Riddles are written on paper lanterns and displayed for the kids to solve. People light paper lanterns - the lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones, which they will let go of the next year.
We had dinner at a friends house, and while we were driving home we saw some people lighting some lanters along the side of the road. So we pulled over to get in on some of the Lantern action!
Here are some examples of some riddles:
Riddle: What’s full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: a sponge
Riddle: What building has the most stories?
Answer: A Library
Riddle: Which is faster, hot or cold?
Answer: Hot’s faster. You can catch a cold
Riddle: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?
Answer: When it is not made up.
Riddle: What is it that everybody does at the same time?
Answer: grow older
The Chinese riddles are much more difficult to solve because a chinese character has so many meanings and they don't translate into English.
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