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1000关于网购英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单Recently, we often show that shopping online is better than in store, but
is this really the case? Actually, there is no consensus of opinions among
people as to the view of shopping online is better than traditional shopping.
Some people consider that online shopping will replace the mall shopping, stores
will disappear in the future, while others argue that stores would unlikely to
be disappeared, it has its own advantages.
Most people shopping online because it is very convenient, there is no need
to go out, just click the mouse gently, they can buy the goods they want. In
addition, goods online are cheaper than entity shop that buyers can save a lot
of money. But even the coin has two sides. Online shopping also has advantages
and disadvantages. In recent years, we see a lot of news about online cheating,
and many buyers complain about poor quality of the goods, which is different
with the description.
However, the situation above is rare in traditional shopping store, because
the guest can communicate with the seller face to face. Buyers can also see
goods intuitively. But the traditional shopping does not convenience as well as
online shopping, for example, if people meet a traffic jam on the way to the
shopping which will affect the happy mood of shopping.
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篇1:有关交通英语初二
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+ 加入清单With the development of economy, there are more and more vehicles on the
streets. Governments at all levels have to do something to solve the problem of
heavy traffic in the city.
I would like to share with you some ideas about this problem: firstly, the
government should build more roads. This action can decrease the degree of
street congestion and make it possible for cars to run faster than ever before.
But each coin has two sides. If a city builds too many roads, the streets will
occupy much land. We will have little space used for other purposes. So
secondly, more special bus lines for public transportation should be added. Thus
people can go conveniently everywhere they like; they will not ride bikes or
drive cars. In this way, the number of cars and bikes on the road will be
greatly cut down.
As far as I am concerned, if we want to solve this problem, we should set
up an idea of public transportation first and give a priority to this idea in
our traffic work.
篇2:茶文化英语作文高1
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+ 加入清单When a guest comes to my home from afar on a cold night, I light bamboo to
boil tea to offer him. Ancient Chinese poem.China is the home country of tea.
Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea was exported by land and sea, first to
Japan and Korea, then to India and Central Asia and, in the Ming and Qing
dynasties, to the Arabian Peninsula. In the early period of the 17th century,
Chinese tea was exported to Europe, where the upper class adopted the fashion of
drinking tea. Chinese tea like Chinese silk and china has become synonymous
worldwide with refined culture. At the heart of the culture of tea the study and
practice of tea in all its aspects is the simple gesture of offering a cup of
tea to a guest that for Chinese people today is a fundamental social custom, as
it has been for centuries.China traces the development of tea as an art form to
Lu Yu, known as the Saint of Tea in Chinese history, who lived during the Tang
Dynasty and who wrote The Book of Tea, the first ever treatise on tea and tea
culture. The spirit of tea permeates Chinese culture, and throughout the country
there are many kinds of teas, teahouses, tea legends, tea artifacts and tea
customs. Better-known places to enjoy a good cup of tea in China include Beijing
noted for its variety of teahouses; Fujian and Guangdong provinces and other
places in the southeast of China that serve gongfu tea, a formal serving of tea
in tiny cups; the West Lake in Hangzhou, also the home of the Tea Connoisseurs
Association, noted for its excellent green tea; and provinces in southwest China
like Yunnan where the ethnic groups less affected by foreign cultures retain tea
ceremonies and customs in original tea-growing areas.
篇3:有关春节的英语
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+ 加入清单In China, Spring Festival is the biggest day. People will come back home
and enjoy spending some time with their families. So no matter how far they are,
they will figure out all the ways to come back home and get reunited. The house
cleaning work before the coming of this big day always brings me the happy
memory. We can find something lost a long time ago in the corner. It is like the
surprise and makes me feel so excited. On the New Year’s Eve, all of my families
will sit together and enjoy the real big meal. We share our happiness and the
future expectation. What a nice moment.
篇4:关于地震的英语
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+ 加入清单May 12th, 2008. That’s the most mournful day for our Chinese that will
never be forgotten, because a horrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan, which
caused tens of thousands of children’s death.
On hearing the news, I felt so sorrowful. “Why was the god so cruel to
them?” I asked. They were still at the entrance of the life. They seemed like
little eagles that were willing to open their wings and hover in the sky. Maybe
they would have their brilliant future. What a great loss to our nation! I had
my deepest sympathy on the people in the disastrous area. So I donated some
money and clothes to them. And I also prayed for the dead people sincerely. I
eagerly hope that there would be no earthquakes in the future, so that we could
live a more peaceful life.
篇5:有关万圣节的高二英语作文
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+ 加入清单One story about Jack,an Irishman,who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money.So he was sent to hell.But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan),so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern.
