元宵节吃汤圆的由来用英语范文

元宵节吃汤圆的由来用英语范文

The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chine

festival， which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chine

New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the

Chine New Year.

“灯节”或者叫做“元宵节”是中国的传统佳节，在每年的

农历正月十五这一天庆祝。元宵节的到来也标志着春节的结

束。

Chine started to celebrate the Lantern Festival from the

Han Dynasty （206 BC - 221 AD）. Like most other Chine

festivals， there is also a story behind the Festival. It is also

believed that the festival has Taoist origins.

元宵节的传统可以追溯到西汉时期，像其他的传统节日

一样，关于元宵节也有一个美丽的传说。据说，与道家的传

统有关。

This is a festival for people having fun. On the night of the

festival， people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under

the full moon， watching lions or dragon dancing， playing

Chine riddles and games， and lighting up firecrackers. There

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is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.

按中国民间的传统，在这天上皓月高悬的夜晚，人们要

点起彩灯万盏，以示庆贺。出门赏月、燃灯放焰、喜猜灯谜、

共吃元宵，合家团聚、同庆佳节，其乐融融。

Yuanxiao （glutinous rice ball） or Tangyuan 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.

元宵（黏米团子）或者叫做汤圆是元宵节这一天必吃的

食物。相传汉武帝时宫中有一位宫女，名叫“元宵”，长年幽

于宫中，思念父母，终日以泪洗面。大臣东方朔决心帮助她，

于是对汉武帝谎称，火神奉玉帝之命于正月十五火烧长安，

要逃过动难，唯一的办法是让“元宵姑娘”在正月十五这天做

很多火神爱吃的汤圆，并由全体臣民张灯供奉。武帝准凑，

“元宵姑娘”终于见到家人。此后，便形成了元宵节。元宵这

种食物实际上是甜馅 “饺子”的一种，用粘糯米和甜的馅料制

成。

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