用英语写一篇关于元宵节的作文【最新20篇】

the 15-day celebration of chinese new year

the first day of the lunar new year is "the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth."many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.

on the second day, the chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. they are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.

the third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.

the fifth day is called po woo. on that day people stay home to welcome the god of wealth. no one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.

on the sixth to the 10th day, the chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. they also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.

the seventh day of the new year is the day for farmers to display their produce. these farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. the seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.

on the eighth day the fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to tian gong, the god of heaven.

the ninth day is to make offerings to the jade emperor.

the 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner. after so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.

the 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the lantern festival which is to be held on the 15th night.

[以元宵节为话题英语作文

Happy New Year arent in the past, the Lantern Festival. I am excited and

looking forward to its getting dark. In the evening, early supper, my father to

accompany me to go to the lantern.

Enter a gate, I was impressed by a red lanterns. Lanterns are the four most

beautiful women in ancient: Yang, wang zhaojun, sable chan and xi shi, the

moving posture they make every person who watch the tut praise good. Move on,

and I will think of a childrens song: "one boy is a boy, two boys half a boy,

three boys no water to drink." See the three boys cry sigh, I couldnt help

laughing. This story also tells us a truth, do look beyond their own private

interests, pushed around the result is nothing. So, whatever we do, we are of

others, to put a little generous.

Across the small stone bridge, I see a beautiful peacock in corner, saw it

slowly unfold its beautiful feathers, a lot of tourists can not help a deep sigh

of "wow" and "wow". To the other side of the river is two dragon boat, with a

"leap" in the middle, two fish kept jumping before, and if really jumps the

gantry. Go forward again, the scene is spectacular. Only nine shape with

different color dragon churning the fly to the sky, a sign of the explosion of

China. Our country will be prosperous day after day!

Have seen lanterns, we went home. Walk the road, I think: next years

lantern certainly is better than this year!

新年的喜气还没过去，元宵节就到了。我怀着激动的心情，盼望着天快黑下来。晚上，早早地吃过晚饭，爸爸就陪我去看花灯。

一进大门，我就被眼前的一个大红灯笼给吸引住了。灯笼上有古代的四大美女：杨贵妃、王昭君、貂婵和西施，她们那动人的姿态使每位观赏的人啧啧赞好。继续向前，我便想起一首儿歌：“一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。”看到那三个和尚哀声叹气的神情，我禁不住哈哈大笑。这个故事也告诉我们一个道理，做什么事光顾着自己的私人利益，推来推去结果只能是一无所获。所以说，我们无论做什么事都要为别人着想，放得大度一点儿。

我跨过小石桥，在转弯处看到一只美丽的孔雀，只见它慢慢地展开它美丽的羽毛，很多游人禁不住发出“哇”、“哇”的感叹声。河的对面是两只龙舟，中间夹着一处“鱼跃龙门”，两只鱼儿不停地跳跃前，好像真的跃过了龙门。再向前方走，那场面简直太壮观了。只见九条形状颜色各异的龙翻腾着向天空飞去，这象征着腾飞的中国。我们的国家将一天天地繁荣昌盛起来!

看过花灯，我们回家了。路上，我一边走一边想：明年的花灯一定比今年更美!

This year, the Lantern Festival, after dinner, we went to watch the lantern and fireworks.

Just after seven, we came to the new city watching lanterns, huge crowds of people here, lantern variety, novel design, various shapes, municipal government before the entire street Christmas, dazzling, attracted tens of thousands of people come to watch; have people doing business early to set up stalls, some car came from the countryside for miles also, the little boy rode on his fathers neck, holding Tomatoes on sticks while eating. Eight oclock, the sky in the municipal building next to a blossoming fireworks display, wow! What a beautiful night sky! I saw the deep blue sky full of colorful fireworks, fireworks open as a ball, like snowflakes, like a ribbon with the meteor, the dark sky shine like day, the Lantern Festival night become very beautiful, I was fascinated by the.

A colorful fireworks in the sky, fireworks explode after a blossoming flowers falling down, and even some flowers with a shiny things, like a colorful meteor; some fireworks exploded after the double decker, went on to become the animal shape; some later began to explode like a meteor shower. Brush down; and as a gold color, the sky became the city of The brightness dazzles the eyes. are boiling...... The colorful lanterns were hung high in the air and sparkled. The beautiful lantern has added a beautiful color to it. How beautiful the night of the Lantern Festival is!

Make yuanxiao lantern is our Chinese traditional habits. Happy Lantern Festival arrived in an instant, the streets decorated, a beaming.

