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What is the purpose of the lantern festival?

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The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. It marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, and usually falls on some day in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.
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The lantern festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of lunisolar in the Chinese calendar. It marks the day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations, and usually falls on some day in February or March.
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