用英语写一篇关于元宵节的作文(20篇)

The fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival, festival festival for family reunion. People set off firecrackers in the Lantern Festival, eat yuanxiao, really happy!

Put fireworks at XingDong park at seven o clock in the evening. Our family six point three eat meal, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother and I went to see fireworks, on the road, people, flowing, in the city and countryside, drive, ride a tricycle and so on, we said a chat. By XingDong park you will see the front of the park, come here to watch the fireworks and light from all directions, including the old man on a walking stick, there were children making baby ah cant talk, very busy. Instantaneous salute flowers, flowers bloom, when the time came the beautiful fireworks have different attitude, change multiterminal, have a plenty of semicircle, have a plenty of, still have a plenty of circular arc shape, and said not to come out of some shapes; Sometimes like a small lantern, some like waterfall, sometimes like a sunflower, and like a weeping willow, as is the most lovely that groups of bees hard honey in BaiHuaCong, gorgeous! Is very colorful, I, very beautiful! True can use a poem to describe: "like night of spring breeze comes suddenly, thousands of trees Wan Shuli (gift) flower".

Let us always remember the bright beautiful moment - the Lantern Festival.

正月十五元宵节，是中国的传统节日，合家团圆喜庆的节日。人们在元宵节里放鞭炮、吃元宵，真开心啊!

晚上七点在邢侗公园放礼花。我们全家六点三十分吃饱了饭，爸爸、妈妈、爷爷、奶奶和我去看礼花，在路上，人来人往，川流不息，有城里的、有农村里来的，有开车的，有骑三轮车的等等，我们一家边说边聊。到了邢侗公园你会看到公园门前，是从四面八方赶来观看礼花和灯会的，其中有拄着拐棍的老人，还有咿咿呀呀不会说话的孩子，热闹极了。时间到了，瞬间礼炮齐鸣，百花绽放，美丽的礼花姿态不一，变化多端，有的是半圆形、有的是扇面形、还有的是圆形、还有说不出来的一些形状;有的像小灯笼、有的像瀑布，有的像向日葵，还有的像垂柳，最可爱的是像那一群群得小蜜蜂在百花丛中辛勤的采蜜，漂亮极了!真是五彩缤纷，火树银花，美丽极啦!真可以用一句诗来形容：“忽如一夜春风来，千树万树梨(礼)花开”。

让我们永远记住这灿烂美丽的时刻——元宵节。

The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.

According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.

【翻译】

元宵节正月十五吃元宵的的习俗由来已久，元宵也叫“汤圆”、“圆子”。据说元宵象征合家团圆，吃元宵意味新的一年合家幸福、万事如意。

元宵节闹花灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”;正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。

It was the Lantern Festival, and my parents took me to the Confucius temple to see the Lantern Festival. Along the way, it was drizzling. One to the Confucius temple, the eyes are all lights, as if into the light of the sea. The lotus lantern on the left, the advertising lamp on the right, looks like two soaring dragons.

After that, my parents took me to the lantern market to buy lanterns. What a lot of lanterns! There are rabbit lights, pigeon lights, and dog lights... I looked back and forth several times. It was dazzling. I was dazzled, didnt know which to buy? Finally, I bought an antique candle lamp.

Then mom and dad took me to the pedal boat. Because of the festival, so many people, lined up a long team. We chose a goose boat, my father and mother pedaled, and I held the rudder. We had a happy Lantern Festival.

Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, the fifteenth day of the first is the Lantern Festival every year. "The fifteenth day of the yuanxiao, thriving holidays." With the coming of the annual Lantern Festival, every family with smiling face greet the arrival of the Lantern Festival.

Evening, upstairs, I hear the downstairs has bouts drums, I quickly downstairs, a large group of people around, I packed into the crowd, see a few "lion" is wonderfully performance. Suddenly, has been "lion" came to me, want to eat me, Im so frightened, hurriedly stepped back a few steps. At this time, it swished up to me, a triumphant look on his face, as if to say: "youre such a coward! You scared me, ha ha ha......" I looked unconvinced, muster up courage took a few steps forward, while it is not looking, secretly took a look of it, MAO thought: hum, call you, now know that my bad! I finally sent the "scare" revenge. At this time, someone put firecrackers, send them to the next place. I have been standing there, watching them slowly away, until cant see them, I was reluctant to leave.

This years Lantern Festival, I not only watch the lion dance, also put the fireworks, guess lantern riddles, is really a memorable yuanxiao.

元宵节是中国的传统节日，每年的正月十五就是元宵节。“正月十五闹元宵，红红火火过大年。”一年一度的元宵节来临了，家家户户都在用笑脸迎接元宵节的到来。

晚上，我在楼上，听到楼下有一阵阵锣鼓声，我赶紧冲下楼一看，一大群人围在一起，我挤进人群，看见几只“狮子”正精彩地表演着。突然，一直“狮子”朝我扑过来，好想要把我吃了，我很害怕，连忙向后退了几步。这时，它向我摇头摆尾，一副得意洋洋的样子，仿佛在说：“你这个胆小鬼!怕了我吧，哈哈哈……”我看了很不服气，就壮着胆子向前走了几步，趁它不注意，偷偷揪了一下它的毛，心里想：哼，叫你得意，现在知道我的厉害了吧!我终于报了这“一吓”之仇。这时，有人放了鞭炮，送他们到下一个地方表演。我一直站在那，看他们慢慢离去，直到看不见他们的身影，我才恋恋不舍地离开。

今年的元宵节，我不仅看了舞狮，还猜了灯谜、放了烟花，真是个令人难忘的元宵。

The Lantern Festival is a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar year in the lunar calendar marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns .It officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.