After supper, the father, mother and I together happy to drive to the peak mountain park watching lanterns. We came to shun feng mountain park gate, welcome to our "phoenix" is a vivid. "Phoenix" there are two flowers on both sides, there are golden Chinese characters in the two flowers, on the left is everything - meaning, on the other side are the best. "Phoenix" is flashing blue light, flash red, and color, colorful, infinite change, full of festival festival atmosphere. We drove in, found that car can put a maze will do more, want to find a parking place is a little difficult. I saw shun feng mountain park, parking space is not only fast, lined up in an amazing number is the park, people mountain people sea. I found that there are plenty of visitors in our school students, have a plenty of from all the way to the tourists, here also have a plenty of nearby residents dance fitness. Most of the people to see yuanxiao lantern, is only a small portion of the residents of the exercise.

In front of the square is lanterns exhibit, colorful lanterns shine in the darkness and attractive luster. The lantern is not only environmental protection, and colorful, brilliant. We found that this years lanterns to respond to the environmental protection low carbon, are all made of the waste using elaborate. Take "smooth sailing", for instance, using the waste newspapers and old rope spell a sailboat, metaphor luck this year, the peoples favorite, so got the silver medal. One of my favorite lanterns lanterns or "snake years of peace". Is it an apple shape mesh lanterns, there is a snake highlight a tongue, modelling is special and lovely. The lanterns made with bamboo and other environmental protection material, do so beautifully chic, creative. I will like to do when I grew up "snake years of peace" lanterns, learn to environmental protection, with unlimited imagination to do some small production of environmental protection, to support environmental protection, do a moral creative civilized people.

闹元宵赏花灯是我们中国人的传统习惯。快乐的元宵节转眼就到了，大街上张灯结彩，一片喜气洋洋。

晚餐过后，我和爸爸、妈妈开开心心一起开车去顺峰山公园看花灯。我们来到顺峰山公园大门前，欢迎我们的是一座栩栩如生的“凤凰”。“凤凰”的两旁还有两朵花，两朵花里还有金色大字，左边的是万事胜意，另外一边是如意吉祥。“凤凰”还一时闪蓝光，一时闪红光，一时又变色，色彩缤纷，变幻无穷，充满节日喜庆气氛。我们开车进去，发现车多得可以摆一个迷宫都行了，想找一个车位停都有点困难。我看见顺峰山公园不但停车位是快停满了，就是公园里人数也多得惊人，人山人海。我发现游人中有的是我们学校的同学，有的是从千里迢迢赶过来的外地游客，还有的是附近的居民来到这里跳舞健身。大部分的人都是来看元宵花灯的，只有少部分是坚持锻炼的居民。

广场前面就是花灯展示区，五彩缤纷的花灯在夜色中闪耀着迷人的光彩。这次花灯不仅环保，而且五光十色，光彩夺目。我们发现今年的花灯响应了环保低碳，全部是用废物利用精心制作的。就拿“一帆风顺”来说吧，用了废报纸和旧绳子拼出一艘帆船，比喻今年顺顺利利，得到了人们的喜爱，所以得到了银奖。我最喜欢的花灯还是“蛇年平安”的花灯。它是一个苹果形状的网状灯笼，中间有一条蛇突出一个舌头，造型特别可爱。那个灯笼用的材料是竹子等环保材料，做得那么精美别致，创意无限。长大以后我一定要像做“蛇年平安”花灯的人一样，学会环保，用无限的想象力做一些环保的小制作，支持环境保护，做一个有道德有创意的文明人。

In the joy of the Lantern Festival, a tree, bamboo pole, beautiful lanterns are hung, far look like a beautiful flower, the modelling of each hand carry lanterns, in the darkness of the night, appear more bright beautiful, and huge lanterns, light up every dark corner.

Traffic on the road, everyone is permeated with a happy atmosphere, the side of the roads shouts and cries, let the streets become more lively. In this cold weather, people eat a bowl of bowl of warm dumplings, eating a chain of moments of squid balls, listening to the sweet songs and after night! But people still boiling, forgot the time.

Looked at the pairs of friends and partners together talking, then ask yourself the answer, my good friend! Where is she? Isnt forget time, or have a problem on the way, my heart try so hard, like a cat on hot bricks went around every corner, I couldnt find her, dont have time to listen to the beautiful lanterns. When I was about to give up, just saw, the front is not my friend? I quickly ran to the front of her, she handed me a cup of hot cocoa, and warm let me so moved, cold hand, and warm up.

在欢乐的元宵节中，树上、竹竿上，都挂着漂亮的花灯，远看彷彿是一朵朵美丽动人的花，每人手上提的造型花灯，在黑暗的晚上中，显得更加亮丽，而巨大的花灯，照亮了每个阴暗的角落。

路上车水马龙，每个人都洋溢着快乐的气氛，路边的吆喝声、叫卖声，让街道上变得更加热闹。在这寒冷的天气里，有人吃着一碗碗温热的汤圆、有人吃着一串串的花枝丸，听着一首首悦耳动听的歌曲，夜深了!可是人潮依旧沸腾，彷彿忘记了时间。

