做水果沙拉的英语作文_植物作文(合集20篇)
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+ 加入清单Its almost the end of April. Summer has come to us in my city. In south,
summer always comes earlier than north. It has been hot for about half a month.
The highest temperature reached 37 degree. Now, there are much less people in
the street. People are not likely to go out during the summer. Its so hot
outside. Swimming is the most favorite activity in my city. The pools are always
full filled with people. Parents often take their children to swimming pool at
night. Personally, I do not like summer, because its too hot and the sunshine
is strong. I sweat a lot and that makes me very uncomfortable. Therefore, summer
is tough time for me and I always expect winter to come.
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篇1:关于水果英语作文初3
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+ 加入清单When I was small, my mother told me that apple was good for my health,
because it contained so many vitamins. Since then, I almost eat an apple a day,
I fall in love with apple. The apple not only tastes sweet, but also makes my
skin look good, there is a saying that once an apple a day, keeps the doctor
away. It really happens to me.
篇2:妇女节的英语
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+ 加入清单Today is March 8, International Womens Day is to commemorate the world of
working women to fight for peace and democracy, womens liberation struggle
holiday.
Since yesterday, I discussed with my father on how to make my mother happy
over the holiday. I would first make a suggestion: "Give my mother to buy a new
phone." Dad thought for a moment, said: "Mom bought a mobile phone soon, you can
use, there is no need to change." Dad said: "We go out to buy some cosmetics,
her mother there." I am opposed to: "Moms cosmetics too much, many of which are
not all useful." My Father and I are anxious, and in the end what got her point?
We simply asked her what he wanted bar. But my mother said: "I do not want to
buy, I just want to sleep." I do not know why my mother this way, but I know my
mother is very hard to control more than 300 college students, daytime talk,
meetings, writing papers, fill out information and give students lessons, etc.
in the evening and students should check the study up the bedroom. If it is me,
I would like the mother, in addition to want to sleep, the other wants to do
nothing.
However, I and Dad are determined to give my mother, "International Womens
Day" gifts, things came back to buy her mother was shocked at my father bought a
goggles and a pillow, my mother smiled.
I wish Mom "Womens Day" Happy!
篇3:多肉植物的小学作文400字
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+ 加入清单生活中的多肉种类繁多,我最喜欢的是“绿宝石”,因为它是才貌双全的一位仙女。
它的叶肉丰满,叶尖是透明的。当花苞打开的一瞬间会有一阵清香扑鼻而来,同时也引来许多小鸟、蝴蝶,围绕着它款款飞舞。它的叶肉是一颗一颗的,像街边老人卖的糖葫芦;像小草上镶了一颗半透明的绿宝石;像一位白衣少女从云端飞下,绿宝石是它辛勤的结晶,而且绝对纯天然。
当它含苞初放时,就像抹了荧光粉一样,那鹅黄色的花苞微微颤抖一下,一阵阵的芳香就扑面而来。待它完完全全的开放时,就像一个穿着黄色礼服的舞女,在宝石般绿色的舞台上翩翩起舞。
这是它有生以来第一次登台演出,它暗暗地告诉自己:“只许成功,不许失败。”于是它用多年储存的体力和精华来完成这次的登台表演,它一丝不苟地舞着……那个夏天的晚上,我是唯一幸运的陪伴者,也是这场表演唯一的观众。
那天过后,我把它请到阳光充足的平台上,后悔多年对它的冷落,期待它下一次的精彩绽放。
篇4:初中英语感恩母亲
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+ 加入清单It was Mother’s Day. Sun Zheng thought he should do something for his
mother. He decided to help his mother do some housework. After school he went to
a shop to buy some food on his way home.
When he got home, he did his best to cook some nice food,though he couldn’t
do the cooking well. Thenhe cleaned the room. He felt very tired, but he was
very happy.
When his father and his mother came back and saw the clean rooms and dishes
which weren’t so nice, they were very happy.They had their supper together. His
mother said, "Thank you,my child!"
篇5:关于故宫的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单The imperial palace, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial
palace of the Ming and qing dynasties, which is the largest and most complete
ancient architectural complex in China. I especially want to know the
architecture of ancient palaces and the living environment of ancient
emperors.
One weekend in the golden autumn, the sun is shining and the autumn wind is
crisp. My mother and I went to visit the Palace Museum in the center of the
city. I was very happy.