It is not to be confused with the Mid-Autumn Festival; which is sometimes also known as the "Lantern Festival" in locations such as Singapore and Malaysia.

In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, and only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones .

[citation needed] In modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in the shape of animals. The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones, which they will let go of the next year. The lanterns are almost always red to symbolyze good

fortune.

In Hong Kong, it is commercialized as the Chinese equivalent of Valentines Day.

After people of firecrackers during the Spring Festival, after visiting relatives and friends, have their work, because is a busy holiday is coming, the Lantern Festival.

The Lantern Festival day in the evening, quiet village was hilarious, gongs, villagers heart is boiling up. Hear the voice of the long-awaited children cheered, be elated.

By farm small courtyard only at ordinary times in and out, but its different now, neighbors house door, elaborate, colorful lanterns hanging full courtyard, people watched the colorful art, all full of praise.

With the coming of the night, every family hang lanterns village, the children took his beloved lanterns, dark night over time become bright. The children walk down the street playing, adults also walking in the street together, talking about this years lantern hot young guys sometimes met sweetheart!

The parents of the Lantern Festival, not only the beaming out of the village, also make to hope for a new years, for the villagers to make a good harvest, all smile to people, all smiles, spirit. The Lantern Festival is over, industrious villagers took to the shelf-space begin work in the New Year.

This is the Lantern Festival in my hometown.

人们在春节的爆竹声后，在走亲访友后，有各自忙活了起来，因为又要迎来又一个热闹的节日——元宵节。

元宵节这天傍晚，寂静的村子便热闹起来，锣鼓喧天，村民的心也随之沸腾起来。听到这盼望已久的声音，小孩子们更是欢呼雀跃，心花怒放。

农家小院里平时只有自家人进进出出，可是现在不同了，左邻右舍过家串户，制作精美的，多姿多彩的灯笼挂满了院子，人们观赏着五彩缤纷的艺术品，个个赞不绝口。

随着夜幕的降临，家家户户的灯笼挂满了村子，孩子们都拿着自己心爱的灯笼，漆黑的夜晚随着时间而变得明亮。孩子们走在街上嬉戏着，大人们也结伴走在大街上议论着今年的灯笼，年轻的帅小伙有时还会碰见心上人呢!

家长的元宵节，不但闹出了村中的喜气洋洋，也为新的一年来闹来了希望，为村民们闹出了五谷丰登，闹得人们个个喜笑颜开，满面春风，精神抖擞。元宵节已过，勤劳的村民又走上了田埂上开始新的一年劳作。

这就是我家乡的元宵节。

The fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, the day at noon, mother, brother and I a line of six people went to the cultural square to see make yuanxiao activities. Can be more people on the road, it is a sea of people and traffic. Gongs, firecrackers exploded everywhere permeated with festive holiday!

A team of a float away to come over, a variety of performances won the audience bursts of cheers: ChuanGongZhaoLu yangko twisting the cheerful jumped, red waist drum, yangge, exciting performance of stilt, land boat show humor, darling of the big head doll, dragon dance lion dance, dance out of the prosperity and peaceful!

In the evening, we go to watch the fireworks, people could all the way, they are cheerful,, talking and laughing together from all directions to watch the fireworks party, spend the night passion.

28 points, at 7 o clock fireworks party begin!

Suddenly, a sound "bang", a "missile" fly into the sky and exploding in the sky, float however to colorful "paratroopers". Clusters of colorful bouquet of flowers to fly to the sky, then there is countless small fireworks, small fireworks "or" exploding in midair, accompanied by "rumbling" salute. All kinds of fireworks, colorful and varied dyed the sky red. Suddenly, a golden dragon appear on the Banks of the river, the river water reflected the lit. Cause the audience cheers. Phones, cameras, people want to keep this beautiful moment!

I like this years Lantern Festival, more looking forward to next years Lantern Festival!

正月十五元宵节，这天中午，我和妈妈、哥哥一行六人去文化广场看闹元宵活动。路上的人可多了，简直是人山人海、车水马龙。锣鼓喧天、鞭炮齐鸣处处洋溢着节日的喜庆!

一辆一辆的花车队伍开了过来，五花八门的表演赢得了观众们的阵阵喝彩声：穿红着绿的秧歌队扭着欢快的秧歌、火红的腰鼓跳起来、惊险刺激的高跷表演、幽默的旱船表演、憨态可掬的大头娃娃、舞龙舞狮舞出了盛世祥和!

到了晚上，我们又结伴去看烟花，一路上人们扶老携幼，他们兴高采烈的边说边笑，从四面八方汇聚在一起观赏焰火晚会，共度激情夜晚。

7点28分，烟花晚会正式开始了!

忽然，“砰”的一声，一个“导弹”飞向天空，在天空中炸响，五颜六色的“伞兵”飘然而来。一簇簇色彩鲜艳的花束飞向天空，接着出现了无数的小礼花，小礼花“噼里啪啦”在半空中炸响了，伴随着“隆隆”的礼炮声。各类烟花五彩缤纷、争奇斗艳，染红了天空。忽然，一条金色的巨龙出现在河岸边，把河水映的通明。引起观众一阵阵欢呼声。人们纷纷举起手机、相机，想把这美丽的瞬间留住!

我喜欢今年的元宵节，更期待明年的元宵节!

Today is the Lantern Festival, also called the Lantern Festival. Everywhere permeated with a festival festival, people have hung up the all kinds of lanterns, such as watermelon lamp, silk lamp, kongmin light.

