Lantern Festival · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1On the first full moon of the Chinese new year, the streets glow red. Thousands of paper lanterns hang over the roads, and they come in many shapes and colors. Children walk with small lanterns in their hands. This is the Lantern Festival. It is on the 15th day of the new year, and it is the last day of the holidays.
2The festival is more than 2,000 years old. Long ago, people lit lamps all night for this day. Later, the old capital city of Chang'an had a strict rule, and people could not go out at night. But during the Lantern Festival, everyone could go out and see the lights. Young women could go out too, and some of them met boyfriends there. So some people call it Chinese Valentine's Day.
3Many lanterns have riddles on them. People read the riddles and try to guess the answers. They also eat sweet rice balls called tangyuan. Some have black sesame or sweet red beans inside. The balls are round like the full moon. Their name sounds like the Chinese word for a family coming together.
4Today, people celebrate in many places. In Pingxi, Taiwan, people write wishes on big paper lanterns and send them up into the night sky. In Nagasaki, Japan, about 15,000 red lanterns light up the city every winter. In 2018, more than one million people came to see them.
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the reading mainly about?
When is the Lantern Festival?
Why do some people call it Chinese Valentine's Day?
In paragraph 2, what does "strict" mean?
What is inside Mei-ling's tangyuan?
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
Lily's Lantern
Tonight is the Lantern Festival. Lily makes a red (1) with her grandma. They walk to the park under the full (2) . There are lights (3) ! Lily reads a (4) on a big lantern. She thinks hard and (5) the answer. Then they go home and eat sweet rice (6) with the whole (7) .
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 7
My wish for this year is ______ because ______.
Here is my riddle: I am ______ and ______. What am I?
Lantern Festival · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your Lantern Festival! 元宵節（ランタン・フェスティバル）の絵を描こう。