元宵节的风俗英文介绍

元宵节的风俗英文介绍

元宵节的风俗英文介绍

我国的`传统节日元宵节有很多的风俗习俗，用英文说法是The

custom of the Lantern Festival。当您想要跟外国友人介绍元宵节的

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元宵节的风俗英文介绍

The Lantern Festival, the 15th of the first month of the lunar

calendar, is the first full moon of the year. Celebrations and

traditions on this day date back to the Western Han Dynasty.

Traditions for this festival: as the name indicates, hanging

and looking at lanterns is the main tradition. Lanterns of various

shapes and sizes are displayed on trees, or along river banks.

Parents often take their children to Lantern Fairs and

sometimes lucky kids even get a mini toy lantern.

Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. The are

riddles that are hung on lanterns for people to shoot down and

solve. The riddles are usually short, wi, and sometimes

humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chine character, a

famous person's name, a place name or a proverb. This tradition

has become a popular game with rious staying power even as

social development changes other traditions.

Other than that, the most important thing to do today is to

eat sweet dumplings. In northern China, sweet dumplings made

of glutinous rice flour are called “元宵” while in southern part

they are called “汤圆”. Typical sweet dumplings are filled with

black same sauce, sweetened bean paste, or hawthorn. Making

“元宵” today is like a game or an activity, so it's ldom done

without a reason and a group of friends or family prent to help

out.

Eating Yuanxiao

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 desrt.

Guessing lantern riddles

"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.

Watch fireworks

In the daytime 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.

元宵节的来历英文版

There are many stories on how this festival was created. One

other story is about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was

a favorite advisor of the emperor. One winter day, he went to the

garden and heard a little girl crying and getting ready to jump

into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her and asked

why. She said she was a maid in the emperor's palace and her

name was Yuan-Xiao.

She never had the chance to meet her family after she started

worked at the palace. She misd them so much every 12th lunar

month. If she couldn't have the chance to show her filial piety in

this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern promid her to find a

way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern left the

palace and t up a fortune-telling stall on the street and

disguid himlf as a fortuneteller. Becau of his reputation,

many people asked for their fortunes.

But every one got the same prediction - a vere fire accident

on the 15th lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was

worried about the future and asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr.

Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of Fire will nd a

fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you e a lady in red

wearing green pants riding a black hor on that day, you should

ask for her mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the

red fairy lady. When people asked for her help, she said, "I'm the

mesnger of the God of Fire and came to check on the city and

I'm going to t up fire on 15th. This is an order from Jade

Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.

I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of

Fire. You should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After

she left, people went to the palace to show the emperor the

decree which reads "The capital city is in trouble. Fire burns on

the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on the

15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called

and asked Mr. Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr.

Eastern said, "I heard that the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan

(Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often cook Tang-Yuan for you?

On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.

Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony

and you will give an order to every hou to prepare Tang-Yuan

to worship the God of Fire at the same time. Also, deliver another

order to ask every hou in the city to hang red lantern and

explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people

outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch

the lantern decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way,

the Jade Emperor would be deceived.

Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor

happily followed the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the

capital city on the night of the 15th lunar day. People were

walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of noi. It

looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiao's parents went

into the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao

made a big lantern and wrote her name on the lantern. They

happily reunited together after her parents called her name.

Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han

Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing

every year. Since Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people

called the day Yuan-Xiao Festival.

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