Lantern Festival, people will eat yuanxiao, yuanxiao is a lot of more phyletic, red bean paste, sesame seed -- -- -- -- -- - look at that fat yuanxiao in vain, let a person appetite. The most happy thing is to watch the fireworks in the evening, my father and I came to the square early on, gathered a lot of people here, they are holding all kinds of fireworks, in an uncles advice, you put the fireworks display in rows on the ground, then firing together, just a ignition, see all kinds of fireworks hatched, let out a loud noise, the sky, as if the sky blasted a hole, the yellow blossoms of colourful fireworks decorate the deep blue sky, open fireworks like a ball, like snowflakes, like the meteor out, drag strips, like contend in fragance and fascination with each other in spring flowers, pleasing, like the day, the dark night with the lantern night is so beautiful, I can be charmed.

This years Lantern Festival is happy.

今天是元宵节，也叫灯节。到处都洋溢着节日的喜庆，人们都纷纷挂上了各式各样的灯笼，有西瓜灯、绢灯、孔明灯等。

元宵节人们都要吃元宵，元宵种类很多，有豆沙馅的、有芝麻的------看那白白胖胖的元宵，让人胃口大开。最让人高兴的事情就是晚上看烟花，我和爸爸早早地来到广场，这里聚集了很多人，他们手里拿着各式各样的烟花，在一个叔叔的建议下，大家把烟花一排一排地摆放在地上，然后一起点火，刚一点火，只见各式各样的烟花破壳而出，发出一声巨响，从天而降，仿佛把天空炸了一个洞，那一朵朵绽放的礼花把深蓝色的天空布置的五彩斑斓，开放的礼花像一个彩球，像一朵朵雪花，像一颗颗拖着彩带的流星，像春天里互相争芳斗艳的鲜花一样，令人赏心悦目，把漆黑的夜晚照的如同白昼一样，把元宵之夜变得如此美丽，我简直被迷住了。

今年的元宵节真快乐。

After a year, ushered in the annual Lantern Festival. Hometown - hercynian city quanzhou Lantern Festival festival, deep south of fujian province.

The Lantern Festival, eat dumplings is a custom. Round "has pill" is a symbol of unity, auspicious, happiness. The quanzhou lantern pill manufacturing method is unique, in a variety of fillings: peanuts, sesame, sugar, sugar winter melon, onion... A layer of glutinous rice wrapped in leather, with boiling water good yuanxiao pill, white and tender, sweet and delicious, eat everybody loved them.

Yuanxiao pellets, the most let a person look forward to night watch on street. Song is quanzhou make yuanxiao, lack of performance. Every year to see street originally spacious road crowded a. Long street line, golden dragon dance and yangko twisting, jovian south shaolin martial arts, splendid, seeing clap breast dance all show elegant demeanour, witty and ding in-laws "fire", attracted bursts of laughter.

Yuanxiao, quanzhou downtown main street corridor hang lanterns of strange shape, novel design, it has become a beautiful scenery line in the Lantern Festival. Lanterns on the main exhibition area is located in the Confucian temple, yuanxiao nights, here people mountain people sea, glittering. This year is the year of the tiger, the tiger lantern is the most conspicuous, square four cartoon tiger beating drums, under the big banyan tree jovian two tigers.

And "hercynian" lanterns more conspicuous. Tower lamp is something tower column of modelling, the lamp is fujian dragon post model of platform margin museum, sailing light "hercynian" hercynian new horizons lights highlight booming development, the west coast of Taiwan strait symbol mainland long island Taiwan urgent mood. Will appreciate the temple is like place oneself in quanzhou culture treasure, let a person crazy, excitement, for inspiration.

Appreciate the unique light, to the queen of heaven on both sides of the Taiwan strait in the leoco for turtle "heavyweight" rice and fruits. It is a common custom mount Kilimanjaro "turtle" between fujian and Taiwan. "Rice turtle" by hundreds of bags of rice into, and "dragon fruit" is made with hundreds of pineapple connection, the pray for a harvest of good will on both sides of the Taiwan straits.

Home of the Lantern Festival is full of strong minnan, is a traditional festival organization of hercynian custom communication platform, on both sides of the strait to on both sides of the heart stick closer. Home of the Lantern Festival - link exchanges across the strait.

大年过后，迎来了一年一度的元宵节。家乡——海西名城泉州的元宵节充满喜庆，浓厚的闽南。

元宵节时，吃汤圆是一大习俗。圆圆的“上元丸”象征着团圆、吉祥、美满之意。泉州的元宵丸制法独特，馅料多样：花生米、芝麻、白糖、冬瓜糖、葱头……裹上一层糯米皮，用开水煮好的元宵丸，洁白细嫩，吃香甜可口，人见人爱。

吃元宵丸，夜晚观看踩街最让人期待。歌漫表演是泉州闹元宵缺少的节目。每年来看踩街的都把原本宽敞的道路挤了个水泄不通。长长的踩街队伍，金龙舞，秧歌扭，威风凛凛的南少林武术更是精彩，妙趣横生的拍胸舞尽显风采，诙谐有趣的“火鼎公婆”，引来了的阵阵笑声。

元宵期间，泉州市区主要街道走廊上悬造型奇特、构思新颖的花灯，它成了元宵节一道亮丽的风景线。花灯的主展区设在文庙，元宵之夜，这里人山人海，灯火辉煌。今年是虎年，与虎的花灯最是显眼，广场四只卡通老虎敲锣打鼓，大榕树下面两虎威风凛凛。

与“海西”的花灯更引人注目。塔灯是东西塔的造型，柱灯是闽台缘博物馆的龙柱模型，帆船灯“海西号”“海西新视野”灯彰显海峡西岸的蓬勃发展，象征大陆渴望宝岛台湾回归的迫切心情。欣赏文庙的灯会，犹如置身于泉州的文化宝库里，让人如痴如醉，为之兴奋，为之鼓舞。

欣赏别出心裁的灯会，来天后宫里海峡两岸的“重量级”大米龟和水果龙杰作。它是闽台共“乞龟习俗”。“大米龟”由上百袋大米堆成，而“水果龙”则是用几百个菠萝连接而成，着海峡两岸祈求丰收的美好愿望。

家乡的元宵节充满了浓厚的闽南，是传统节日的组织部分，海西习俗为海峡两岸交流的平台，让两岸的心贴得更近。家乡的元宵节——海峡两岸沟通的纽带。

The annual Lantern Festival, the mother would give I buy a rabbit lamp, but when I was big Lantern Festival is let me unforgettable.

