[中学联盟]浙江省杭州市塘栖中学高中英语必修三教学素材：Spring Festival.docVIP

The New Moon on the first day of the new year-- the full moon 15 days later Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival（元宵节）, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle（月运周期）is about 29.5 days. In order to catch up with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a[