望着那一对一对的朋友及伴侣走在一起谈笑，便自问自答，我的好朋友呢!她在哪?是不是忘记时间，还是在路上遇到问题，我的心如热锅上的蚂蚁一样的着急，我跑遍了每个角落，就是找不到她，也没时间理会那漂亮的花灯。当我正要放弃时，才看见，前面不就是我的朋友吗?我飞快的跑到她面前，她递给我一杯温暖的热可可，让我感动不已，冰冷的手，也温暖了起来。

1. What month do soldiers hate?

--March (三月，行军)

2. How many feet are there in a yard?

--It depends on how many people stand in the yard. (码，院子)

3. Why is an empty purse always the same?

--There is no change in it. (零钱，变化)

4. What book has the most stirring chapters?

--A cook book. (动人的，搅拌的)

5. What kind of dog doesnt bite or bark?

--Hot dog. (热狗)

6. What is the smallest room in the world?

--Mushroom. (蘑菇)

7. What kind of water should people drink in order to be healthy?

--Drink well water. (井水，健康的)

8. How do we know the ocean is friendly?

--It waves. (起波浪，招手致意)

9. Which can move faster, heat or cold?

--Heat, because you can catch cold. (追上冷，患感冒)

10. What man cannot live in a house?

什么人不能住在房子里?

--snowman(雪人)

11. What never asks questions but gets a lot of answers?

--dictionary (字典)

12. What question can you never answer "Yes" to?

--Are you dead? (你死了吗?)

13. You have it.You read it.Therere some pictures in it?

--book(书)

14. A mouse has a large pocket.What is it?

--a kangaroo(袋鼠)

15. It has a head ，but no neck.It has a body，but no warmth.NO feet，but can travel?

--a car(汽车)

Lantern Festival is a China’s traditional festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.

I,antern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days before Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many, other things. While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns. On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up.

On Lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you call see some wonderful folk performances,Dragon Dance and Yangko. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy. Our life is rich and varied.

Watching lanterns on the Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese custom.

No, I went to see it last night. Our family has a rule: go to grandmas house on

New Years Eve, go to grandmas house on the 15th of the first month, go to

grandmas house on the first day of the new year, and go to grandmas house on

the fifth day of the new year. Therefore, it is certain to come today.

The fireworks show at Grandmas house was beautiful, with smiling faces and

circles. We had dinner there, watched a fireworks show and talked about family

affairs, so we left. When I came, I brought a box of fireworks. When we left, we

went down and put some white ones. Send my sister and them home, and well go to

the ceramic technology city to see the lanterns. The lanterns there are so

beautiful.

When I went there, what impressed me most was that I split the mountain to

save my mother. It was very vivid. Unfortunately, I didnt move. If I moved, it

would be good. Itll be more realistic. Theres another one called ghost. I

forgot, but its also very good. And the story of Cowherd and weaver girl. While

walking, I listened to my mother explain what happened to Cowherd and weaver

girl.

Gradually, I was thirsty. My mother said, "do you want pear soup?" "Yes!"

We bought two drinks, 10 yuan. Thats enough. What annoys me most is that it

tastes the same as mineral water. No, no, no, no, its harder to drink than

mineral water. I guess mineral water, edible pigment and pear slices are really

hard to drink. Walking, I saw the peacock open the screen. Its really big and

very beautiful. There are many light bulbs on a feather, led. Its time for us

to go back. Its beautiful. Its beautiful. I was dazzled.

Mother said, "always buy a souvenir home." Im so happy.

I came to several stalls. There were many kinds. I didnt know what to

choose. I finally decided to choose a mace. Because this is very attractive, I

think many people buy it. So I also bought it. After we made a price for some

time, we decided to sell it for 8 yuan. I agree very much.

When I walked quickly, I saw what I wanted to see most and liked most,

pleasant goat and grey wolf, as well as Chinas aerospace industry. I like both

of them very much. There are Tiangong 1 and Shenzhou 8. There are many kinds. I

also like them very much. The pleasant goat and grey wolf are a little too fake,

but they are also very good. There was a dragon when I went out.

It was great to see the lanterns this time. The only fly in the ointment

was the pear soup. We dont want it until weve finished drinking. I feel that

ten yuan is really wasted money. I cant buy it again next time I come. Is it

really cheating customers. I feel very, very sick. Overall, the lantern is

good.

Lets go to his house sometime.

元宵节看花灯是一种中国传统习俗。这不，昨晚我就去看了，我们这个家庭有一个规定，大年三十去姥姥家，与正月十五去姥姥家，大年初一去奶奶家，大年初五去奶奶家。所以说，今天来是必定的。

在姥姥家看的焰火汇演，可漂亮了，又打出笑脸的，又打出圆圈的。在那里吃晚饭看一会焰火汇演聊聊家常，我们就走了。来的时候搬来了一箱烟花。走的时候，我们下去放，还有几挂白色的全放了。把我姐姐他们送回家，我们就去陶瓷科技城去看花灯了。那里的花灯，真叫个漂亮啊。

