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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
當新年假期結束后，左權縣的許多當地居民將回到艱苦的體力勞動中，包括在當地的電力廠、農場、工廠和煤礦工作。還有些人要離開家鄉，去其他城市追求他們的事業。但是在元宵節期間，整個左權縣的居民都匯聚在一起，上演著傳承了數千年的古老傳統。
雖然中國的其他地方也存在類似于社火節的習俗，但山西社火節以其亮麗的色彩、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的元宵佳節，我非常感激。
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