LanternFestival元宵节的由来英文介绍

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1、LanternFestival元宵节的由来LanternFestivalThe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthThe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.Sotheday

2、isalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonth

3、elanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)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

4、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，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。HistoryUntiltheSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury,EmperorYangdiinvitedenvoysfromot

5、hercountriestoChinatoseethecolorfullightedlanternsandenjoythegala（节日的，庆祝的）performances.BythebeginningoftheTangDynastyintheseventhcentury,thelanterndisplayswouldlastthreedays.Theemperoralsoliftedthecurfew（宵禁令）,allowingthepeopletoenjoythefestivelanternsd

6、ayandnight.ItisnotdifficulttofindChinesepoemswhichdescribethishappyscene.IntheSongDynasty,thefestivalwascelebratedforfivedaysandtheactivitiesbegantospreadtomanyofthebigcitiesinChina.Colorfulglassandevenjadewereusedtomakelanterns,withfiguresfromfolktale

7、spaintedonthelanterns.However,thelargestLanternFestivalcelebrationtookplaceintheearlypartofthe15thcentury.Thefestivitiescontinuedfortendays.EmperorChengzuhadthedowntownareasetasideasacenterfordisplayingthelanterns.Eventoday,thereisaplaceinBeijingcalled

8、Dengshikou.InChinese,DengmeanslanternandShiismarket.Theareabecameamarketwherelanternsweresoldduringtheday.Intheevening,thelocalpeoplewouldgotheretoseethebeautifullightedlanternsondisplay.Today,thedisplayingoflanternsisstillabigeventonth