小学英语歌唱比赛美篇（优秀20篇）

When I was five years old, my mother decided to send me to learn dance

class, at first, I was afraid, because I knew nobody there. But as when I went

there, I found there were a lot of children who were at my age, we became

friends soon. Now I like the dance class so much, I can dance with my friends,

we have great fun.

I was born in a neither rich and nor poor family, and my parents can give me what I want. But they are strict to me. If I waste food and water, my mother will criticize me. To support the family, my father works very hard and he sacrifices a lot time to make money. So I realize the money comes not easy and won’t waste anything.

我出生在一个普通家庭，既不富裕也不贫穷，我的父母总能为我提供我想要的东西。但是他们对我管得比较严格。如果我浪费食物和水，妈妈就会批评我。为了支撑这个家，爸爸非常努力的工作，他牺牲很多时间来赚钱。所以我知道钱是来得不容易的，不会随意浪费。

Autumn girl came, she walked into the beautiful orchard, she was doing? Let us go to see it!

Wolves! Orchard really beautiful! One by one to see the apple girl immediately shy red face, although some of the apple hiding in the leaves, but still was found out of the autumn girl, shy face flushed, immediately hide deeper Of the foliage. Peach girl to see the autumn girl came, they put on the most beautiful dress to meet her, the autumn girl met will take the initiative to invite the peach girl dancing, peach girl face red, coupled with the white dress really beautiful ah!

Pears generals in order to meet the autumn girl, she let all the military and civilian put on a yellow uniform, mad dead. Autumn girl favorite yellow, and saw the team, eyes have to fall out!

Zigui brother too greedy, and he could not walk the way. Round, fat, like a big ball. Day cold, Zigui brother put on a coat, which makes him become more fat, like a round big basketball.

Apple tree mother off the clothes off, ready for a winter. These clothes, such as butterflies flying in the air, began their journey.

Grape sister also to join in the fun, the original is the apple aunt in undress. What kind of good looks? I have to look good clothes! Purple purple, not at all glare.

If there is no autumn girl, will these beautiful scenery?

Have you ever wondered about the stars? In some ways, stars are like people. They are born. They grow old. And they die. A star is born from dust and gas. Slowly the dust and gas make a ball. The ball gets very hot. Then it starts to give off light. The young star grows into a giant. Many years go by. The older star begins to get small again. At last its light goes out. The stars life is over.

奥运开幕已经四天了，我国已经夺得了9枚金牌，昨天女子三米双人跳水又夺金牌，人们欢呼雀跃。

我国选手郭晶晶、吴敏霞双双搭对，站在三米跳板上，场内观众用热烈的掌声欢迎他们两人的出场。她们凭着多年经验，第一跳，沉着像银燕跳入水中，得到了52。80分。第二跳，她们两人活如海豚，完美落入水中，得到了57。60分的好成绩。第三跳，向内翻腾两周半，像雄鹰俯冲向下并落入水中，得到75。60分。第四跳反身翻腾两周半，像翠鸟捉鱼，干净利落的入水，得了81。90分的好成绩，最后一跳郭晶晶、吴敏霞轻如鸿毛，缓缓落入水中得了75。60分，总分343。50分，轻松夺冠，俄罗斯居二，德国居三，我国两名选手为国争光，再创辉煌。当记者采访时，她们热泪盈眶对记者说：“感谢祖国的培养，教练热心教导，全国人民的支持，再加上自己的坚持、努力、拼搏两人互相合作，才能夺得今天的这枚宝贵金牌。

别看这枚小小的金牌，她们付出了多少的汗水，这是来之不易的，真是“台上一分种，台下十年功”，艰苦的锻炼迎来今天的荣誉。

[看女子跳水比赛小学作文

拔河，每当提起这两个字的时候，大多数人便总会想到那激动人心的场景，但内心的我恐怕只会有期待与沮丧吧！我们曾期待过，但结果又一次的失败；我们曾努力过，但胜利总和我们无缘；我们曾沮丧过，但我们却从未放弃过。

