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Do you love seeing beautiful lanterns outside?The best time to do this is during the Lantern Festival,which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Watching lanterns is a great event. You can see lanterns in different sizes and shapes,from animals to plants. To make this activity more fun,people stick riddles(谜语) on the lanterns.
In some places,people like flying sky lanterns,which are called Kongming lanterns. When the bright lights fly high in the sky,people bless(祝福) family members and make wishes. Releasing river lights is also a way to bless others.
In old times,the Lantern Festival was also romantic. At that time,young girls were not allowed to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore,watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji,a poet during the Song Dynasty shows this, "I searched for her in thousands,hundreds of ways. Suddenly I turned,and there she was in the receding light. "
How much pocket money do you get from your parents each week? British researchers did a survey of 1,204 children between 8 and 15 years old. According to the reports, they are getting less and less pocket money.
In 2010 | They found the average amount of pocket money for British kids was about 5.89 pounds (62 yuan) a week. |
In 2009 | It was 6.24 pounds (66 yuan). |
In 2007 | It was 6.58 pounds (69 yuan). |
In 2003 | Parents gave children an average of 5.79 pounds (61 yuan) a week. |
However, children are not too worried about it, according to the survey. Almost half of them believe they get the right amount. Only 42 percent say they would like to have more pocket money. Most kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. In the survey, 37 percent believe their friends get more money than they do.
Although they are receiving less pocket money than before, most British kids still keep the good habit of saving, according to the survey.
10% | They save all their pocket money. |
25% | They save at least half. |
35% | They will save money to buy something they really want. |
"It is good to develop the habit of saving at a young age," said Flavia Palacios Uman, one of the researchers. "You will benefit later in life because your savings will add up over time."
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