去了那里，让我印象最深的是劈山救母，演的非常形象，可惜就是不动，如果动的话就好了。会更逼真，还有一个叫鬼什么来着，忘了，不过也挺好的。还有牛郎织女的故事，一边走，我一边听妈妈解释着牛郎织女是怎么一回事。

渐渐地，我有些渴了，妈妈说：“要不要梨汤?”“要!”我们俩买了两杯，10元钱啊。够坑的。最让我生气的是，竟然与矿泉水一个味，不不不不，比矿泉水还难喝啊。我猜测，矿泉水加上食用色素加了梨片，真够难喝的。走着走着，我看见了孔雀开屏，真够大啊，而且还非常漂亮。一个羽毛上有许多的灯泡，LED的。我们该向回走了，漂亮漂亮真漂亮。看得我眼都花了。

妈妈说：“总的时候买一个纪念品回家。”我高兴的要死。

我来到几个小摊前，有许多种类，我都不知道选什么好了，我最终决定，选狼牙棒。因为这个非常吸引人，我看用心许多人买呢。所以我也买了我们打价一段时间后，决定8元钱出手。我也非常同意。

快走的时候，我看到了我最想看的，也是最喜欢看的，喜羊羊与灰太狼的，还有中国航天事业的。这两项我都非常喜欢，有天宫一号，由神州八号的。多种多样，我也非常喜欢，喜羊羊与灰太狼的有一点太假了，不过也挺好的。出去的时候还有一条龙。

这次去看花灯非常爽，唯一美中不足的是买的梨汤。我们都没喝完就不要了。我感觉那十块钱真是花的冤枉钱，下一次来的时候，再也不能买了。真是欺骗客户吗。喝的我非常难受非常难受得。总体来说花灯不错。

有机会他家去看看吧。

X month X day is a day of the first lunar month 15 Lantern Festival. This day every household to eat dumplings, guess lantern riddles, light firecrackers and lanterns to celebrate yuanxiao.

One day, dad taught me pack dumpling. Lets wash clean, out of a bowl. Started and saw dad more than half of glutinous rice flour in a bowl, put in water a little bit by bit, reoccupy hand a few ground and put some water. Dad told me, pay attention to every time too much water will not put, can add less, too much will be sticky. Water enough, my father and I each half, we use hand rub back and forth, until no longer sticky hands, rub the process is complete.

Started to pack dumpling, I according to the appearance of the father, took a small plane, in the middle of the palm and hit a small ball, and then put the right hand thumb into just knead dough, pinch sesame paste with chopsticks in just make the hole, press with four finger with the thumb to the middle, and rub into a circle. I am going to put the "intermediate" into the top saucer to, my father stopped me to say: "the son, and so on May be sticky, roll a roll in glutinous rice powder wont stick." I according to the method of dad sure enough a try not sticky. Do as this happened for several, 20 different meeting was finished, all white like jade, greediness.

In the evening, my father and I go outside for a walk, street lights, full of red lanterns. Sky shining colorful fireworks, some fireworks in the sky like all the stars shining, some like meteor shower, the instant disappeared in the sky. The ground BaiZiBao scratching ringing off the hook. Children with fireworks rods flying, laughing.

I love to pack dumpling, but I love the Lantern Festival.

X月X日这天是农历正月十五元宵节。这天家家户户要吃汤团、猜灯谜、放炮竹、赏花灯来庆祝元宵。

这天，爸爸教我包汤团。我们先把手洗干净，拿出一只碗。开始和面了，只见爸爸在碗里倒上大半的糯米粉，将少许水一点一点放进去，再用手绞了几下又放了点水。爸爸告诉我：注意每次放得水不能太多，少了可以再加，太多了会粘手。水够了，我和爸爸各分一半，我们用手来回的揉，直到不再粘手了，揉面的工序完成了。

开始包汤团了，我照着爸爸的样子，拿了一小团面，放在手掌中间挫一个小圆球，然后把右手的大拇指把插进刚揉好的面团，用筷子夹点芝麻馅放在刚弄的洞里，用四个手指配合大拇指一起往中间按，揉一揉又变成了圆形。我要把这个“半成品”放到碟子上面去时，爸爸叫住了我说：“儿子，这样放上去可能会粘的，在糯米粉里滚一滚就不粘了。”我照着爸爸的方法一试果然不粘了。照这样一连做了好几个，不一会二十个就完成了，个个洁白如玉，让人嘴馋。

晚上，我和爸爸到外面散步，此时的大街上灯火通明，四周挂满了火红的灯笼。天空闪耀着五彩的礼花，有的礼花在天空中像满天的星星一闪闪，有的似流星雨，一瞬间就消失在天际中。地上百子炮噼里啪啦的响个不停。小孩子手持烟花棒飞舞着，欢笑着。

我爱包汤团，但我更爱元宵节。

今年最难忘的就是元宵节了，那天的天气不怎么好，但街上人山人海，大街小巷都挂着五颜六色的灯笼，真是美丽极了。

This year, the most memorable is the Lantern Festival, the day the weather

is not so good, but the streets are crowded with people, the streets are hung

colorful lanterns, it is beautiful.