"Month as do hope tonight..." The fifteenth day of the moon is big and round, like a tracts. All of us kids in xinfeng "slipped" in the park together with his beloved lamp.

Xinfeng park is lively, everywhere decorated. One of the strange little lanterns and a lantern riddle. Some people look at the lights, some people in the guess riddles...

Our lamp have different characteristics, has attracted many tourists. Is red, red peach I pull the lamp, as long as gently pull it will slowly opened, suddenly "fly" from the inside out a walking on the Monkey King, clap for visitors watched constantly. Small yu sun wukong will wield it great. Xiao lis Long Denghui running around, eyes will shine! The day is the most lovely rabbit lamp, is also has an open lotus flower lamp.

Pull a lamp in a cheerful voice. We are a forward run side by side, in a short while chasing each other, with one for a while.

All the lights, the most is the rabbit lamp, because its kind, lovely, brought peace and happiness for our holiday.

There are many traditional festival, our Chinese nation with ethnic characteristics, I like a Chinese festival.

每年的元宵节，妈妈都会给我买兔子灯，但是在我大班那年的元宵节却让我难以忘怀。

“今夜月明人尽望……”正月十五的月亮又大又圆，像玉盘似的。我们全体小朋友一起在丰镇公园里“溜”着心爱的灯。

丰镇公园里可真热闹，到处张灯结彩。一个个奇形怪状的小灯笼上还有一个个灯谜。有的人在看灯，有的人在猜灯谜……

我们的灯各有特点，吸引了很多游客。我拉的是红红的桃子灯，只要轻轻一拉它就会慢慢地打开，忽然从里面“飞”出一个腾云驾雾的孙悟空，游人看了不停地拍手叫好。小宇的孙悟空灯会挥动它的金箍棒。小李的龙灯会跑来跑去，眼睛还会发亮呢!小天拉的是最可爱的兔子灯，小乐也有一个会打开的莲花灯。

兴高采烈地拉着灯。我们一会儿并排向前跑，一会儿互相追逐，一会儿你追我赶。

所有的灯中，最多的是兔子灯，因为它善良、可爱，给我们的节日带来了幸福平安。

我们中华名族有许多传统的节日，具有名族特色，我喜欢过中国节。

The fifteenth day of the first month is a traditional festival of our

Chinese nation. At this moment, my heart has been hooked by the rich dinner. Who

makes today the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month!

"The moon is round and round on the 15th day..." this classic song is

around my ears again. Listen... At this time, I have come to my grandparents

house: "Grandpa, grandma, happy Lantern Festival!"

"Wow" my eyes fly away with the fragrance and catch a large piece of meat

again, hee hee!

After dinner, dusk shrouded everything around us, so we decided to go to

Swan square to enjoy the moon.

As I walk, the moon also walks. If I walk fast, it also walks fast; I walk

slowly, so does it. As soon as I looked up, a round, large and high disc hung in

the air, as if it were the most dazzling star in the sky. The surrounding stars

were not shy and comparable with the moon. It seemed to say, "you see, you have

dominated all the glory of the 15th, how can you let me shine!"

Suddenly, my eyes were fascinated by the fascinating riddle guessing. I

quickly took my family to join the fun.

"There is a prize if you guess right, there is a prize if you guess right!"

At this time, my uncle opened his voice and attracted people heartily. Before

waiting for my uncle to finish, the visitors had already begun to grab

mysteries. Some secretly turned over reference books, others discussed with each

other, or enlightened, and happily competed for prizes. It was so lively!

As the night gets deeper and deeper, there are more and more people playing

in the square. Adults and children gather together, like the vivid pictures of

the master and the hot partners, spreading their troubles and playing

"Crazy".

Suddenly, I dont know where there is a strong smell of sleeves. Oh, my

mother peeled off this sweet and delicious thing, and the juice penetrated from

it. Wow, its so fragrant! I quickly took a bite, um, a word: "incense"! Its

still slowly aftertaste after eating!

It was getting late. I looked at the people who were playing hide and seek,

playing balloons, guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks

正月十五，是我们中华民族的传统节日，此时此刻，我的心早已被那丰盛的晚餐给勾去了谁让今天是正月十五元宵节呢!

“十五的月亮圆又圆……”这首经典歌曲又在我耳边围绕，听着听着……这时已来到了我的爷爷奶奶家了：“爷爷，奶奶，元宵节快乐!”

“哇”我的眼随着香味飞去，捞上一大块肉再说，嘻嘻!

吃过晚饭，夜暮便笼罩了周围的一切，我们便决定去天鹅广场赏月。

我一边走，月亮也一边走，我走快，它也走快;我走慢，它也走慢。一抬头，一个又圆又大又高的大圆盘吊在空中，仿佛是天上最耀眼的一颗明星，周围的星星也不羞涩，与月亮互相媲美，仿佛在说：“你看，十五的光彩全被你一个霸了，怎么也得让我沾光沾光!”

突然，我的眼被吸人眼睛的猜灯谜给迷住了，我连忙拉着家人去凑热闹。

“猜对有奖，猜对有奖!”此时，叔叔拉开了嗓门，尽情地招引人们，没等位叔叔说完，游玩的人们早已开始抢迷谜了，有的偷偷翻工具书，有的则互相探讨，或开窍了，高高兴兴地竞换奖品去了，好热闹!