今天，是学校一年一度的拔河比赛，几天前早就在校园里传得“满城风雨”了。在听到消息后，同学们有的兴奋，有的紧张。对我来说简直是五雷轰顶，因为在我们班的内心深处都有一根“刺”，总是深深地一点一滴地增长。可一想毕竟可能是最后一次了，怎么能灭自班威风，长他人志气，说不定有转机，将我们从黑暗拉回起跑线！对，千万不能放弃，六（2）班是最棒的！我对自己说道。

比赛开始了，我们每人带着期望和急切的心情跟着老师来到后操场做准备活动，从老师眼神中可以看出这次对们们抱有很大期望，我们也信心饱满。转眼间，瞥见了死对头六（1）班，我不由想到刚刚杨瑜华的话“你说这次比赛我们两班谁能赢！”这句话久久荡在我心头，这是算关心，还是讥笑，实力强有什么了不起，真让人心里窝火。我发誓一定要反败为胜，一血前耻。

终于到我们班了，第一个对手是五（2）班，他们个个都很壮，实力也很强，让我不由担心起来。但之前交过手，他们败在我们手下，所以同学们都信心满满地进入赛场，仿佛要去干一件神圣的事。双方以最快的速度摆好位置，在口哨声中双方的“战斗”爆发了。可事与愿违，过和中我们都是被动被牵制住了。同学们都掉以轻心了，太轻敌了，身体都不由前进，无法后退。我心里像十五个吊桶--七上八下。完了，输了。手紧着这种局面我有些气馁了，上天都不愿意给我们一次机会？不，不就表面输了一局，还有两局，我们重拾信心，队员们互相鼓励，可最后我们还是败给了五（2）班。

大家失望下场，这一输，把我们的信心全输光了，把我们的勇气也输掉了，大家在一旁埋怨检讨。男生没尽心，地势不利，没太当真……我听着心里酸酸的，有一种想哭的冲动，真的是这样吗？到底是不团结，还是没尽力，错在谁？后来上场前林老师苦口婆心的将我们训斥一通，是啊，无论做什么事，怎么能轻言放弃呢？

接着，我们又和六（1）、五（1）班比赛，同学们都十分的用心，大家手上都磨起了水泡，还有的擦破了皮，但最终都以失败告终。班上很多同学都哭了，但我觉得没什么，只要我们付出了就行了，我们总有一次能扳倒六（1）班的。

是的，失败并不可怕，可怕的是害怕失败，只要我们有信心，就一定会获得成功的。就像欧文曾说过：目标你成为什么样的人。

哦！我的风筝飞起来了！”操场上回荡着孩子们欢乐的笑声。原来，同学们正在那放风筝呢。

我们带着早已准备好的风筝来到操场，组装好以后，老师一声下令：“放！”我们一个人拿线轴，其它的人两手托住风筝，在操场上没命地飞跑着，谁都希望风筝放得更高一点，风在耳边呼呼地刮着，我们也越跑越凶。这时，拿线轴的人大喊一声：“放手！”其余的人都松开手，眼巴巴地看着天上的风筝。可风筝却一会儿上，一会儿下，乱飞个不停。我们跟在后面跑着，用手在天上接着，可这时顽皮的风娃娃也不知道跑到哪里去了。风筝直直地掉在地上，线也缠了，同学们像泄了气的皮球，一个个坐在地上，大口大口地喘着粗气。这时，老师走了过来，语重心长地说：“做事情要讲究方法，记住团结就是力量！”听了老师的话，同学们信心增倍，一起左一下右一下把线轴的线解开了。

紧接着，我们又开始了。同样，还是像刚才那样在操场上跑着，但是，这次我们却是有规律的跑着，还有一个人当总指挥。终于，风筝在全力配合下飘飘悠悠地飞上了天，我们笑了，跟在后面开心地跑着，心中又重复着老师的那句话：团结就是力量！