我和爸爸、妈妈、姐姐、弟弟一起到了中山公园，中山公园的大门在工人叔叔和阿姨们的巧手下被彩灯和其他材料，装饰得特别漂亮。大门上挂着几百个火红的彩灯，就好像红红的太阳，带着微笑，欢迎每个朋友的到来。我们随着人群来到中山公园内，里面的彩灯更好看。我看到一个“美丽的城堡”，代表着美丽祖国的大好河山。还有的彩灯上是叔叔阿姨们用彩纸和其它材料做成的小，朋友在那里跳起了美丽的舞蹈。真让我看得眼花缭乱。

I and my father, mother, brother and sister went to Zhongshan Park,

Zhongshan Park door lights and other materials in the hands of workers and their

uncle aunt, decorated very beautiful. There are hundreds of red lights on the

gate, like the red sun, with a smile, welcome every friends arrival. We came to

Zhongshan Park with the crowds, and the lights were better. I saw a beautiful

castle “ ”, represents the beauty of the motherland beautiful rivers and

mountains of a country. There are lights on is the uncles and aunts with colored

paper and other materials made of small and beautiful dance friends there. It

really makes me look dizzy.

今年的元宵节，真是使我无法忘怀。

This years Lantern Festival is really something I cant forget.

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。

"Tangyuan dumplings dumplings, sweet sweet dumpling is round and round..." And this is a sing "tangyuan" yuanxiao. Because, we all said to eat dumplings, the dream is round, so the aunt to sing, sing uncle, uncle sing, we sing.

In a few days off, I am the most happy day, is the Lantern Festival. That day, uncle came to my house to have a meal, uncle had just sat down and asked me: "whoever, you pass the fireworks?" I replied, "let one or two." Uncle went on to say: "that you still want to put a?" I said: "of course! But mother partial about fireworks are dangerous! Dont let me more." Uncle said: "dont be afraid, I told your mother, she will agree!" I jumped for joy "three thousand feet", I shouted: "can fireworks again! Can fireworks again!" I turned to uncle said: "or uncle loves me!" Uncle smiled to me, looking back at his newspaper again.

After dinner, uncle gave me a big bag of fireworks, and three incense sticks, let my mother and I went downstairs to put. Stone chair beside the downstairs, I put the fireworks pipe on the ground first, then the fireworks near the tube with a lit incense probe, lighting, before long, the fireworks "sou" sound like a rocket, fly in the sky, then, "touch" scattered in the sky, just like a flower! Later, I took a look, there are red, have yellow, with purple, with green and various different variety, really good-looking!

Later, I got home, my mother brought me a bowl of dumplings to eat, ah! I really like your Lantern Festival!

“汤圆汤圆送汤圆，香香的汤圆是圆又圆……”，这是一首过元宵时唱的《汤圆》。因为，大伙儿都说吃汤圆，梦也圆，所以，阿姨唱，叔叔唱，伯伯唱，大伙儿唱。

在放假的几天中，我最快乐的一天，要属元宵节了。那天，伯伯来我家吃饭，伯伯刚坐下就问我：“凡琪，你放过烟花吗”我回答道：“放过一两次。”伯伯接着说：“那你还想放一次吗”我说道：“当然想啦!可是妈妈偏说说放烟花有危险!不让我多放。”伯伯说：“不用怕，我跟你妈说，她会同意的!”我高兴得蹦了 “三千尺”，我大喊道：“又可以放烟花了!又可以放烟花了!”我扭过头对伯伯说：“还是伯伯最爱我!”伯伯对我笑了笑，又回头看他的报纸去了。

吃过饭后，伯伯给了我一大袋烟花，和三根香，就让我和妈妈下楼去放。到了楼下的石头椅子旁，我先把烟花管放在地上放好后，然后用点燃的香将烟花管旁的引子点燃，没过多久，烟花像火箭一样“嗖”的一声，飞上了天空，然后，“碰”的一声在天空散开了，真像一朵花开了!后来，我看了看，有红的，有黄的，有紫的，有绿的，各种各样，各色各异，真好看!

后来，我回家后，妈妈端上了一碗汤圆给我吃，啊!元宵节我真喜欢你!

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。

the 15-day celebration of chinese new year

the first day of the lunar new year is the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth.many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.

on the second day, the chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. they are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.

the third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.

the fifth day is called po woo. on that day people stay home to welcome the god of wealth. no one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.

on the sixth to the 10th day, the chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. they also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.

the seventh day of the new year is the day for farmers to display their produce. these farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. the seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.

on the eighth day the fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to tian gong, the god of heaven.

the ninth day is to make offerings to the jade emperor.

the 10th through the 12th are days that

[高中关于元宵节的英语作文

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……

On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, there is a festive atmosphere

everywhere. You see, guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks... There

are all kinds of strange activities, ranging from astronomy to geography. Now

Ill take you to see the fireworks party!