夜越来越深，广场的游玩人们也愈多，大人小孩们交集在一起，像大师手下的生动图画，又好似热火朝天的伙伴，在洒开烦恼“疯”玩。

突然，不知从哪里飘来一股浓浓的袖子香味，哦，原来妈妈剥开了这香甜可口的东西，果汁从里面渗透出来，哇，好香呀!我连忙咬上了一口，嗯，一个字：“香”!吃完了还在慢慢回味呢!

时候不早了，我又望了望正在捉迷藏，打气球，猜灯谜，放烟火的人们……

According to the Chinese tradition，at the very beginning of a new year，

when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky， there should be thousands

of colorful lanterns hung out.

During the Lantern Festival， people will try to solve the puzzles on the

lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball)。

In the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century， Emperor Yangdi invited envoys from

other countries to China to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala

performances.

By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century， the lantern

displays would last three days. The emperor also lifted the curfew， allowing the

people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night.

In the Song Dynasty， the festival was celebrated for five days and the

activities began to spread to many of the big cities in China.

Today，3the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of

the first lunar month throughout China.

The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty.

Sweet fillings are made of sugar，Walnuts，sesame，osmanthus flowers，rose petals，or

jujube paste etc. A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the

filling . The salty variety is filled with minced meat，vegetables etc.

Today is the annual Lantern Festival. Speak of the Lantern Festival everybody will be talking about watching lanterns. The lanterns are really everything, there is the peacock lamp, bright red orange lamp, regimes, split, chang e...

The Lantern Festival this day, our family on the city square! Stroll, heart couldnt help thinking: this is to navigate in the sky, or in wonderland? I cant believe this is yuanxiao nights wandering the streets. I wear in the comings and goings of stream of people, came to the most lively place, I stand on a higher stage looked around in, saw the elegant peacock lamp, a symbol of auspicious red orange lamp, with a glass of regimes, and exquisite "split", "chang e", "wuyi scenery"... Everything in the lights of radiation this flowery glorious, really let a person too many things to see, dazzling.

But only the lamp is too boring! For people, however, public plaza have many performances, are: the dragon dance, tai chi, and so on. Especially the dragon dance is the most good-looking. A vibrant faucet is grandpa play to life. Sometimes, when grandpa also put the head turned several rounds. See come out is two big dragon, one is yellow, another is blue, very beautiful. Two dragons blowing a cloud in the sky, up and down from time to time as the wonderful modelling, driving the audience warm applause. Later, a golden dragon, it is covered with golden coat, glittering under the moon to shine on, appear very spectacular.

The moon gradually the west I unwilling to leave. But people view lamp or an endless stream, all kinds of colored lights, like stars in the sky, puts glorious greatly. Its "night drunk lanterns, only the awaken of spring thick."

今天是一年一度的元宵节。一说起元宵节大家一定会说起看花灯。这花灯可真是应有尽有，有孔雀灯、大红橘灯、走马灯、天女散花、嫦娥奔月......

元宵节这天，我们一家人在市民广场上!逛着，心里不由得想：这是在遨游天空，还是在梦游仙境?我真不敢相信这是元宵之夜的街市游逛。我在来来往往的人流中穿来挤去，来到最热闹的地方，我站在一个比较高的石台上放眼四望，看见了那典雅的孔雀灯，象征着吉庆的大红橘灯，镶有玻璃镜的走马灯，还有精巧的“天女散花”、“嫦娥奔月”、“武夷风光”......一切都在灯火中放射这绚丽光彩，真让人目不暇接，眼花缭乱。

可是只有灯火实在太单调了!不过，市民广场给人们准备了许多表演，有：舞龙、太极拳，等等。尤其是舞龙最好看。一个生机勃勃的龙头被老爷爷耍得活灵活现。有时候，老爷爷们还把龙头转了几圈。只见出来的是两条巨大的龙，一条是黄色的，另一条是蓝色的，非常漂亮。两条龙在空中吞云吐雾、上下翻腾，不时摆出一个个精彩的造型，引来观众一阵阵热烈的掌声。后来又出来一条金色的龙，它披着金色的外衣，在月亮地照耀下金光闪闪，显得十分壮观。

月亮渐渐西落我依依不舍地离开。但观灯的人还是络绎不绝，各种彩色的灯像天上的繁星一样，大放光彩。真是“一夜花灯醉，只缘春意浓。”

Abortion in window ", the fifteenth day of the first like year, the family is not only to reunite and then eat dinner, evening also particularly lively, a rally playing dragon lantern and lion dance, and guess riddles, fireworks and other community activities.

The fifteenth day of the first in the north also have very busy, as the fourteenth year eat meal again, and then continue to three days after years (for small the first 15 and 16 for small 2, 17 for small 3). Until the 18th day, people began to put into normal production work.

Regardless of the south north, the fifteenth day of this day have a family reunion to eat yuanxiao. "Yuanxiao" name of the food, is said to have appeared in the early yuan dynasty, because people are used to eat it in the night of the Lantern Festival.

Yuanxiao, like the rice cakes of the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival dumplings are festive food. Yuanxiao is symbol of family reunion like full moon, good wishes of the people for the future life. Yuanxiao "tangyuan" "mariko" and "water circle" "soup pill" "floating mariko" lactose mariko ", "business" wing "is the name a person, is made from glutinous rice, or solid, or with stuffing. Fillings such as bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, boiled, Fried, steamed, Fried can.