我们仰起头，现在，蔚蓝的天空变成了风筝的海洋，它们像是在比美，又像是在赛高，更像是在玩耍。操场上又响起那童真的笑声。

伴着孩子们清脆的笑声，下课铃声响了，我们的心中也重复着那句话，就是力量！

[放风筝比赛小学作文

下雨天

Its raining again today。And its raining hard。It was dark from morning

till night。 It was still dark at half past eight。 Even if I do my homework， I

can only see it with the light on。As soon as it rains， it stays down until about

twelve oclock。After the rain stopped， I went to the restaurant downstairs to

buy some food。

今天又下雨了，雨下得很大，天黑了从早上到晚上，它还是黑的八岁半。即使我做我的功课，我只能开着灯看。一旦下雨，它停留下来直到十二点雨停了，我去楼下餐厅买一些食物。

每当电视机里传来一阵欢呼声：“球进了!”的时候，我不禁回忆起踢球的那些趣事，因为踢足球正是我的拿手好戏。

记得刚开始训练时，我怎么也踢好，没进过一球，但我相信自己，所谓“水滴石穿，非一日之功。”所以我认真训练，直到南海区比赛进球那一刻。听到球场旁排山倒海的掌声，阳光仿佛一群天使向我欢快奔来，树叶也舞动起来，给绿茵的足球场增添许多光彩，非常讨人喜爱。

又一场比赛开始，我带着球，向球门努力奔去。一名对手来抢，他眼神坚定，嘴里念念有词。我趁机把球传到队友脚下，他鼓着眼睛，一个助跑摆开手，直接把球踢向球门，球像离弦的箭，快速飞向球门。守门纵身一跃，像是弹簧，奋力跳起，想扑开球，却和球擦肩而过。球又好像与我们作对，弹到球门框又飞了出来，打掉场外一棵树的一块树皮，又弄折了一朵美丽的花。眼看时间已不多，我更努力寻找机会，最后，我进了球，我们以一球的优势赢下比赛，树叶舞动起来，花也盛开得更美。我想：同学们会怎么夸我呢?便开怀大笑。

回到教室，同学们争先恐后抢着询问比分，“哈，我们赢了，那球还是我踢进去的!”话一出口，教室里爆发出一阵接着一阵掌声，同学们各个伸出大拇指，眉开眼笑。“可以啊!”，“嗨呦呦，绝了。”赞扬我的声音在教室里回荡。这些声音像枚枚细小而别致的胸章，使我更加自信，让阳光更加强烈，让球场上每一株草都更生机勃勃，让足球飞得更快更高更远。

电视机虽然再也不会发出声音了，但是足球是我的拿手好戏，它给我的快乐和信心像是大头针一样，插在我的心里，永远不会消失。

My dog has a furry ears, curls on the head like waves of the sea, a pair of watery eyes, often shaking his tail cute and the.

My dog does not like eating dog food. But like to eat chicken wings, when it is eating chicken wings, it will eat the outer skin, eat the outer Phi, will eat the meat inside to see it eat with relish, I would like to eat a little past.

I go with my dog to play, it is old to love the pee under the trees, it will first smell the tree in a couple of laps, and then lift the back, they began to pee.

It is very cute when sleeping, it will dream! It sometimes put your fingers into his mouth suck it, really funny.

The dog will not sweat, it can use the tongue to heat, sometimes with the abdomen attached to the floor, because the floor is cooler.

This is my lovely puppy ... ... you like it?

星期一那天，老师对我们说：“学校将展开第一届朗读比赛，就在下一个星期五举行。”我们听了都很有信心地说：“我们是非常棒的，我们一定能赢。”可有些人迫不及待就问老师：“我们读哪一篇课文呀？”老师听了就拿起粉笔来，在黑板上写了“鼎湖山听泉”这五个大字，同学们看了就连忙拿起课文，先熟悉一下课文，再开始放声朗读。

后来的十几天里，老师一直在给我们指点我们怎么读好课文，怎么把自己的感情显现出来。

终于到了比赛那天，同学们都穿着整齐的校服，来到了比赛的阶梯教室，这时我们的心里都非常紧张，心“砰砰”乱跳，因为我们是最后一个上场比赛的班级，所以我们吸取了别的班朗读上的弊病，这样使我们班读得更好。

过了一会儿，该我们班朗读了，我们大家都鼓起勇气上台站好队形，我们用最洪亮的声音、浓厚的感情朗读了起来，特别是我们班的黄晓琨同学领读的部分读得非常帅，当我们朗读完毕的时候，得到了全场的热烈掌声，我们心里那块沉重的“大石头”完全放了下来，这时同学们的脸上浮起了笑容。

