习 俗 Convention
舞狮子 lion dance
耍龙 灯 play the dragon lantern
猜灯谜） guess the riddle
Eating Biblioteka uanxiao 吃元宵元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说，元宵是因 汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。 元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上 甜的馅料制成。元宵节就是因此食品得名。 元宵的烹制方法非常简单，将元宵倒入装满
Origin
关于元宵节的起源有三种说法
Lantern On the origin of the Festival, there are three claims
01
正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过，正月十五真正作为民俗节日是在
汉魏之后
Lantern Festival has been valued in the We-stern Han Dynasty ， However, the Lantern Festival is truly a folk festival, after the Han.
沸水的锅中煮几分钟就可以了。
Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert.
传 说 Legend
汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设 东方朔与元宵姑娘 袁世凯与元宵
When Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate the "Ping Lu,“ designed Dong fangshuo and Yu-an xiao Yuan shikai and xuanxiao
元宵节(The Lantern Festival)是中国农历正月的第十五 天，这是新年的第一次满月，象征着和睦团圆。元宵节是 家庭团聚的传统佳节，最隆重的活动就是展挂各种各样的 灯笼。元宵节晚上，大街小巷挂满了各式各样的灯笼。人 们走上街头，观看舞狮表演、猜灯谜(guessing lantern riddles)、放烟花，老少欢聚，其乐融融。元宵节标志着 春节的结束，元宵之后，人们的生活回归到日常状态。
Guessing lantern riddles 猜灯谜
猜灯谜也是元宵节活动的一个基本组成部分。 灯笼的所有者将谜语写在一张纸条上，然后 将纸条展示在灯笼上。如果赏灯者猜出谜语， 就将纸条取出，然后找灯笼所有者确认答案。 打对的话，他们就可以领取一份小礼品。这 个活动起源于宋朝（960——1279）。猜灯 谜活动极富情趣和智慧，因此在全社会广受
元宵节起源于火把节 02
Lantern Festival ori-ginated in the Torch F-estival
03
元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说
Lantern Festival ori-ginated in Taoist prac-tices Enlightening the "Three said
Lantern Festival
元宵节英文介绍
Happy Lantern Festival
catalogue
Origin（起源） Legend（传说） Convention（习俗） Food（美食） Greetings （祝福）
起 源 Origin
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the New Year, symbolizing harmony and reunion. It is traditionally a time for family reunion. The most prominent activity of the festival is the display of all types of beautiful lanterns. On that night, streets and lanes are decorated with a variety of lanterns. People gather in the streets, watching dragon dance, guessing lantern riddles, and lighting fireworks. It’s really a lot of fun for the old and the young. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the New Year season and afterwards life returns to daily routine.
欢迎。
"Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.