英文介紹元宵節(jié);

1、lantern festival每年農歷的一月十五日是中國人的元宵節(jié)，它正好在春節(jié)之后。thelanternfestivaliscelebratedeverywhereonjanuary15thofthelunarcalendar,rightafterthespringfestival.傳統(tǒng)意義上元宵節(jié)也是春節(jié)活動的一部分。traditionally,thelanternfestivalisapartofthespringfestival.這天是農歷新年里第一個月圓的日子。thisdayisalwaysthefirstfullmooninthelunarnewyear.中國各地張燈結彩，家家戶

2、戶歌舞游樂，人們做元宵、放煙火。acrosschina,peoplecelebratebyhanginguplanternsandfestoons,attendingdancingandsingingperformances,making“yuanxiao”orsweetricedumplingsandlightingfireworks.這也是慶祝春節(jié)的延續(xù)。thisisalsoacontinuationofthespringfestivalcelebration.在元宵節(jié)之夜，天上明月高照，地上彩燈萬盞。onthelanternfestivalnight,themoonilluminates

3、thedarkskywhilemanylanternsshinebrightcolorsontheearth.元宵夜觀花燈的習俗開始于兩千多年前的西漢時期。thetraditionsofviewingdecorativelanternsonthisnightbeganmorethantwothousandyearsagointhewesternhandynasty.最早只是在皇宮中點燈祈福。intheearliertimes,thosebeautifullanternswereonlyseenintheimperialpalaces.慢慢地演變成民間最盛大的燈節(jié)。slowlyitevolved

4、intoacelebrationonthegrandscalefortheordinaryfolkseverywhere.在元宵節(jié)前許多天，人們就開始忙著用油紙、綢布、竹子和花朵等材料制作各式各樣的燈籠。afewdaysbeforethelanternfestival,peoplebegingatheringoiledpaper,silkcloths,bamboosticksandflowertomakealltypesoflanterns.或者到熱鬧的燈市上挑選自己喜愛的燈籠。somepeoplegotothelivelystreetstopickapersonalfavorite.花燈的主

5、題既有民間傳說，又有節(jié)日習俗和各種吉祥物等。thelanternssometimescomeinaseriesaboutcertainfolklore,holidaycustoms,orluckymascots.元宵節(jié)也是一個浪漫的節(jié)日。thelanternfestivalisalsoaromanticholiday.在封建社會時，年輕女孩不允許出外自由活動。infeudalsociety,younggirlswerenotallowedtogooutfreely.但在元宵節(jié)晚上，她們卻可以結伴出游觀賞花燈。butonthenightofthelanternfestival,theywerea

6、llowedtoviewthelanternlightsingroups.未婚男女也常借著賞花燈與情人相會。sometimescoupleswouldgoondatesstrollingdownthestreetslitwithlanternlights.如今人們依然會在元宵夜相邀一起去賞花燈。todaypeoplestillinviteotherstoviewlanternstogether.在中國南北各地都有風格不同的元宵燈會。acrosschina,thelanternfestivaliscelebratedinmanydifferentstyles.在臨水的地方，人們把做好的蓮花燈放進

7、河里，讓燈順流而下，帶去自己對已逝親人的思念。inplacesnearwater,peopleputlotuslanternsintherivertoletthemflowdownstream,carryingthelosstheyfeelfortherelativesthathavepassedaway.在北方，傳統(tǒng)習俗與現代科技相結合發(fā)展成為冰燈節(jié)。inthenorth,astraditionalcustomscombinedwithmodernscienceandtechnology,thereevolvedtheicelanternfestival.天然冰雪與燈光色彩巧妙結合，透過雕塑

8、、造型、建筑和造景，成為一個絢麗的冰雪天堂。thecombinationoftheiceandsnowwithcoloredlights,carvings,designs,andspecialsceneryyieldaspectacularwinterparadise.猜燈謎是中國特有的文字游戲。thelanternriddleisaspecialword-gameplayedbythechinesepeople.人們不僅制作出各種漂亮的燈籠供大家觀賞，還設計出許多有趣的謎語。thechinesepeoplenotonlycraftmanytypesofbeautifullanternsfor

9、theotherstoappreciate,butalsocreatemanyinterestingriddles.傳統(tǒng)的燈謎是直接寫在燈籠上的。thetraditionalriddlesarewrittenonthelanterns.現在，人們在燈籠的下面貼上寫了謎語的紙條，供觀燈的人猜。today,manypeopleglueaslipofpaperwiththeriddleatthebottomofthelanternsfortheviewerstosolve.那些猜中的人還會得到出謎者贈送的小獎品。thosewhosolvetheriddlescorrectlywillreceivea

10、prizefromtheriddlescreator.元宵 sweetdumplingssoup團圓 reunion燈謎 lanternriddles和其他的中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日一樣，元宵節(jié)也有自己的節(jié)日食品“元宵”。justlikechinasothertraditionalholidays,thelanternfestivalalsohasitsownspecialdish“yuanxiao”,orsweetdumplingsoup.雖然“元宵”在南北兩地叫法不同，做法也不同，但它們都是用糯米粉做皮兒。althoughthesweetdumplingsdifferinnameandrecipefromthenorthandsouth,theyarealwaysmadewithglutinousriceflourastheoutside.里面包上各種果仁和糖做成的餡兒。thefillingisusuallycomposedofdi