这次朗读的成功，是同学们集体努力的结果，但也有我们祝老师的一份功劳啊！

After the Spring Festival, here comes the Lantern Festival. In China,

people celebrate it on the lunar calendar fifteen. It symbolizes the short rest

has come to an end after the spring festival; people need to get back to work

with their best wishes in the brand-new year. We all celebrated this festival

with plenty of food and fun. The most important and traditional food on the

Lantern Festival is Tang-yuan. With sweet and soft rice outside and peanuts or

sesame inside, this little rice ball stand for the happy reunion, and the best

wish for the whole families. Apart from having dinner with parents and

relatives, there are also lots of activities on that day. The Lantern shows as

well as guessing riddles are part of the Lantern Festival; and the most

interesting part of the show is that the riddles are written on the Lantern.

After dinner, the whole families go to the lantern fair, to enjoy the happiness

in this moment.

In every city, there are always a main street known for its lantern fair,

on that special day, the street will become as bright as daylight in the night

with myriads of lanterns and streams of spectators. At this moment, the

happiness in the heart is beyond all description. By watching various lanterns,

eating sweet Tang Yuan, and hanging out with the people we love, thinking of the

bright future in front of us. It’s worth everything.

Happy Lantern Festival!

Our art teather is not too young and not too old .She has black hair two big and black eyes ,a big mouth and a small nose .

Look, She is wearing a blue and white jacket ,a blue hat ,brown pants and a pair of old shoes.She is very funny.

She is a good art teather .we all like her .

I went to Beijing on vacation with my parents last month and we stayed there for a week.

To my surprise, Beijing is such a modern city that my parents and I all admire the development of it these years. We visited many wonderful places there, such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall. What impressed me most was that people there were all very friendly and some of them could even speak Enlish. But still I think that there are some problems of this city, which I dislike. Those are too many people there and the heavy traffic. If there were fewer people and less traffic, it would be better.

英语作文篇一：This is me

Hello, everybody! My name is Michael. Im a happy boy. Because I laugh every day. I have a big family. There are three people in my family, my mother, my father and I.

My parents are managers and Im a student. I study in Grade Seven, Class Eleven, Dongzhou Middle School. Its a nice place. There are many students in my class. I have a good teacher, Miss Jiang.

My favorite lessons are English and Maths. I like dogs very much. I have only one dog. Its name is Doudou. Its a pretty dog.

Oh, I forgot to tell you something about my old friend. His name is Tad. His hobby is playing basketball. So he is taller and stronger than I. He has two big eyes and long hair. He is my best friend.

This is me, a happy boy!

英语作文篇二：This is me

Hello! I am Zhou Xiaolin. I’m 11 years old. I study in the No.1 Primary School. I am quiet, kind and smart. I don’t like sports. But like reading books very much. My favourite dood is fish. Because it’s tasty and yummy. My favourite fruit is apples and bananas. Because they are sweet. Do you like Friday? Oh I like it very much. Because the weekend is coming. Who’s my favourite teacher? She’s Miss Zhu. She’s a unversity student. She’s young, tall and active. So her class is so much fun. On Sundays, I often do homework and play computer games. Saturday is fun for me! How about Sunday? I often read books and watch TV. It’s sweet for me! I love weekends. On weekends I often do housework, too. I can clean my bedroom, empty the trash, set the table and do the dishes. But I can’t cook the meals. This is me! Can you cook the meals? Are you helpful at home,too? Tell me, please?

英语作文篇三：This is me

Hello，My neme is Any.I am a nice girl. Im 13 years old.

Im very helpful. at home ,I can sweep the floor、wash the clothes and cook dinner.

I have a so happy family . Ther are five people. my parents , My grandma , my sister , and me. My mom is a good teacher . My dad is asupper doctor.I love my family.

My birthdy in October.On my birthday .My friends are go to my home . We are piay together .and eat biethday caek together.

My favourite season is winter . Because I can play with snow with my friends.

This is me.do you like me?