Well,Irish children made Jacks lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip,hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside.And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla.The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern."
The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just childrens fun night.Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school.
关于万圣节有这样一个故事.是说有一个叫杰克的爱尔兰人,因为他对钱特别的吝啬,就不允许他进入天堂,而被打入地狱.但是在那里他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦,所以被踢出地狱,罚他提着灯笼永远在人世里行走.
在十月三十一日爱尔兰的孩子们用土豆和萝卜制作“杰克的灯笼”,他们把中间挖掉、表面上打洞并在里边点上蜡烛.为村里庆祝督伊德神的万圣节,孩子们提着这种灯笼挨家挨户乞讨食物.这种灯笼的爱尔兰名字是“拿灯笼的杰克”或者“杰克的灯笼”,缩写为Jack-o-lantern .
现在你在大多数书里读到的万圣节只是孩子们开心的夜晚.
篇6:有关交通英语初二
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+ 加入清单Nowadays, motorcycles are popular around us. They have become an important
means of transport in Chinese cities. Compared with the bike and the car, the
motorcycle has its own advantages. First, it is quite flexible. When there is a
traffic jam, it can go through the cars that are held up in the street. Besides,
it doesnt consume much petrol. Most important of all, it can carry another
person at the back. But every coin has two sides. The negative aspects are also
apparent. To begin with, its very complicated to get qualified fur riding a
motorcycle. Youll have to go through a series of procedures to get a riding
license. Furthermore, the maintenance is expensive. Worst of all, it costs a big
sum of money to pay fur the license plate, especially in big cities.
In conclusion, it has both favorable and unfavorable aspects. However, if
the authorities concerned simplify the procedures and reduce the cost of the
license plate, the motorcycle will be accepted by more people.
篇7:2024年高考英语作文
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+ 加入清单internet slang be prohibited (互联网俚语应该被禁止……)
目前,一些诸如gg, mm, xia mi 等网络语言在青少年中极为盛行,并且出现在家庭作业报告,甚至全国入学考试的作文中。请你以 “should internet slang be prohibited (禁止)?”为题,根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文,并谈谈你自己的看法。
一些同学认为网络语言生动、时尚,网络语言充满幽默与智慧,使网上聊天更快捷。
另一些同学认为,网络语言缺乏思想性,没有被大部分人理解、接受,过多使用使人不解,甚至误解。
你的看法?
注意:
1. 短文开头已经给出,不计入总词数;
2. 词数:100左右
3. 参考词汇:生动的vivid;智慧intelligence
should internet slang be prohibited?
at present, internet slang, such as “gg, mm, xia mi”, has become popular among the teenagers.
there are different opinions on internet slang. some students think internet slang is vivid, fashionable and full of humor and intelligence. besides, it makes chatting on the internet quicker.
however, some other students think internet slang lacks depth of thought and is too simple. also, it is hard to understand and not accepted by most people. the words sometimes might make people confused, even resulting in misunderstanding.
every coin has two sides. in my opinion, living in the information age, if we don’t know the internet slang, we seem to fall behind the times. it will be ok as long as these terms are used correctly in proper situations.
篇8:关于故宫的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Because the Palace Museum is a place of five thousand years of brilliance
and ancient culture, so he has long been a tourist attraction in my heart, and
this summer vacation I have finally made a dream come true.
In Beijing I will ride my father and mother went to the tiananmen square,
across tiananmen square, the meridian gate of the world-famous greeted the hall
of supreme harmony, the hall of supreme harmony majestic, magnificent, colorful
glazed tile, such as a long arranged very neat. Curved corner with a monster,
four up the eaves of the cock appear grand hall of supreme harmony, to the hall
of supreme harmony, seventy-two large andalusite carved dragon painted chicken
shows the architecture of the feudal monarchy. The golden roof reflects the
majesty and status of the ancient Chinese emperors. The great hall looked solemn
and solemn, but the beauty of the appearance was so monotonous and heavy that I
was in vain. I dont know why I feel as if a group of puppets are standing
respectfully on either side of the house. Incense sticks up in the incense
burner, and the emperor sits high in the temple. The Palace Museum, a symbol of
the ancient kingship, has been invaded by a brick and a brick. It is far from
the palace of Buckingham Palace.
In the afternoon, we in addition to the front door, look back at taihe
light standing in tiananmen square, this magnificent buildings, so the layout of
the orderly, so solemn, not amazing, hope this trip to the Forbidden City will
become my eternal memory.
篇9:我的暑假英语
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+ 加入清单This year. I want to have a happy summer holiday so I want to do some
interesting things.
今年。我想有一个快乐的暑假,所以我想做一些有趣的事情。
I want to go the sea and I would like to swim in the sea.I want to play
water with my parentsin the sea.
