元宵节lantern festival由来中英文翻译

元宵节

自汉朝(公元前206年—公元221年)起，元宵节就已成为了中国新年庆祝活

动中的一部分了。一般农历的正月十五为元宵节，这一天也标志着新年庆祝活动

的结束。

The Lantern Festival has been part of Chine New Year cele

brations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC- 221 AD). Usually he

ld on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calend

ar, it marks the end of New Year festivities。

据说元宵节由古代中国的一个传说演化而来，传言每至农历第一个月圆之夜，

便可看到天上飞动的神灵。为了更容易寻找神灵，他们都会用一些火把照明，而

这些火把也逐渐由一些形状、大小、颜色各异的灯笼所取代。

It is said that the holiday evolved from an ancient Chine

belief that celestial spirits could be en flying about i

n the light of the first full moon of the lunar calendar.

To aid them in their arch for the spirits they ud to

rches. The torches gave way to lanterns of every shape, s

ize and colour。

元宵节广受喜爱的另一个原因在于：它也被看做中国的情人节，因为在过去，

这一天少男少女们可以利用这个宝贵的机会晚上一起出去约会。而今，在中国、

香港、新加坡和台湾每年都会欢庆元宵节，以此作为中国新年庆祝的收尾。同时

这些地方每年也会举办一些比赛来评选最佳彩灯。

The Lantern Festival is also popularly referred to as the C

hine Valentine’s Day becau in days of old it gave girl

s and boys a rare chance to go out in the evening and mi

ngle. Today, lantern festivals are held each year in China,

Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan to mark the end of Chines

e New Year celebrations. Competitions are held to lect the

best lanterns。

灯笼

灯笼的形状各异，大小不同。一些灯笼会扎成动物、昆虫、花朵、人甚至是

机器或建筑物的形状。还有一些则描绘了许多广为流传故事的情景，用来宣扬孝

道以及传统价值观。最受大众喜爱则为当年生肖动物的主题彩灯，2014年会是

马年。

The lanterns

The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes. Some are created

in the form of animals, incts, flowers, people or even

machines or buildings. Others depict scenes from popular stor

ies teaching filial piety and traditional values. A favourite

subject is the zodiac animal of the year

猜灯谜

元宵节传统习俗中还有一部分是关于猜灯谜的游戏。在过去，这些谜语大多

出自于模糊的文学典故和中国古典之中，所以猜灯谜以前多为知识份子的“领

地”。

Lantern riddles (caideng mi)

Part of the lantern festival tradition involves a game to g

uess riddles attached to the lanterns. In the old days the

riddles were obscure literary allusions to the Chine clas

sics and so were mainly the prerve of the educated clas

s。

特色小吃

与大多数中国节日一样，元宵节同样有自己的特色小吃，称为“汤圆”(也

叫“元宵”)。汤圆外形圆圆的，外皮由糯米制成，内馅或甜或辣。人们都说汤

圆有两个象征之意，一为农历的第一个月圆，二为家庭团聚圆满。

Special foods

Like most Chine festivals, the Lantern Festival has its ow

n special food, called "tang yuan". The are round, glutino

us rice dumplings with sweet or spicy fillings. The dumpling

s are said to symboli both the first full moon and famil

y unity and completeness。