年小月半大”，正月十五得像大年三十一样的重视，一家人不仅要团聚再吃顿年夜饭，夜晚还特别热闹，有集会玩龙灯、舞狮、旱船、猜灯谜、放焰火等各项社团活动。

北方的正月十五同样也过的热闹非凡，把正月十四当作大年三十再吃顿年饭，然后再继续过三天的年(十五为小初一，十六为小初二，十七为小初三)。直到正月十八，人们才开始投入到正常的生产工作中去。

不管南方北方，正月十五这一天都要合家团聚吃元宵。“元宵”这种食品名称，据说出现于宋末元初，是因为人们习惯在上元节之夜吃它的缘故。

元宵和春节的年糕、端午节的粽子一样，都是节日食品。吃元宵象征家庭像月圆一样团圆，寄托了人们对未来生活的美好愿望。元宵称“汤圆”“圆子”“水圆”“汤丸”“浮圆子”“乳糖圆子”，生意人美其名为“元宝”，由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅。馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂等，煮、煎、蒸、炸皆可。

The Lantern Festival is held on the 15th day of the first month. On the

Lantern Festival, the Spring Festival is really over. On this day, people watch

lanterns, set off fireworks and eat yuanxiao or tangyuan. I like watching

lanterns and appreciating lanterns best on the Lantern Festival.

When I came to the street, I saw that the street lamps were full of

lanterns, 16 street lamps in a group, 8 on one side. We walked to the bridge,

and the lantern "door" was also set up on the bridge. There are four big

lanterns in the first row of the "door", which say "congratulations on the new

year"; 10 lanterns in Row 2; There are 16 in a row below; Until the penultimate

row, there are 10 more; There are also four in the last row, with four big

characters on it, which are "Happy New Year".

Look at the rest corridor of the small square in the center of the bridge.

There are 10 marble seats. There are 4 large lanterns above the marble seats,

and there are also 10 groups of large lanterns. On average, there are four large

lanterns on each small lattice and each marble seat, which are arc-shaped, and a

large lantern is hung on the side.

Well, lets go somewhere else!

Lantern Festival - on the Lantern

In the middle of the big square, I saw a big lantern, about 10 times that

of me. Nine small lanterns were hung on the big lantern. There is a unicorn in

the middle of the big lantern. The unicorn represents auspiciousness, and a

crane on both sides of the unicorn just guarded it. Next to the crane is a pair

of rabbits. The rabbit holds a gold ingot in his hand. On the side of the rabbit

is a pair of cranes. Behind the main body are some gifts, firecrackers,

couplets, Fu characters and so on. Actually, this is a float! Its theme is

"blessing from the jade rabbit".

Lantern Festival - under the Lantern

Dont just look at the center, we still have some rabbits playing happily

on the lawn!

There are a pair of rabbits in the center of the lawn. Grandpa rabbit is

wearing a pair of small glasses to "congratulate you", while grandma rabbit is

carrying a fruit basket, which may be giving it to the rabbits! Look! There are

two little rabbits next to grandma rabbit, a little male rabbit and a little

female rabbit. The little female rabbit holds an apple in her hand. Oh, this is

what grandma rabbit gave her! The little male rabbit was laughing and holding a

lantern to see how lively the Lantern Festival was! There are three little

rabbits beside grandpa rabbit, two little female rabbits and a little male

rabbit. Look! Grandma rabbit also gave the little girl rabbit an apple. She is

laughing happily! Another little female rabbit sat on her favorite big mushroom,

wearing a big red bow, smiling and trying to say something. The naughty little

rabbit is not afraid to blow himself up with a string of firecrackers in his

hand! How brave!

There are some little rabbits next to me. I wont introduce them one by

one. There are many lanterns. Ill take you to see them with my own eyes next

time Im free!

正月十五闹元宵，在元宵节这一天，春节就算是真正地过完了。在这一天，人们要观灯，放烟花，吃元宵或汤圆。我，最喜欢在元宵节看花灯，赏灯了。

来到大街上，只见大街路灯上都挂满了灯笼，16个路灯为一组，一边8个。我们走走走，走到桥上，桥上也支起了灯笼“门”。“门”的第一排有4个大灯笼，上面写着“恭贺新春”;第2排10个灯笼;下面就16个一排;直到倒数第2排，又是10个;最后排也是4个，上面也有4个大字，为“新春快乐”。

再看桥中心的小广场的休息长廊，一共有10个大理石座椅，大理石座椅上方有4个大灯笼，大灯笼也是10组。平均每个小格格，也是每个大理石座椅上都有4个大灯笼，呈弧形，最侧边还挂着一个大灯笼。

好了，让我们再去其它地方看看吧!

元宵·赏灯上

到了大广场中间，只见一个大灯笼，大概是我的10倍，大灯笼上边挂9个小灯笼。大灯笼中间有一头麒麟，麒麟代表祥瑞，而麒麟两侧刚分别有一只仙鹤守护。仙鹤旁边是一对小兔，小兔手中抱着一个金元宝，小兔侧边还是一对仙鹤。大主体后边则还有一些礼品，炮竹，对联福字等。其实，这是一辆花车!它的主题是“玉兔送福”。

元宵·赏灯下

别只顾看中心的，我们还有一些小兔在草坪上愉快地玩耍呢!

草坪中心有一对兔子，兔爷爷戴着一副小眼镜，向大家“恭喜恭喜”，而兔奶奶却提着一个果篮，可能在发给小兔们吧!瞧!兔奶奶旁边有两只小兔，一只小男兔一只小女兔，小女兔手拿一个苹果，哦，这是兔奶奶给她的吧!小男兔则一边笑，一边拿着灯笼想去看看元宵节到底怎样热闹呢!而兔爷爷身旁有三只小兔，两只小女兔，一只小男兔。看!兔奶奶也给了那小女兔苹果，她正开心地笑呢!另一只小女兔则坐在她最爱吃的大蘑菇上戴着大红蝴蝶结，笑嘻嘻地想说些什么。那只调皮的小男兔手拿一串鞭炮，也不怕把自己给炸喽!胆子真够大呀!