在我们的校园里随时都能听到歌声，或许是学校放的；或许是音乐课上听的；或许是同学们唱的……

令我印象最深的是《习主席寄语》。记得那次学校要举行唱这首歌的比赛。当时我们不熟悉这首歌曲，所以我们就抽出时间来练，甚至抽出课来练这首歌。我们不仅要会唱还要做手语。为了能取得一个好成绩我们付出了太多，太多。每天下午临放学我们都学着唱。

临近比赛了，我的心里既紧张又激动。我们更加认真地练习。比赛的脚步渐渐近了。我们对这首歌也越来越熟悉了。比赛的日子终于来临了，我们尽最大的努力去把这首歌唱好，虽然这次的成绩并不理想。但是我们努力了，努力了就不后悔。我想起了一句话：“也许，付出了汗水，不一定能收获那个日渐成熟的梦；也许，洒下了热血，并不一定拥有那片火红的风景；也许，黑暗中的苦苦挣扎，并不一定迎来灿烂的黎明……。可我并不一味伤感。尽管默默地耕耘，还未听到生命的回声，但热爱生命的我，一定会赢。”

这首歌不仅教会了我只有拼搏才会赢，还教会了我很多道理。“人在年少时，一定要励志”让我明白了要立下自己奋斗的目标，在年少时要努力学习。从“莫好高骛远，稳健才扎实”中明白了谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后。”

《习主席寄语》告诉我们很多正能量。“做事讲诚信，做人讲良知”告诉我们要做一个诚实守信的人。但是现在的一些黑心商家纷纷做起了挂羊头卖狗肉的生意，中国的食品药品造假事件频发，甚至有些所谓的“名医”为了赚钱给人们乱开药，导致药物中毒。这些人为了钱，出卖了良知，出卖了诚信。但愿所有的中国人都唱一唱《习主席寄语》，都做诚实守信的人。

这首歌教会了我很多道理，它会时刻激励着我，让我做一个有正能量的人，让我做一个大写的人。

导语：当我们再次回到母校的时候往往会觉得到处都很熟悉以及温暖。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Today is the day of reunion of our elementary school class. We made an appointment a week ago that we would go back to our elementary school. About nine o’clock, we all got to the school gate. The guard asked what we are going to do, and we answered that we just want to walk around in the campus. He let us enter. I felt so familiar and warm when I entered the campus. Something has changed, but many are the same. We went to the classrooms we once stayed. There were many memories in them. I could clearly remember where my seat was. Life in primary school is relaxed and interesting. We had many time to have fun, and our classmates always played together. I miss the life in primary school every much, which is the most beautiful and unforgettable memories in my mind.

【参考译文】

今天是我们小学班级团聚的日子。我们一星期前约好了要回小学。九点左右，我们都到了学校门口。门卫问我们要做什么，我们回答说我们只想在校园里到处走走。他让我们进去。当我走进校园的时候，我感到如此熟悉和温暖。有些东西改变了，但很多是相同的。我们去了我们曾经住过的教室。他们有许多回忆。我清楚地记得我的座位在哪里。小学生活轻松有趣。我们有很多时间玩，我们的同学总是一起玩。我想念小学的生活，这是我心中最美丽最难忘的回忆。

小学一年级英语作文：Radio and television

Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.

The TV is more useful than the radio. On TV we can see and hear what is happening in the world. However, radio isnt lost. It is still with us. And listeners are becoming more. Thats because a transistor radio isnt lost. It is still with us. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or your bike when you go to work.

小学一年级英语作文：繁忙的一天 A Busy Day

繁忙的一天 A Busy Day

This morning I got up early. After breakfast, i helped mom with housework. Then I did my homework. The homework was very interesting, so i did it well. In the afternoon, I played table tennis with my friend lingling, we enjoyed ourselves very much. In the evening I watched TV with my parents and then prepared my self for the next days lesson.

What a busy day today!

这个早上，我早早起床。早餐过后，我帮助妈妈做家务，然后做家庭作业。家庭作业很有趣，所以我做的很好。下午，我和玲玲一起打乒乓球，我们玩的很开心。晚上，我和父母一起看电视，然后为自己准备明天的课程。

今天是多么忙碌的一天啊

小学一年级英语作文：一个快乐的女孩（A happy girl ）

A happy girl 一个快乐的女孩

Im a happy girl.my english name is kitty.are you happy? im very happy.I have a good friend.her name is cheng xin ting.She has a pair of big eyes.I like her.

