元宵佳节必备英语词句

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1、元宵佳节必备英语词句每年农历的正月十五，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日__元宵节。按中国民间的传统，在这天上皓月高悬的夜晚，人们要点起彩灯万盏，以示庆贺。出门赏月、燃灯放焰、喜猜灯谜、共吃元宵，合家团聚、同庆佳节，其乐融融。元宵节：festivaloflanterns，lanternfestivaldumplings元宵：thericeglueball灯谜：riddleswrittenonlanterns灯具：lampsandlanterns灯花snuff灯笼裤bioomersgalligaskinsknickerspantalettesplusfou

2、rs灯笼lanternscaldfish灯塔beaconlighthousepharos灯语lampsignal灯油kerosenelampoil灯心蜻蜓damselfly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

3、天，宋代则长迗五天，明代更是自初八点灯，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。Thel5thdayofthelstlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.T

4、hel5thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,therefullanternshungoutforpeome,peoplewilltrytosolvetdeatyuanxiao(glutinousrishouldbethousandsof

5、colorpletoappreciate.Atthistihepuzzlesonthelanternsanceball)andgetallthEirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.元宵节是中国的传统节曰HistoryUntiltheSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury,EmperorYangdiinvitedenvoysfromothercountriestoChinatoseethecolorfullightedlanternsandenjoythegalaperformances.Bythebe

6、ginningoftheTangDynastyintheseventhcentury,thelanterndisplayswouldlastthreedays.Theemperoralsoliftedthecurfew,allowingthepeopletoenjoythefestivelanternsdayandnight.ItisnotdifficulttofindChinesepoemswhichdescribethishappyscene.IntheSongDynasty,thefestivalwascelebratedforfivedaysand

7、theactivitiesbegantospreadtomanyofthebigcitiesinChina.Colorfulglassandevenjadewereusedtomakelanterns,withfiguresfromfolktalespaintedonthelanterns.thelargestLanternFestiva1celebrationtookplaceintheearlypartofthel5thcentury.Thefestivitiescontinuedfortendays.EmperorChengzuhadthedownt

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