元宵节英语作文400字

元宵节英语作文400字

元宵节英语作文400字

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there are many different beliefs about the origin of the

lantern festival. but one thing for sure is that it had something to

do with celebrating and cultivating positive relationship between

people, families, nature and the higher beings they believed were

responsible for bringing/returning the light each year.

one legend tells us that it was a time to worship taiyi, the god

of heaven in ancient times. the belief was that the god of heaven

controlled the destiny of the human world. he had sixteen

dragons at his beck and call and he decided when to inflict

drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.

beginning with qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the

country, all the emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year.

the emperor would ask taiyi to bring favorable weather and good

health to him and his people. emperor wudi of the han dynasty

directed special attention to this event. in 104 bc, he proclaimed

it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony

would last throughout the night. they clean it all up in the

morning.

another legend associates the lantern festival with taoism.

tianguan is the taoist god responsible for good fortune. his

birthday falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. it is said

that tianguan likes all types of entertainment, so followers

prepare various kinds of activities during which they pray for

good fortune.

yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the

lantern festival speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth

from heaven, which was hunted and killed by some villagers. this

angered the jade emperor in heaven becau the bird was his

favorite one. therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy the

village on the 15th lunar day. the jade emperor's daughter heard

of this plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to

destroy their village. the village was in turmoil becau nobody

knew how should they escape their imminent destruction.

howevver, a wi man from another village suggested that

every family should hang red lanterns around their hous, t

up bonfires on the streets, and explode firecrackers on the 14th,

15th, and 16th lunar days. this would give the village the

appearance of being on fire to the jade emperor. on the 15th

lunar day, troops nt down from heaven who mission was to

destroy the village saw that the village was already ablaze, and re