lantern festival 元宵节的由来英文介绍

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1、最权威的国际教育服务平台LanternFestival元宵节的由来英文介绍　　LanternFestivalThe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth　　The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.Sothedayisalsoc

2、alledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.　　AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinou

3、sriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.　　元宵节正月十五吃元宵的的习俗由来已久，元宵也叫“汤圆”、“圆子”。据说元宵象征合家团圆，吃元宵意味新的一年合家幸福、万事如意。　　元宵节闹花灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”；正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，

4、一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。　　History　　UntiltheSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury,EmperorYangdiinvitedenvoysfromothercountriestoChinatoseethecolorfullightedlanternsandenjoythegala（节日的，庆祝的）perfor

5、mances.　　BythebeginningoftheTangDynastyintheseventhcentury,thelanterndisplayswouldlastthreedays.Theemperoralsoliftedthecurfew（宵禁令）,allowingthepeopletoenjoythefestivelanternsdayandnight.ItisnotdifficulttofindChinesepoemswhichdescribethishappyscene.　　IntheSongDynasty,thefestivalwa

6、scelebratedforfivedaysandtheactivitiesbegantospreadtomanyofthebigcitiesinChina.Colorfulglassandevenjadewereusedtomakelanterns,withfiguresfromfolktalespaintedonthelanterns.　　However,thelargestLanternFestivalcelebrationtookplaceintheearlypartofthe15thcentury.Thefestivitiescontinue

7、dfortendays.EmperorChengzuhadthedowntown资料来源：教育优选http://www.jybest.cn/最权威的国际教育服务平台areasetasideasacenterfordisplayingthelanterns.Eventoday,thereisaplaceinBeijingcalledDengshikou.InChinese,DengmeanslanternandShiismarket.Theareabecameamarketwherelanternsweresoldduringtheday.Intheev

8、ening,thelocalpeoplewouldgotheretoseethebeautif