Enter the gate of the Forbidden City, "wow! Its so big here!" I couldnt
help it. The mother said, "the most spectacular is still in the back!" We first
visited the architectural model of the imperial palace and its construction. I
know that the imperial palace covers an area of over 720,000 square meters, with
more than 9,000 rooms, all wooden structures, and all the wooden structures have
no nails. The palace is the blue and white stone base, the tall roof, the yellow
glazed tile, the pattern of the dragon everywhere, and decorated with the
brilliant color of the golden wall. I observed all the palaces, and found that
the palaces were lined up along the north-south axis, and spread out to the
sides, to the north and south, and to the right and left. I told mom, I found
mother listen to nod a smile, said: "the central axis not only in the Forbidden
City, and nanda YongDingMen, north to the drum tower, almost throughout the
whole city. Its magnificent, well-planned and spectacular.
We have been visiting the taihe temple from the imperial garden. What a
breathtaking view! In the Forbidden City, the most striking is the "three halls"
: the hall of supreme harmony, the hall of harmony, the hall of protection and
the temple. They are all built on the 8-meter-high base of the white jade, which
looks like the qiong yuyu in the myth. The first hall of supreme harmony was the
most magnificent building. People called it the "throne room". It was the place
where the emperor held the grand ceremony. It is 28 meters high, 63 meters, 35
meters north and south, and a large pillar with a diameter of 1 meter. Among
them, six large pillars, one meter in diameter around the throne, are flat
dragon pillars of leached gold. The throne is located at the base of the two
meters high in the temple, with the graceful crane and the top of the furnace,
followed by a carefully carved screen. The whole hall is decorated with golden
walls, which are both majestic and magnificent. The hall of neutralization was
the place where the emperor went to the hall of supreme harmony to take a rest
and exercise etiquette. Baohe and the temple are the place where the emperor
gives banquet to the king of the foreign land every New Year. This is just the
palace buildings, and house decoration is numerous, the rarities of the mother
said: "these treasures is only part of it, when Chiang kai-shek fled to Taiwan
carried away many treasure palace, there are some loss in a foreign country". I
feel sorry for the loss of these treasures. When will these lost treasures
return to the embrace of the motherland? I am looking forward to the reunion of
Taiwan and mainland as soon as possible.
The visit of the Forbidden City made me linger. The Palace Museum is an
unparalleled masterpiece. It is a miracle. Our five thousand years of Chinese
culture are profound and profound, and we should be proud and proud to have
built such a magnificent palace for the ancients. At the same time, we also have
the responsibility to protect these cultural relics from destruction, so that
the five thousand years of splendid civilization of the motherland will be
handed down.
篇6:保护环境的英语
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+ 加入清单We want to hold a green Olympic Games ,so everyone should do something
useful to protect the environment ,whether it is big or small.
We should do something to stop people from doing bad things to the
environment .We should put rubbish into dustbins instead of throwing it about.
Everyone must care for flowers ,grass and tress in public .We shound collect
things like paper ,plastic bags our neighborhood as well ,it’s necessary to
plant more trees every year .
It is everyone’s duty to make our neighborhood much better with our hands
minds .Let’s make a contribution to protecting the environment and the Plympic
Games successfully.
篇7:万圣节的高中作文英语
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+ 加入清单Today is Halloween in the west. I went to suzhou park with my parents and went to Halloween.
I feel very lively as soon as I get in! Many, many monsters! They are all tourists. Then I saw the floats! The people on the float came down, cats, death, vampires and so on. I took pictures with them.
The most dynamic is me (wang xin), I am wearing orange pumpkin, with pumpkin cap and pumpkin basket, I am the pumpkin fairy! Dad wears a skeleton head mask, mom with a fluorescent stick, we are the devil combination, we follow the crowd to the Caribbean square. Oh! It turned out that there was a performance, and the show was a dance, and it was wonderful. Whos patting me on the shoulder when were looking at it in high spirits? I looked back, and there was a monster that startled me! The actor finished his performance and ran off to frighten every...
篇8:学校英语词
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+ 加入清单My school is very big and beautiful.There is a big playground and a big
garden are behind our teaching buildings. the garden is very beautiful.There are
about 2000 students and more than 200 teachers in my school.my teachers are very
kind and friendly.they are very kind to us,they often help us with our study.I
have many good friend.we often play togeter ,I have a great time in my school.we
are happy every day.I like my school very much.
篇9:关于我的目标英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单I will be a middle school student soon. when I look back on my pass days, I
find myself don’t make a difference, I play most of the time and don’t focus on
my study. Now I make up my mind. In the future days, I must study with all my
heart and learn as more as possible. So that I can store something for the
future.
篇10:我的母亲英语作文高一100词
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+ 加入清单Mothers Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating
motherhood,maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society.Its a day to
showthanks to mothers.This festival first appeared in ancient Greece and
modernMothers Day originated in the United States which usually falls on the
secondSunday of May each year.Mothers usually receive gifts on this day
andcarnation is regarded as the flower for mother.In China, the flower formother
is day lily,also known as Nepenthe(忘忧草).In addition, cleaning upthe room, doing
housework and a big dinner are considered to be the bestMothers Day gifts.