旁边还有一些小兔子我就不再一一介绍了，花灯多极了，下次有空我再带你们去亲眼看一看!

yesterday is the lantern festival, can be noisy! according to the traditional chinese folk, the day of the magnificent on brand night, people points up lights all light, to show celebration. go out the moon, burning lamp burning, happy event put lantern riddle quiz, were yuanxiao, have a family reunion, the backdrop of the festival, feel happy.

at 7:00 in the evening, i just have a meal, the sky sounded the zhalei general noise, and bam! bam! bam! each a barrage of put up the fireworks! i hurried stop chopsticks, rushed out of dining room and father, brother ran upstairs to watch the fireworks to! because my home in this area are of high buildings! i stand on top of the panoramic view of all the scenery! fireworks rose! some like a blooming chrysanthemums! some like the dancing like fireflies, some like a snow mountain blasted general! the most beautiful to a few big fireworks, is likely the volcanic eruption, purples, green, yellow, a mountain even a mountain out! like a meteor scattered, lined with black night, gorgeous and dazzing! the dark of night as a bright

read other peoples fireworks, my brother and i also put their fireworks take out to put! i took out chongtianbao, lit, like a meteor shot out, trailing behind a long tail! colorful! brother took out the christmas tree, sent out a powerful sparks! color various kind! like a fountain, moving short, when light dark! sparks from the day and drop, like countless pearls hung in the sky! like heaven fell in the milky way. shine! still put yuhua is like fairy scattering flower, fell from the sky, and sometimes flower heart still open little, such as flower general. theres like ufo flash in the past, speed eyes cant keep up, some like a gyroscope general crazy rotating……in the night

finally put out the fireworks, about the quiet down, and to see this beautiful fireworks, reminds me of the xin qijis jade case yuan xi, he found in the thousands of degrees, suddenly look back, that person but in, fire dim. yuan xiao party is over, but the happiness and laughter, a long time to curl up in our window……

昨天是元宵节,可以吵!根据中国传统民俗,华丽的日子在品牌的夜晚,人们点起灯,表示庆祝。去月球,燃灯燃烧,喜把灯谜测验,是元宵,有一个家庭聚会,节日的背景下,感到快乐。

晚上七点,我只是吃饭,天空响起zhalei一般噪音,和bam !bam !bam !每个接二连三的放烟花!我急忙停下筷子,冲出餐厅和父亲,哥哥跑到楼上看烟花!因为我的家在这一领域的高层建筑!我站在全景的风景!烟花玫瑰!一些像盛开的菊花!一些喜欢跳舞喜欢萤火虫,一些像雪山抨击将军!最美丽的几大烟花,可能是火山爆发,紫色,绿色,黄色,甚至一座山一座山!像一颗流星分散,内衬黑色的夜晚,艳丽夺目!夜的黑暗的光明

读别人的烟火,我和哥哥也把烟花拿出把!我拿出chongtianbao,点燃,像一颗流星枪,拖着长长的尾巴!丰富多彩的!哥哥拿出圣诞树,发出了一个强有力的火花!颜色各种类型!像喷泉一样,移动短,当光线黑暗!火花从天下降,像无数珍珠挂在天空!像天上的银河。发光!仍然把昙花就像仙女散花,从空中坠落,有时还在营业的花心小,如花朵一般。有像ufo闪过去,眼睛跟不上速度,一些像陀螺一般疯狂的旋转……

终于扑灭了烟花,安静下来,,看到这个美丽的烟火,让我想起了辛弃疾的玉元习近平,他发现成千上万的度,蓦然回首,那人却在,火dim.肖元党已经结束,但快乐和笑声,很长一段时间蜷缩在我们的窗口……

介绍元宵节风俗的英语作文

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.

元宵节英文介绍译文:

元宵节

每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日--元宵节。

元宵主要的活动就是看灯。东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月十五日僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。

直到今天，元宵点灯的习俗仍然在中国的各地流传的，各式各样美丽的花灯在这一天都会点亮，孩子们提着自制的灯笼走街串巷，非常高兴。

猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项重要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面写在灯笼上，挂在门口，如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的礼物。这项活动最早起源于宋朝，因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。

民间过元宵节吃元宵的习俗。元宵由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅。馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等，食用时煮、煎、蒸、炸皆可。起初，人们把这种食物叫“浮圆子”，后来又叫“汤团”或“汤圆”，这些名称“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人,寄托了对未来生活的美好愿望。

随着时间的推移，元宵节的活动越来越多，白天有耍龙灯、耍狮子、踩高跷、划旱船扭秧歌、打太平鼓等传统民俗表演。到了夜晚，除了五颜六色的美花灯之外，还有艳丽多姿的烟火。大多数家庭会在春节时留下一些烟花等到元宵节这天燃放，而一些地方政府也会举办烟花大会，当新年的第一个月圆之夜在盛大的烟火表演中来临时，人们都陶醉在这令人难忘了烟花与皎洁的明月中。

There are many, many traditional Chinese festivals, such as: the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn festival, chung yeung festival and so on. Lantern Festival is my favorite holiday, because in that day, I can see all kinds of lanterns.

Why, then, the Lantern Festival to admire the lanterns? There is a beautiful legend there also!

The fifteenth day of the first words in ancient times a year, a scholar in the palace garden for a walk. Suddenly, he heard from the corridor there came the voice of the cry, he went over to look.

Turned out to be a palace maid in a chair weeping. Scholar asked her: "why are you crying?" Maid-in-waiting said: "I called yuanxiao palace, this several days to come over, I want to go home. Take a look at the parents, however, dont agree in a palace maid of the palace." Hearing this, the writers are very sympathy for her, for she thought a good idea.