我想去海边,我喜欢在海里游泳。我想我的parentsin海玩水。
I would like to visit my grandparents and eat much good food.
我想去看望我的祖父母和吃很多好的.食物。
I want to have a wonderful summer holiday this year.
今年我想有一个美好的暑假。
篇10:介绍教师节的英语
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+ 加入清单Teachers Day
The Teachers Day will come soon.At first,I want to extend my greeting and best wishes to my dear teachers.
I still remember the year when I failed the collage entrance exmination.Iwas feeling lost,and no idea about what my life is going to be.My teachet came to me,and she said she understand how I felt inside now.She also told me its very common that students who are like me will go though a hard time. She told me that failure was a part of life, which was not the end but a new beginning. And she encouraged me to go back to the school to start a new. I was convinced in the end and decided to give another try.
Now Ive graduated from collage and got a very good job.I know all my success owns to my kind teacher. Ill work harder and never give up again.
篇11:关于英语作文投诉信
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+ 加入清单Auguest 14th,2008.
Dear Mr. John ,
Im one of your neighbours.And Im now writing and behave of the resident
s association to complain about your making noises.You disterb others normal
lifes.
Since you moved in the building three months ago we have received many
complaints about your bad behaviors. According to the complaints you have shown
very little consideration for the other residents of the building.For example
,you often turned on the music very loudly till late.Furthermore every weekend
your extremely noisey partys last until the early hours of the next morning so
that other residents can not have a good rest.Much words though some residents
have talked to you about the noise you made your behavior has no
improvement.
A harmony communitys life needs every residents effert.Of course you are
no exception.We hope you can realise and stop your improper behavior as soon as
possible.Unless you do something to improve the present situation,we will have
no other choice but to take legal action.
Yours sincerely
LinYue
篇12:关于成功的因素的英语
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+ 加入清单What is the definition of success? I believe different people will have
different opinions about it. If anyone asks me what is success for me, I will
tell him progress is success for me. I can have small goal or great aim in my
whole life. If the goal what I set is too large for me, I will not taste the
feeling of success. Or I always set small goals, so I will feel success all the
time, which may make me become autophilia and without ambitions. Therefore, I
think if I can be better than yesterday or last time, then I am successful.
篇13:读书的好处英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单Now, many encyclopedias, such as: "hundred thousand whys", the mystery of
the world "and so on a wide variety, all kinds of books can give us many
benefits, our world is so vast, some things in the world, and books have,
encyclopedia like" dumb teachers diligently teach us knowledge. Visible, how
useful book! Also, we learn knowledge also want to use in our daily life, to be
accurate and determine whether to do so, the right to enrich our knowledge, the
outside is good for our healthy growth. You said, a lot of the benefits of
reading?
Nowadays, more and more of the books in the library, we should also learn
to read and appreciate books, should put the book back on the in situ after the
play, not just throw the place. Also, we must find a give us the knowledge of
books to read, dont look at those who are not good for our growth.
In short, the benefits of reading. Come on! Let us to soar in the sky of
knowledge fully!
篇14:描述英语作文traveling初2
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+ 加入清单Going to high school is my first time to leave home. I have to live in
school from Monday to Friday. I like to stay away from my parents for some time,
because I can make my own choice and be free to go anywhere. My friends and I
like to spend the weekend in the countryside that near the city we live. It is
the short travel that I can not only appreciate the beautiful scenery, but also
learn to be independent. The things that nature teaches me are a lot. I can see
from the color of the cloud to predict the weather and the sound of of animals
have different meanings. All of these are hard to know from the books. I have my
own thinking from these trips, and the way to take care of myself helps me to
grow up.
篇15:关于戒烟英语
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+ 加入清单Nowadays, more and more people realize the harm of smoking and the damage
it bring to the people around us. Considered the health of people themseves and
the one they care, many smokers try their best to give up smoking. When quiting
smoking, I have some suggestions. First of all, people should have strong will
on giving up smoking. Personal determination is the most important factor. When
feeling eager to smoke, people should think about the damage of smoking and the
people they love. And then they can strengthen their will not to smoke.
Secondly, sweep away all the cigarette around. They can’t find any cigarette
when they want to smoke. And then after a while, their wants for smoke will
reduce gradually. Last but not least, prepare some candies in the pocket, when
people want to smoke, eat candies instead. Hope every smoker succeed in the
end.
篇16:寒假英语作文高一100词
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+ 加入清单Barack Obama is the first president of black people, whose story inspires
so many young people to chase their dreams. As the saying that every successful
man has a woman to support him, and this woman for Obama is his wife Michelle.
