Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival, and marks the official end of the long holiday.

元宵节是春节的一个重要组成部分，也象征着春节长假的正式结束。

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In a regulatory filing May 28, on the eve of the long holiday weekend, Expedia revealed that it purchased 16.9% of eLong's ordinary shares.

据Expedia在5月28日提交的监管文件显示：Expedia已将其所持的艺龙普通股股份增持至16.9%。

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We're happy to be back to school after the long holiday.

度过这个长假期后我们很高兴返校。

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The narrow cobblestone alleyways of the Old City were packed with Israelis visiting for the week-long Passover holiday and Christian pilgrims who are here for Easter Holy Week.

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Israel national police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says Monday was especially sensitive as 30,000 Jewish worshippers approached the compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount at the start of the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

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"Hospitals are sensibly planning to give priority to winter pressures over the long holiday period, " he said.

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However, trading could die down quickly as U.S. and Canadian traders may hit the exit doors early today, ahead of the long holiday weekend.

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Governments and corporations have long considered the eve of a long holiday weekend the best time for dumping embarrassing or unpleasant news.

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