China News Service, Beijing, February 15 (Reporter Song Yusheng) When the Beijing Winter Olympics meets the Lantern Festival, in this "faster, higher, stronger - more united" ice and snow sports event, athletes from all over the world will be represented. The "big family" represented by it will continue to perform a different kind of "full moon family reunion".

　　As above, we look forward to it together.

　　On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Tiger, various elements of the Winter Olympics have become the unique scenery of this Lantern Festival.

　　In China, viewing lanterns during the Lantern Festival is an essential traditional activity.

This year, the Winter Olympic-themed lanterns in various places have made many people feel the heat of ice and snow sports.

　　Lanterns are one of the typical elements of traditional Chinese culture, symbolizing joy and auspiciousness, and also the prototype of the mascot "Xue Rongrong" of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Data map: During the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, many landscapes are lit up.

(Long exposure shooting) Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

　　The inspiration of "Xue Rong Rong" comes from the designer's impression of the festival in his hometown.

　　Every Chinese New Year, every household will be wrapped in a thick lively atmosphere. The red lanterns hanging high in the streets and alleys are the most common sight.

The same is true for the Lantern Festival.

　　The "Xue" in the name "Xue Rongrong" symbolizes whiteness and beauty, which is the characteristic of ice and snow sports; "Rong" means tolerance, tolerance, exchange and mutual learning; "Rong" means fusion, warmth, and mutual understanding.

The words "Rongrong" together express the concept of mutual learning and harmonious development among world civilizations, and embody the beautiful vision of creating a more inclusive world and building a community with a shared future for mankind through the Paralympic Movement.

　　It is worth mentioning that the dove lights that became popular at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics have also become the object of many netizens.

"I want to receive dove lanterns during the Lantern Festival" has become the wish of many people.

Data map: On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Stadium.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

　　At the same time, a variety of experience activities have also been held in many places around the theme of ice and snow and Lantern Festival consumption.

　　For example, more than 70 shopping malls in Beijing alone have launched various experience activities such as "Bright Ice and Snow Celebrating Reunion", "Lion Dance to Welcome the God of Wealth", "Playing Ice and Snow Track" and "VR Ice and Snow Interaction".

　　The Winter Olympic Village is also full of the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival.

　　Yu Debin, director of the Games Service Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, had predicted as early as last year that there would be Lantern Festival and other foods on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

　　The night before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xu Mengtao, who won the fifth gold medal for the Chinese team, also shouted after the game: We won, I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival!

　　On February 4, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off, which is the beginning of spring in China's twenty-four solar terms.

On February 15, the fiery Winter Olympics met with the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival.

Data map: On February 14, the National Snowmobile Sled Center at the beginning of the snow.

Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei

　　The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon in the lunar calendar year.

In Chinese tradition, this day also has the connotation of reunion.

　　Athletes in the Beijing Winter Olympic Village will usher in the first full moon of the Year of the Tiger in Renyin tonight.

　　It's more like a big reunion in another sense.

People from different countries, skin colors and languages ​​will gather under the same full moon to continue to enjoy the happiness brought by this ice and snow sports event.

　　We, together to the future!

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