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Ending the New Year with a bang
As the New Year holiday ends, many of the local residents in Zuoquan will go back to difficult labor jobs, including working at the local power plant, farms, factories or coal mines. Others will leave their hometown to pursue work in other cities. But during the Lantern Festival, the entire county is able to come together to carry on ancient traditions that have been going on for thousands of years.
Even though variations of She Huo Jie also exist in other areas of China, the bright colors, high energy and excitement of She Huo Jie in Shanxi Province, as well as the sheer numbers of performers, have made it renowned all over the country. I'm very grateful for this opportunity to experience a traditional Lantern Festival celebration in a very unique place.
(China.org.cn by Corey Cooper February 18, 2012)
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熱熱鬧鬧送走春節(jié)
當(dāng)新年假期結(jié)束后，左權(quán)縣的許多當(dāng)?shù)鼐用駥⒒氐狡D苦的體力勞動中，包括在當(dāng)?shù)氐碾娏S、農(nóng)場、工廠和煤礦工作。還有些人要離開家鄉(xiāng)，去其他城市追求他們的事業(yè)。但是在元宵節(jié)期間，整個左權(quán)縣的居民都匯聚在一起，上演著傳承了數(shù)千年的古老傳統(tǒng)。
雖然中國的其他地方也存在類似于社火節(jié)的習(xí)俗，但山西社火節(jié)以其亮麗的色彩、火爆的程度和超旺的人氣聞名全國。能在這樣一個特殊的地方慶祝傳統(tǒng)的元宵佳節(jié)，我非常感激。
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