Through the bustling trail, we came to the sparkling lake. We waited

anxiously and patiently. As time passed, more and more people were crowded. The

crowd could not see the head from the West and the tail from the north. There

were a sea of people. Some sat on stone chairs, some bent over, some leaned

forward and backward, and some stood on tiptoe. There are white haired

grandfathers, young people with clear eyebrows and embroidered eyes, and

children of four or five years old.

After a long time, just listen to the bang, strange flowers appear in the

sky, and the exciting fireworks party begins! People were suddenly silent. Then,

the sky appeared colorful, scrambling, from yellow to purple, from red to blue,

from blue to white, very beautiful! Colorful, large and small fireworks are

reflected on the sparkling lake, as if fish are also setting off fireworks in

their homes! Some of the wonderful flowers in the sky are green grass, some are

peach red and plum white. It is graceful and beautiful, as if it smells

fragrant.

"Boom", the air exploded one after another "Phalaenopsis", which was very

realistic. After a while, the orchids turned into red lanterns, slowly down and

straight into the water. White snakes soar into the sky, and the "s" walking

method is attractive. Small boats shot out of the lake and stood gracefully on

the lake, as if warships were coming to us, solemn and solemn. Suddenly, a

"meteor shower" appeared in the sky. The white "meteor shower" turned the night

into the day. The houses two kilometers away from me were obvious. It was as

dense as a cobweb, like the end of the world, and the stars crashed into the

earth. Then, colorful lines burst out on the ground and made a "crackling"

sound, like setting off firecrackers. Suddenly, the earth became a colorful

world.

Suddenly, a crystal clear waterfall appeared by the lake. The waterfall was

different. It was condensed by countless small white spots. It was very

lifelike. The waterfall rolled down and emitted wisps of clear smoke, like

Penglai Fairy Island floating on the sea.

Finally, flowers of various forms appeared in the sky, with a deafening and

soul stirring sound.

Todays party is over. The fireworks parties are more and more wonderful

again and again, which let me see the prosperity and development of science and

technology in the motherland.

元宵佳节之际，处处洋溢着喜庆的气氛。你瞧，什么猜灯谜、什么放烟火呀……各种各样，稀奇古怪的，上至天文，下至地理的活动都有，现在我就带你去看看烟火晚会吧!

穿过熙熙攘攘的小道，便到了波光粼粼的湖边，我们焦急而又耐心地等待着，时间一分一秒地过去了，人越来越多，最后挤挤挨挨，人群从西望不见头，从北望不见尾，人山人海，人声鼎沸，有的坐在石椅上，有的弯腰，有的前俯后仰，有的踮着脚尖望着。有白发苍苍的老爷爷，有眉清目绣的青年人，有四五岁的小孩。

过了许久，只听嘣的一声，天空中出现奇花异卉，激动人心的烟火晚会开始了!人们顿时雅雀无声。接着，天空出现了万紫千红、争先恐后、由黄变紫、由红变蓝、由蓝变白，美极了!花花绿绿，大大小小的烟花倒映在波光粼粼的湖面上，仿佛鱼儿们也在它们的家园里放烟花呢!天空中的奇花有的绿草如茵，有的桃红李白。婀娜多姿，美不胜收，仿佛清香扑鼻，馨香阵阵。

“轰”的一声，空中炸开一朵朵“蝴蝶兰”，逼真极了。过了一会儿，只见兰花变成了一盏盏红灯笼，缓缓而下，直入水面。一条条白蛇直冲天，“S”走法引人看。湖边射出一条条小船，亭亭玉立在湖面，仿佛一艘艘战舰向我们开来，庄严肃穆。顿时天空出现了“流星雨”，白花花的“流星雨”把夜晚照成了白天，离我二公里远的房屋都显而易见，它密如蛛网，好象世界末日，群星们撞向地球。接着地上又冲出一条条五颜六色的线，还发出“噼里啪啦”的响声，好似放鞭炮，霎时，大地都成了五彩缤纷的世界。

忽然，湖边出现了一条晶莹剔透的瀑布，那瀑布与众不同，它是又无数个小白点凝聚而成的，逼真无比，那瀑布滚滚而下，还冒出一缕缕清烟，有如浮在海面的蓬莱仙岛。

最后，天空中又出现了千姿百态的繁花，响声震耳欲聋，惊心动魄。

今天的晚会结束了，一次又一次的烟火晚会一次比一次的精彩，让我看到了祖国的科技繁荣、发达。

Today is the Lantern Festival, my parents and I go to the square watching lanterns. Good square so many people, and lively. I saw two of my classmates, xiaowen and small qian. We said hello to me and they, they are like me, to see lanterns. We saw many lanterns, colorful, different shape, have a plenty of the Olympic fuwa to make lanterns, have a plenty of cute little mice to make lanterns, some made of paper tiger lantern - too many, too many, was the first time I saw so many beautiful lanterns, see me dim meteor.

