元宵节的习俗英语介绍

元宵节的习俗英语介绍

元宵节已经成为普天同庆的节日，很多外国人也开始过春节和元

宵节了。中国的元宵节习俗用英语怎么表达的呢?下面，为大家介绍一

下，欢迎大家阅读。

元宵节的习俗英语介绍1、看烟火

Watch fireworks

元宵节的白天会有舞龙舞狮、划旱船、扭秧歌、踩高跷。而在晚

上，除了各种大型灯会，灿烂的焰火也是一幅美丽的画卷。很多家庭在

春节时会留下一部分烟花等着元宵节放。有的地方政府甚至会组织焰火

晚会。当新年的第一轮圆月升上夜空时，人们都会因燃放的烟火和空中

的明月而兴奋。

In the daytim e of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts

and beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for

magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare

some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern

Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On

the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become

really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

元宵节的习俗英语介绍2、 吃元宵

Eating Yuanxiao

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 dert.

元宵节的习俗英语介绍3、 猜灯谜

Guessing lantern riddles

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，因此在全社会广受欢迎。

;Guessing lantern riddles;is an esntial 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.