As the first lady, Michelle helped Obama so much. During the campaign, she gave
inspiring speeches and people knew what they should voted for. Michelle was born
in a poor family, but her mother paid special attention to education. Michelle
was the top students all the time and she entered the top university, then she
got the degree of doctor. Then she worked in a good law office. She was an
excellent lawyer and the job experience made her a good orator. Michelle set
good examples for the women. She showed that woman’s power was great, and they
could be whoever they wanted.
篇17:有关向日葵的英语作文
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+ 加入清单A sunflower is a kind of beautiful and useful face is round and golden, looks like the sun. Thats why people call it sunflowers.向日葵时一种美丽而有用的植物。它的脸时圆形,金黄色,看上去像太阳,这就是为什么人们叫它为“向日葵”。 It faces the sun all the time during the autumn comes, sunflower fruit is le like eating them in their free s more, people can also make oil from them.在白天它一直面朝太阳。秋天到来时,葵花籽熟了。人们在休闲时喜欢吃葵花籽。而且,人们还用葵花籽榨油。 A sunflower brings us not only beauty but also delicious seeds.向日葵不仅给我们带来了美,而且提供了好吃的葵花籽。
篇18:高中英语
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+ 加入清单It goes without saying that english plays an important role in our modern
society. english is an international language. wherever you go, you can hear
english spoken by many people.
From this point of view, it is true that english is important to our daily
life. learning english is like learning to swim or learning to play ball. our
primary trouble is that we have tackled the study of language from the wrong
end. we are like theman who thinks he can learn to swim only by reading books
about swimming. in actuality, we learn by doing. the grammatical rules are
valuable as we plunge into the language and need some assistance. in the same
way, advanced instructions about swimming are helpful as we learn something from
actual experience in the water. but reading books never makes a swimmer and
learning rules never makes a practical linguist. the regular procedure in
learning english involves listening first, to be followed by speaking. then
comes reading, and finally the writing of the language. the way you learn
english is much the same as the way you learned your own language.
First of all you must listen and then repeat and repeat until you can use
the language easily. in other words, you have to build up language habits in
english just as you build up english habits in your own language. to sum up, we
must bear in mind that nobody can learn to swim for you. nobody can learn to
play ball for you. nobody can learn english for you. its up to you. you must
learn for yourself and you will learn if you really want to and are willing to
practice.
篇19:高三英语作文假期100词
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+ 加入清单How can we live a full and meaningful holiday when we are getting closer
and closer to our colorful summer vacation? Let me tell you about my ideal
summer vacation.
Golgi once said: "books are the ladder of human progress". Reading, not
only enriches knowledge, but also makes people understand the philosophy of
life. Yes, there are good, evil, ugly, beautiful in the book, and there are many
wonderful stories. I am a "bookworm", long holidays of course this book friends!
Im going to go to the Xinhua Bookstore to read every day, the campus story, the
name of the world, the Confucian classics, the fairy tales, the detective
stories... I like them all。 Haha, summer vacation packages can treat. I read
"scream", and I was reading "Kong Yi." Although it had been read earlier, in the
atmosphere created by "cry", the sad and ridiculous Kong Yi seemed to have added
a lot of misery. Also read "naughty bag horse small jump", humorous humor only
smile to the stomach pain. The book is really spiritual food!
Voltaire said, "life lies in movement." The long summer vacation, in order
to make my health is good, we must do some exercise. A sport that I love most is
to play table tennis, I cant miss this chance to go to the gym during the
summer vacation, "kill" on a back, and the real "Table Tennis Master blows, they
learn to play ping-pong essentials, and find out the deficiencies of their own
efforts to learn for table tennis, a qualitative leap. I looked at the little
yellow ball jumping up and down, while the sweat, but in the heart of the
emergence of unspeakable joy.
Holiday is at home, on the Internet. Of course I this "netheads" to a
chain. Open the "composition", look at the composition, pack a bag, and then go
to the BBS irrigation, send post, understanding the novel interesting. Play
tired, close your eyes and listen to the melodious music, let your mind rest,
melodious music ups and downs, I feel the people are immersed in the music, is
really a kind of enjoyment! Since the said: listen to music at any time, its
nuts. Point open "Baidu", hot news reports immediately appear in front of, hey,
really many ah! The whole country and the big and small things are immediately
present, really countless ah! There is a lot of encyclopedia knowledge on the
Internet. I suck the nutrition of knowledge in the ocean of knowledge, and add
some extracurricular knowledge. It is: the Internet, a good holiday partner.
My ideal summer vacation, perhaps not the richest, is the most suitable for
me, and I believe I will have a fullest and most meaningful holiday.
篇20:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单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 because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set 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 sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
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 emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe 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 send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse 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, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set 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 house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house 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
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos 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.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.