Literati riding out of the palace, came to the street. He said to the people: "tonight, vulcan advent world, you are on the door hung a small lantern, who do not hang, who will be a fire." Literati and wrote a letter to the emperor, the letter said, palace tonight will happen in the big fire. Everyone out of the palace to admire the lanterns only the court, to avoid the disaster. Emperor read letter, immediately ordered the palace of the tonight all people will be out of the palace lanterns.

From then on, there is a 15 to admire the lanterns became a convention in China, everyone call this day "Lantern Festival".

中国有很多很多的传统节日，例如：端午节、中秋节、重阳节等等。元宵节是我最喜欢的节日，因为在那天，我能看见各种各样的花灯。

那么，元宵节为什么要赏花灯呢?这里面还流传着一个美丽的传说呢!

话说古时候某一年的正月十五，一个文人在皇宫的花园中散步。突然，他听见从走廊那边传来了哭泣的声音，便走过去看个究竟。

原来是一个宫女在椅子上哭泣。文人问她：“你为什么哭呀?”宫女说：“我叫元宵宫女，这几天过来，我想回家看一看父母。可是，皇宫中不同意宫女出宫。”听了这话，文人非常同情她，就为她想了一个好主意。

文人骑马出宫，来到大街上。他对人们说：“今晚，火神降临人间，你们都要在门上挂一个小灯笼，谁不挂，谁家就会发生火灾。”文人又给皇上写了一封信，信上面说，今天晚上皇宫中会发生大火灾。只有宫中所有人都出宫赏花灯，才能避免这个灾难。皇上看完信，立即下令皇宫的所有人在今晚都要出宫赏花灯。

从此，正有十五赏花灯便成为了中国的一种习俗，大家都把这一天称为“元宵节”。

In the firecrackers, ushered in the traditional festival - the Lantern Festival in China.

The Lantern Festival, of course, in the morning should eat a bowl of steaming hot dumplings. Dumplings made with sticky dough rub, powder white, thin, on the pot steamed for a while. Cooked dumplings, like a lovely baby. A bite, very hot hot black sesame roll like water flowing into the lungs and mouth is filled with thick sesame flavor, emotions and thoughts on the tip of the tongue with that kind of sweet honey and taste, represents a HeHeMuMu life.

In the evening, I go play outside, streets are decorated, the most beautiful is the moat. City moat lights, thronged. I wander in the light of the world, watch carefully, lifelike gold fish lamp, image lifelike lotus lamp, of primitive simplicity and elegant palace lantern, all kinds of lights elegant, exquisite decoration, fine workmanship, really make a person dazzling, breathtaking. In a calm river, which reflects the light shadow, as if under the river also lit a lamp. There was a slight breeze, surface ripples, light shadow followed the wobbly.

"Good!" Attracted by a burst of cheers me, turned out to be nearby someone guess riddles. I also want to guess in the past, but we had too many people, formed a "person" wall, enclosed as the stage of guess riddles. I stand outside the people wall, listening to the sounds of laughter from inside. The host began to say lantern riddle: "a man a mouth (guess a word)." I thought to myself: what is that? Im thinking of, an old man raised his hand, replied: "is a or word." The host and smiling said: "congratulations to you, right." The words sound just fell and around there was a thunderous applause.

The Lantern Festival, the boisterous festival, in the laughter of people in the end.

在爆竹声中，迎来了我国的传统节日——元宵节。

元宵节，早晨起床当然应该吃一碗热气腾腾的汤圆。汤圆用黏黏的面团搓成，有大有小，有粉有白，放在锅里蒸上一会儿。煮好的汤圆，像一个个可爱的胖娃娃。咬一口，烫烫的黑芝麻像流水般滚入心脾，嘴巴里充满了浓浓的芝麻味，舌尖上留着那种甜蜜蜜的情思和味道，代表着一家和和睦睦的生活。

晚上，我到外边去玩，大街小巷都张灯结彩，最美的还要数护城河边了。护城河边灯光辉煌，人声鼎沸。我漫游在这灯的世界，细细观赏，栩栩如生的金鱼灯，形象逼真的莲花灯，古朴典雅的宫灯——各式各样的彩灯造型优美，装饰考究，做工精细，真让人眼花缭乱，美不胜收。在平静的河面上，映照出了灯的影子，好像河的底下也点着一盏似的。一阵微风拂过，河面上微波荡漾，灯的影子也跟着摇摇晃晃了。

“好!”一阵喝彩声吸引住了我，原来是不远处有人在猜灯谜。我也想过去猜猜，可无奈人太多，形成了一堵‘人’墙，把猜灯谜的舞台围得水泄不通。我站在‘人’墙外，听着里面传来的阵阵欢笑声。主持人开始说灯谜了：“一人一张嘴(猜一字)。”我心想：那是什么呢?我正想着，一位老爷爷举起了手，回答道：“是个‘合’字。”主持人笑眯眯地说：“恭喜您，答对了。”话音刚落，周围就响起了一阵雷鸣般的掌声。

元宵节，这个热闹非凡的节日，在人们的欢笑声中结束。

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.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the streets are full of people, the lights are bright, there are so many lanterns in the streets! The rabbit lamp on the ground run, the butterfly lamp fly... The most funny is fish lamp, I saw a carp tail swinging, Zhang Kaiyu ridge, whole body scales glittering, kept swinging the tail of the fish, the children cant help Shouting: "fish lives!"

There are many people in the street who are watching the lights, and some are dragging cute rabbit lights, which seem to be a real rabbit. With long ears and white fur...

The song, the laughter become a piece, the night sky, happy people ushered in another Lantern Festival.