Mom and dad bought me a, I choose. A very beautiful flower lamp: ship under the red handle hung a lovely red heart, under a series of is yellow the ship, the ship on both sides there are two OARS. Switch on electricity, small ships beautiful lanterns also issued a yellow light, the most let me excited is a "small ding dang" music, is so beautiful, too beautiful. I walked all the way, she was singing all the way in. If pull down her little ass, small ships began moving up on the ground, joy I constantly run around behind it.

On the way home, I also watched a lot of fireworks, is really colorful! Of fireworks fly in the sky, a beautiful pattern, like a ball of fire, like a big disc issued a lot of beautiful flower plait! Many people also like me, stop to take on the road, we saw more than ten minutes, saw the fireworks put out more than a dozen box. Dad said may be the fireworks shop boss can not sell out, put off today. Mother said that may be wealthy boss today to opened today to celebrate. I dont care these, I only know that today they are to celebrate the Lantern Festival fireworks.

Finally, we also go to xinjiang river, put the Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers put together.

今天是元宵节，我和爸爸妈妈一起去广场看花灯。广场上人真多，好热闹。我还看到我的两个同学，小文和小倩。我和他俩打了招呼，他们也是和我一样来看花灯的。我们看到了许多花灯，五颜六色、不同形状，有的是奥运福娃做成的花灯、有的是可爱的小老鼠做成的花灯、有的用纸做的老虎花灯――太多了，太多了，我还是第一次看到这么多漂亮的花灯，看的我眼花燎乱。

爸爸妈妈也给我买了一个，是我自己挑选的。一个很漂亮的轮船小花灯：红色的手柄下挂着一个可爱红色的心，底下串联的是黄色的轮船，轮船两边还有两个船浆。打开电开关，小轮船花灯还发出黄色美丽的灯光，最让我兴奋的是发出“小叮铛”音乐，实在太美妙，太动听了。我一路走，她一路在唱歌。如果拉下她的小屁股，小轮船就开始在地上行驶起来，乐得我不停地在后面追跑。

在回家的路上，我还观看了许多烟花，真是五彩缤纷!一串串烟花飞上天空，发出美丽的图案，像一个大火球，像一个大圆盘发出许多美丽的花辫!路上很多人也和我一样停下来看，我们足足看了十几分钟，看到了有十多个放完了的烟花盒。爸爸说可能是那个烟花店的老板卖不完了，就在今天一齐放掉。妈妈说可能是有钱的老板今天要开张了就在今天拼命庆祝。我不管这些，我只知道今天他们放烟花就是用来庆祝元宵节的。

最后，我们还去信江河边，把过年时没有放完的烟花和鞭炮一齐放了。

Lantern Festival is our traditional festival, the Lantern Festival every year to eat dumplings, fireworks.

Mom cooked dumplings, I cant wait to pick up the one in your mouth, mom shout; "Be careful, dont burn yourself. Bite on the filling flow out slowly, sticky. Sweet taste is great!

The Lantern Festival without watching lanterns. Finish eat yuanxiao, dad and I arrived Yang head square. There were so many lanterns here! There is "running" tiger. "Eat grass" rabbit. And "swimming" in the fish. Is a multifarious! All became light of the ocean. The world of light! Dad bought me a rabbit lanterns. As long as one click button. Deer will be singing a happy song. I hurriedly took my tiger lamp join make lanterns, after my father and I go to fireworks.

Fireworks can be interesting. So many kinds of fireworks! Some on the left of the gun... People are respect, suddenly, a naughty kid threw jilt cannons, people scared hiding; I followed papa fired cannons sky it spray flame, 1 of "pa" exploded and emits the colorful flowers.

The Lantern Festival is really interesting!

元宵节是我国的传统节日，每年元宵节要吃汤圆，放烟花。

妈妈煮好汤圆了，我迫不及待的夹起一个放在嘴里，妈妈大叫;“小心点，别烫着。”咬上一口馅慢慢地流了出来，粘粘的。甜甜的味道好极了!

元宵节可少不了观花灯。吃完元宵，我和爸爸来到阳头广场。这里的花灯可真多啊!有“奔跑”的老虎。“吃草”的兔子。还有在“游动”的鱼儿。真是五花八门!都成了灯的海洋。光的世界!爸爸给我买了一个兔子花灯。只要一按按纽。兔儿便会唱起欢乐的歌。我连忙拿起我的老虎灯加入闹花灯的行列，之后我和爸爸去放烟花。

放烟花可有趣了。烟花的种类真多!有的还有的在放甩炮……人们正看得起劲，忽然，一个淘气的小朋友扔甩炮，人们吓得四处躲藏;我跟着爸爸放礼炮它喷着火焰天空冲去，“啪”的一声爆炸了，放出五彩的鲜花。

元宵节真有趣!

The Lantern Festival is our traditional festival in China. The custom of the Lantern Festival mainly mainly eats dumplings.