篇11:读书英语作文初1
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+ 加入清单The great writer gorky once said: "books are the ladder of human progress."
"He spoke such a truth: actually the human to hard climbing, climbing a ladder
of books. The books are made of ladder above, is a resplendent and magnificent
palace of knowledge, therefore, we must try to climb, to learn from.
Human knowledge to create wealth, as the vast ocean, extensive and
profound. People often think of elementary school, middle school and university
studies described as the "everybody" on climbing, in the "university" swim in.
So, we should read more books and books to purify the mind, in the book
knowledge to enrich themselves.
In our life, if always too passively reading, tend to be less than the
pleasure of reading. With a scholarly paper, open a little tenderness, and then
quietly looked at the text as time moves slip from your eyes... At this time,
you will feel that reading is a matter of how to make people happy! Reading is a
kind of mood, the elegant comfortable is the best psychological reagent. Go to
the reading, you will have more found.
篇12:关于代沟英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单Generation gap refers to the misunderstanding between the old and young.
The term came into fashion after the 1980s. However, in recent years, the
phenomenon is getting more and more fierce.
How does generation gap come into being? The first reason is that the two
generations have grown up in different ages, thus they have different attitudes
toward life. Secondly, due to having little in common with each other, they are
unwilling to sit down and talk face to face. Besides, as modern life is so
stressful, both of them are so busy with their study or work that they have not
enough time to exchange their ideas.
To bridge the generation gap is not easy at all, but we can do something to
shorten it. For one thing, children should respect their parents as well as
accept their good advice. For another, parents should not only show their love
and care to the kids, but also support their good life view. As long as the old
and young can understand each other, it would be more harmonious in family and
world.
篇13:诚实英语作文高2
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+ 加入清单Honesty is long-lasting virtue of people all over the world. Likewise, it
is also one of the deeply-held values of the Chinese people. Some people believe
that in the market economy, honesty tends to be obsolete. In my opinion, honesty
will never be out of date no matter what the situation might be.
Firstly, honesty has been treasured and honest people have been respected
through history in all parts of the world. People everywhere would regarded
honesty as a virtue and hate a dishonesty person. Secondly, honesty is the basis
of interactions among people. People should treat each other sincerely and open
their hearts to each other. Only in this way can the relationship among the
people be natural. Thirdly, in the market economy, some people try to get more
money at the cost of honesty. To them, a best businessman is one who can cheat
most tactfully. Even in this kind of society, honesty is deeply valued by most
people.
We can see that not only in history, but also at the present day, honesty
was and is valued by the majority of the people and the virtue will not perish
so easily.
篇14:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单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.
篇15:关于独立的英语
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+ 加入清单When I was very small, I was so envious about the adults, because they
could do whatever they wanted and did not have to depend on their parents. For
me, I did not have money and my parents limited my pocket money, so I couldn’t
spend the money to buy whatever I wanted. It seems to me that being an adult is
my only wish. Some day, I learned from the movie that being an adult was not
that as perfect as I thought. In the movie, the man struggled to earn money to
pay his bills, what’s more, he had to stay away from his family. Loneliness was
always around him. To be independent means we can live our own way and make our
own decision. We have more freedom. But at the same time, it also means more
annoyance. So why just we enjoy this moment.
篇16:初中电脑英语
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+ 加入清单My father bought a computer as a birthday present for me last year. It
becomes my best friend in my room. Id like to play on the computer as soon as I
get home. At weekends, I often play games on line with my friends. Ive made a
lot of friends on the Intenet. But my eyesight becomes poorer and poorer, and I
am not able to finish my homework on time. Its terrible that my father will
remove the computer. From now on, I should pay more attention to my study.