我是一个快乐的女孩，我的英文名字叫kitty。你快乐吗？我很快乐！我有一个好朋友，他叫陈欣。她又一双大大的眼睛，我喜欢她。

I like english.my birthday is in november.Im a good girl.Im ten years old.Im in class seven grade one.My teachers name is yao hui feng.she is a good teacher!i like her.

我喜欢英语。我的生日在11月份。我是个好女孩，十岁。我在一年级七班。我的老师叫姚慧芬。她是个好老师，我喜欢她。

what color do you like?I like pink and perple.I want a rabbit for my birthday.I like to eat hambuger.I like to go to shool.

你喜欢什么颜色？我喜欢粉红色和紫色。我想要个兔子作为我的生日礼物。我喜欢吃汉堡。我喜欢上学。

I have a good mother.i have a good father.

我有一位好妈妈，我有一位好爸爸。

oh,no!Im hugry! "mumy! Im hugry!"

噢！不，我饿了。“妈妈！我饿了！”

good bye!再见！

小学一年级英语作文：This morning

一年级英语作文：这个早晨 This morning

This morning is cool.I am going to play basketball.After play basketball,I feel tired,but I very happy.Because basketball is my favourite sport.My body is strong.I hope you like basketball too.I play computer games now.

小学一年级英语作文：我最喜欢的颜色（The Color I Love Best）

The Color I Love Best 我最喜欢的颜色

Of all the colors, I love white best. white is the color of snow and cloud. Snow in winter is clean,pure and holy. When it is melted, it moistens everything and the whole earth.

White clouds are hanging on the blue sky. We can dream a lot on such a nice day. White is a color of purity and calmness. It can make a harmony picture with any other colors. this is white, a selfless color.

小学一年级英语作文:我的英国朋友 My English friend name is Jim.

My English friend name is Jim.

HE is ten years old, his family in london,he and his family member comes our china to play.He has a cosin,he name is qianyu hi is oniy four years old,but he has a lot of questions.look he is pointing at the chopsticks to ask that my this is anything.

I and jim has become the good friend .Several days later Jim said that he wanted, he said that i love China .I will forget that you zhou lei, will have free time london to look at me .Ok see you Jim.see you.

Failure is so common in our life. No one can avoid it. When we fail in

doing something, we often feel so depressed that we have no interest in other

things. Sometimes failure can also make us lose heart. Therefore, no one wants

to be a failure.

Success is what we all hope for, because it can bring us a sense of pride

and a good reputation. The moment we succeed, we always feel so proud, as if

having everything in our hands. If one enjoys his continuous success in his

career, he will be famous and worshiped by others.

However, failure is the mother of success. One failure doesn’t mean you can

never be successful. It depends on what we do to deal with failure. Those who

are always afraid of failure and can’t go through it will never win. But as long

as we can get some lessons and experience from our failure, we’ll be sure to

succeed.

加油!咦?这一声声加油是从哪儿来的呢?好奇心把我牵引到操场，哦!原来是在足球比赛呢!

到了我们班女生比了，对手是(5)班，据说她们也挺厉害的!比赛开始了，围观的人越来越多，渐渐地变成了人山人海。当然我也不闲着，从比赛到现在我一直在为我们班卖力的呐喊着，加油!五(1)班!必胜!

突然黄西娅，她灵活的躲过对方的进攻，将球踢了出去，拿球像是中了魔法一样，好像故意要和守门员作对似的，砰地一声，进了对方的球门，耶!太棒了!黄西娅就是黄西娅，别看她长的不高，从不穿裙子，像个假小子，可她踢起球来，可是活力四射，脚力十足呢!

只见何舟涵她，轻轻松松地就抢到了球，急停，转身，连踢球也是酷酷的。她飞起一脚，将球直接飞进球门，天哪!又进了!拿球若流星一样，嗖的一声飞进球门里，真是帅呆了。

就这样，我们班女生以二比零的成绩，轻松地赢了，取得开门红!

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the

country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets,

attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns

to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is

an essential 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 peoples 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.

People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also

called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is

small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean

paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.

Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s

more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

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.