The best time to see beautiful lanterns is during the Lantern Festival, which falls on the15th day of the first lunar month. It marks the end of Spring Festival. However, because of the COVID, 我们今年不得不待在家。 As is known to us, watching lanterns is a great activity. You see lanterns in many sizes and shapes, from animals to plants and flowers. People usually paste riddles(贴谜语) on the lanterns, which makes the activity more fun.
In some places, people like releasing(放出) sky lanterns. They are called Kongming lanterns by us. A sky lantern is a small hot-air balloon made of paper with an opening at the bottom where there is a small fire source. When the bright lights fly high in the sky, people bless(为……祈福) members and make wishes.
在古时候,元宵节也是有趣的。 At that time, young girls were not allowed to go out very often except during certain festivals. Looking at lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.
Our annual school Science Festival finished on Friday and 再一次带来了惊人的乐趣. This year's "space"theme was truly excellent and showed off all of the students'creative talent.
On Wednesday morning, Dr. Li arrived to talk about 生命是否可以存在于其他行星上. Everyone loved his lecture about conditions on different planets. He also answered students'questions on outer space.
In Thursday's Science Workshop, students tried different experiments with great interest. The most popular experiment was"planets in a bottle", in which students tried to create the conditions of different planets inside glass bottles. The experiment allowed students to get a taste of what it was like to live in outer space.
The Science Festival also attracted much interest from students.