篇17:高考英语作文范文
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+ 加入清单环境保护
随着中国经济的发展,环境问题也越来越突出。保护环境,成了我们重要的职责。如果我们再让状况如此下去的话,留给我们后代的恐怕就不是一个健康的地球了。这给我们敲响了一个警钟,那就是要尽快实施环境保护的一些措施。最近,很多问题越来越明显的出此刻公众的眼中。食品安全问题、酸雨问题、水资源缺乏问题、气候问题,all of all,归根结底都是环境的问题。社会的发展就应成为环境保护的基石,我们就应用不断产生的新技术来保护环境。同时,环境的保护就应成为社会发展的一个重要的部分。综上所述,我认为环境的保护就应从两个方面来实施。On the one hand, 相应的法律就应被制定by政府。On the other hand, 环保意识就应在公众中间进行广泛的宣传。我相信如果我们始终把环保问题放在发展的第一位,我们的社会将更快更健康的发展。
As the developing of Chinese economy, the problem of protecting environment is being more and more important。 It is a crucial responsibility for us。 If we let this situation go as it is, it would be almost not a health earth for our offspring。 It sounds an alarm to us that we should execute the steps of protecting environment quickly。 Recently, a large number of problems appeared obviously, the security of food, the acid rain, the lack of water, the worse weather, all of all, it is the problem of environment in the final analysis。 The development of society should be the basic of protecting environment, we ought to protect environment by newer technology。 Meanwhile, the protecting environment should play an important role in the development of society。 Accordingly, I argue that we should protect environment in two aspects。 On the one hand, the related laws should be established by government。 On the other hand, the consciousness of protecting environment ought to be publicized in public。 I have an unshakable believe that if we put the problem of protecting environment be the first place, our society would have been developing fast and healthily。
篇18:关于疫情的英语优秀作文
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+ 加入清单With the coming of the NewYear.People all over the country are immersed in
an atmosphere of happiness. In the meantime,a war without smoke is about to
begin. In WuHan,CHINA.Because people are greedy and do not take the law
seriously,people were infected with the new virus from the wild animal.The virus
spreads very quickly.Many people died in a short time.WuHan has become a major
disaster area.After a short while,the virus began to spread throughout CHINA.The
stmosphere of happiness was gradually replaced by panic and sadness.It is the
Spring Festival holiday,the turnover is huge.This make the disease more
difficult to control.The national government took active measures to control the
disease.In these difficult times,we know and familiar with many selfless
people.They are front-line workers,hard working behind the scenes,medical staff
volunteers and so on.Even the elderly ZhongNanShan academician also insisted on
the first line.People all over the country donated money and materials for the
disasterareas.They all have a heart of dedication and responsibility.The whole
nation is confident to win the war without smoke.Behind this outbreak we see the
unity of chinese people.It also sees some serious problems.Many people dont
obey the law and take chances.To some extent,this is reflected in the inadequate
supervision of some national departments.I sincerely hope that the state
department will improve their supervision.Let lwabreakers have no opportunity to
do some harmful things.As a chinese citizen,we must obey the law and spread
positive energy in society.As the new youth of the new age,we should actively
maintain social harmony and contribute to the prospercity of the country.
随着新年的到来,全国人民都沉浸在幸福的气氛中。与此同时,一场没有硝烟的战争在中国武汉即将开始。由于人们贪婪,不重视法律,人们被从野生动物身上感染了这种新病毒。病毒传播很广快点。很多人们很快就死了。武汉成了大灾难区域。之后不久,病毒开始在中国各地传播。快乐的气氛逐渐被恐慌和悲伤所取代。正是春节长假,人口流动量巨大。这使疾病更难控制。那个国家政府采取了积极措施控制这种疾病。在这个困难时期,我们认识并熟悉许多无私的人。他们是一线工作者,在幕后埋头苦干,医务人员志愿者等等开。甚至老钟南山院士也坚持在一线。全国人民为灾区捐款捐物。他们都有一颗奉献和责任心。全国人民都有信心赢得这场战争烟。在后面这次爆发,我们看到了中国人民的团结。它也看到了一些严重的问题。很多人们不遵守法律,冒险。这在一定程度上反映在一些国家部门监管不力。我衷心希望国务院加强对他们的监督。让我们的人没有机会做一些有害的事事情。比如作为一个中国公民,我们必须遵守法律,在社会上传播正能量。作为新时期的新青年,我们要积极维护社会和谐,为国家富强作出贡献。
篇19:高二下学期期末考英语作文
全文共 850 字
+ 加入清单This summer holiday, I had travelled to Hong Kong with many other students. We went to Hong Kong by plane. Hong Kong is very small, but there are many people living there.
In Hong Kong, all of the buildings are very tall. There are lots of shops there and you can go shopping until about 11:00 at night. In Hong Kong, things are very expensive, so we only bought a few souvenirs.
We went to lots of places, such as the Avenue of Stars and Ocean Park. I like Ocean Park best. The park is very big. Sitting in the cable car, you can see two hills, lots of different flowers and the sea. Some students were afraid of sitting in the cable car!
We stayed in the Shu Ren College. There are many big trees around it. We had meals in the restaurants, but I didnt like the food.
Hong Kong is very beautiful. I like Hong Kong and I hope to go there again some day.
篇20:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.
But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and
cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the
higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light
each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven
in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny
of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided
when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.
Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the
emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to
bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of
the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he
proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would
last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the
Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of
the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of
entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which
they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival
speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted
and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and
explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the
village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar
day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is
about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the
emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying
and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her
and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th
lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and
asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of
Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her
mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people
asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from
Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You
should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to
the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in
trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on
the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.
Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that
the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often
cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give
an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang
red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people
outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern
decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be
deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed
the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th
lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into
the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern
and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her
parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han
Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since
Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao
Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.