This years Lantern Festival and our family is not the same as before. Before we go to the supermarket to buy, others are ready to go home as long as in the cooked can eat, but the feast is in is too boring. So, this years Lantern Festival, our own package dumplings.

I followed my grandma learn step by step. First prepared a pack of glutinous rice bowl. Pour into a large bowl or in a seven over ten of warm water, turn the face evenly. Surface prepared, the filling. This is made of black sesame paste, buy when filling this is a fast, need to use a knife cut a small piece of a small, not too small, not too big. To rub his piece by piece into a round shape.

Surface and fillings are ready, the package is about to begin. Choke a face down, start with dough knead into a flat cake shape, took a first in the middle, push the flank face up, gradually became a circle, then use hand to knead a pinch the uneven places, rub into a ball, then rolled up on a few laps, a rice dumpling is completed.

In this way, one after another the dumplings in my hand was born. The most important thing is that the pot boil. Put a pot of water to boil and then throw the dumplings into the water, cook until the rice dumpling upward drift, water bubble, "begin" is already cooked. Turn off the fire, put the dumplings out, can eat.

Eating dumplings, do your own heart and fruity.

元宵节是我们中国的传统节日。元宵节的习俗主要就以吃汤圆为主。

今年的元宵节我们家和以前过的不一样。以前，我们是去超市买别人已经做好了的，回家只要放在过了煮好了就可以吃了，可是那样过节是在是太没意思了。所以，今年的元宵节，我们自己包汤圆。

我跟着姥姥一步一步地学着。先把准备好的一包糯米倒入一个较大的碗或盆里，倒入十分之七的温水，把这个面调均匀后放好。面做好了，该弄馅了。这次是用黑芝麻馅的，买馅的时候这个是一大快，要先用刀切的一小块一小块的，不要太小，也不要太大。再把他一块一块的搓成圆形。

面和馅都做好了，就要开始包了。先从面团上掐一块面下来，捏成扁饼形，拿一粒先放在最中间，把旁边的面往上推，逐渐变成一个圆，再用手捏一捏不平的地方，搓成一个团，再在面上滚几圈，一个汤圆就完成了。

就这样，一个又一个的汤圆在我的手中诞生了。最重要的是下锅煮。先把锅里的水烧开，然后把汤圆扔进水里，煮到汤圆向上漂，水“咕嘟咕嘟”冒泡时，就是已经煮熟了。把火关了，把汤圆捞出来，就可以吃了。

吃着自己做的汤圆，心里也甜滋滋的。

Lantern Festival has a lot of interesting activities, put wishing lamp, eat yuanxiao, belongs to the activities of the festival is over, it means the New Years day is over, we will be good work and to go to school, looking forward to the arrival of the New Year next year.

I wove a about the legend of the Lantern Festival, people listen to, I whether very will say story?

Legend in a long time ago, there is a place in the universe, a place called yuanxiao island, their biggest different places with us, is very love to eat dumplings, regardless of the early, middle and dinner to eat dumplings, it is interesting to note that the dumplings there are floating in the air, want to eat how many there are, eat until you support dead.

One day, there are two children s and o night, o had his eureka moment, give the kings dumplings, to take Fried, unexpectedly, after the king had said is very good.

From now on, all the people into eating Fried dumplings, and memory of yuanhe o night, o so named hang them on the day of the yuanxiao.

Have you ever eaten Fried dumplings? Give it a try! O the yuanhe flaring invention of food!

元宵节有很多很有趣的活动，放许愿灯、吃元宵，属于这个节日的活动一结束，就表示过年也告一段落，大家要乖乖的工作和上学，期待明年新年的到来了。

我编了一个关于元宵节的传说，大家听听看，我是不是很会说故事呢?

传说在很久很久以前，宇宙中有一个地方，名叫元宵岛的地方，他们跟我们最大不同的地方，就是非常的爱吃汤圆，不管早、中、晚餐都要吃汤圆，有趣的是，那里的汤圆都是飘在半空中，想吃多少都有，吃到你撑死为止。

有一天，有两个小朋友阿元和阿宵，突然灵机一动，把要给国王的汤圆，拿去油炸，没想到国王吃了后，居然说很好吃。

从今以后，人民都变成吃炸汤圆，并且纪念阿元和阿宵，所以把他们挂掉的那天取名为元宵。

你吃过炸汤圆吗?试试看吧!那是阿元和阿宵发明的美食哦!

the festival of lanterns takes place at the end of the chinese new year celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first moon. lanterns have been part of chinese life for centuries so its not surprising to see a festival of lanterns.

people usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats. these lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the lunar celebration. after a sumptuous fifteen-day feast, these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond.

silk, paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multi-colored. some are in the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, and boats. other are shaped like dragon, fruit and animal symbols of that year. the most popular type of lantern is the horse-racing one, in which figures or animals rotate around the vertical axis of the lantern.

the special food for the lantern festival is yuen sin or tong yuen. these are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour. they can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp. the round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity.

the lantern festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.