the Year of the Tiger be filled with love, harmony and happiness! And may our Oppa find his life long match!

The full moon beckons even the Princess Man

点亮灯笼

元宵节快乐！

两周来，一直在庆祝农历新年，与家人和朋友共度美好时光，无论是面对面还是虚拟的。相信那些庆祝的人也沉迷于他们最喜欢的美味佳节的美食佳肴中！哈哈哈！😄

今天是大年十五，今晚的元宵节将标志着庆祝活动的结束。时间过得真快！仿佛就在昨天，刚互祝“虎年快乐“啊！

Let fly your lighted lanterns and find your match

元宵节有许多传说和习俗。记得小时候从奶奶那里听到的习俗是一年的第一个满月是给年轻人寻找爱情的时刻。年轻男女在陪伴下会去逛街，希望找到好伴侣。他们还会点燃和放飞纸灯笼，上面写着自己的愿望，祈求这些愿望能成真。这些灯笼象征着好运和希望。

不仅如此，家家户户还会吃甜红豆或芝麻心的汤圆。圆球象征着家庭团聚，在新的一年带来好运、和谐和幸福。

庆祝活动接近尾声，让我们一起点亮灯笼，祝偶吧Oppa施厚君和在ParkSihooSsi.com的姐妹们新年快乐！愿虎年充满爱、和谐与幸福！愿偶吧Oppa也能尽快找到他终身的另一半！

Happy Lantern Festival!

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