初一元宵节英语作文(汇编20篇)

.It was the first day of our summer holiday.All of us were very happy.Why?Because we have one month to do things we love to do.We are free.Although we have some homework.But we can finish them in several days.And the rest time we can make good use of.We have been very tired after hard studying.I will have a good rest.

那是我们暑假的第一天,我们每个人都非常高兴,为什么呢?因为我们拥有一个月的时间来做我们想做的事情,我们自由了.尽管我们有一些作业,但我们可以在几天之内完成它们,并且我们可以充分利用剩余的时间,我们在艰苦的学习之后感到非常累,我会好好休息一下的.

How time flies!The first half semester is over。Looking back,I have achieved much over the term.I have learned how to play football.I have made many good new friends in school.But my biggest gain is that I have improved my English a lot.I can get an A in the English exam now.Whats more,I can speak with others in English fluently.That makes me very happy.

But I still have some difficulties.The greatest one at present is that I am still poor at maths,I never get an A for it,though I have studied it very hard.That makes me very sad.Hower,I wont give up.Ill keep working hard.I believe that I can improve my maths soon.

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。

Spring is coming. Birds are singing and flowers are blooming. I wanted to plant spring in my home, so I, together with my dad, went to the market and bought some flower seedlings. We prepared to plant them in the yard. When we were back home, we went into action in no time. Some time later, we finished. I will patiently wait for spring to come to the yard now.

Generation gap, simply is the idea of the thoughts of the people of different age groups for gap caused by the psychological distance. Just as a ditch, separated by the generation of people, affect the understanding and communication between two generations. But in the new century, the generation gap exists not only between the generation and the next generation, and separated by 10 years, 8 years in age between people, even between senior and junior in the university, there will be amazing. People often say, the generation gap is the trace of time, the pace of change. In that case, a generation gap is natural, but there is no generation gap is not natural, so, the generation gap phenomenon is easy to be understood. But generation gap is after all the difficulties in communication, and easy to increase the likelihood of formation of prejudice and discrimination, one light on either side of the generation gap, mutual understanding, or hostile, so we also should through various channels for various efforts to bridge the generation gap, to fill the gap. Actually, the generation gap is not a physical existence, but a psychological, contact, can let once broken psychological link between generation and generation succeeded, so as to achieve smooth communication and get along with harmony.

Objective existence of the generation gap and calmly treat the generation gap, not only help yourself, also benefit others.

The generation gap is often the deviations in understanding the psychological cause. People choose the different Angle of information, determine someone looks at changes and differences, some focus on the same and similar. So people can not accept directly or next generation and the differences of their generation, often associated with the selectivity of intellectual.

The childs world, very different from adults, geared pretty tube, will hinder greatly the development of the child. This is lu xun said a word.

代沟，简单地说就是不同年龄层次的人因思想观念上的差距造成的心理距离。就象沟一样，隔开了一代一代的人，影响两代人之间的理解和沟通。但是到了新世纪，代沟不仅存在于上一代与下一代之间，而且在年龄相隔10年、8年的人们之间，甚至在大学的高年级与低年级之间，都会有令人惊叹的明显差异。人们常常说，代沟是时间的痕迹，变革的脚步。如此看来，出现代沟是自然的，没有代沟反倒是不自然的，所以，代沟现象也容易被人理解。 但代沟毕竟是困扰交流与沟通的难点，而且容易增加形成偏见和歧视的可能性，代沟两侧的人轻则互不理解，重则抱有敌意，所以我们也要通过种种途径作各种努力来跨越代沟、填平代沟。其实，代沟也并不是一种物理存在，而是一种心理存在，接触，可以让代与代之间曾经断裂的心理联系接续起来，从而达到交流的顺畅和相处的和谐。

承代沟的客观存在，心平气和地对待代沟，这样不仅有助于自己，也有益于他人。

代沟往往是心理认识的偏差导致的。人们选择信息角度的不同，决定了有人着眼于变化和差异，有人着眼于不变和相似。所以人们不能接受上代或下代与自己这一代人的差异，往往与知性的选择性有关。

孩子的世界，与成人截然不同，一昧蛮管，就大碍孩子的发展。这是鲁迅说的一句话。

Friends are important for us, everyone has their own friends, we share sorrow and happiness with our friends. We are making new friends now and then, but it is hard to find the genius friends, the trust between friends are hard to build. If the trust exists, friends can talk anything, they are willing to show who they are in front of their friends. While if the trust doesn’t exist, the friendship is not real deep, people will ask you when they are in trouble. The real friendship is built on the basis of trust. My best friend will never ask me to do thing all the time, instead, she cares about me, and comforts me when I am upset. That’s a real friend.

朋友对于我们来说很重要，每人认都有他们的朋友，我们和朋友分享喜怒哀乐。我们会时而不时地交朋友，但是交到真正的朋友很难，朋友间的信任很难建立。如果信任存在，朋友间可以讨论任何事情，他们愿意在朋友面前展示真正的自己。

然而如果信任不存在,友情就不会很深，人们只会在他们有困难的时候才叫上你。真正的友情是建立在信任的基础上的。我最好的朋友永远都不会一直叫我去做事情，相反的，她一直关心我，当我感到烦恼时，给予我安慰。这是真正的朋友。

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。

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

My sister is a lovely girl. She has a nice English Name, “Elsa”. She is very clever and pretty. She is eight years old so she is old enough to go to school. This year, she tells me that she is a student now.

One day, my aunt took her to my home. My aunt had something important to do and had no time to look after her, so she told me to take care of her. First, I played with her for a short time. I thought the game was boring, so I taught her some polite words, such as hello, please, sorry… She listened carefully. Suddenly, there was a person knocking on the door. Elsa went to the door to open it. Afterwards, she was polite to say, “Please come in.”

Do you think she is lovely and clever? I think you will say, “Yes, I do.”

I will finish my middle school life soon, before I graduate, I need to take part in a very important test and it will decide which high school I will be in. I am so nervous now, I want to do my best and go to the ideal high school. My mother told me yesterday that no matter how the result was, she would be happy for me. She did not want me to have too much pressure and she believed me I could do well. Thinking about my mother’s words, I am not nervous now, what’s more, all of my families support me so much. The result is not that important, happiness comes first.

我很快就要结束初中的生活了，在我毕业前，我需要参加一场很重要的考试，那就会决定我上哪所高中。我现在很紧张，我想要尽力做到最好，进入到理想的高中。妈妈昨天告诉我无论结果怎么样，她都会为我感到开心。她不想要我有太多的压力，她相信我能做得好。想到妈妈的话语，我现在不紧张了，而且，我所有的家人都很支持我。结果不是那么的重要，开心才是最重要的。

[初一英语作文：重要的考试

Hi,everyone,Im excited to introduce myself to you.My name is __,and you can call me__.I was born in a tradition family,my father is a __,and my mother is a __.I am intrested in learning __,and in my spare time id like to play__.Now,we have went step to junior high school,Id like to be friend with you,angI think we will learn more during this period together.

There is an old saying well said: "the fifteenth day of the first make the lantern". This sentence vividly reflects the most obvious feature of the Lantern Festival, right, the Lantern Festival is the relatives and friends from all over the world come here to gather together with joy and eat a bowl of steaming dumplings, together to watch the street people held a grand dragon parade, viewing by ordinary creation of song and dance show, I appreciate the sparkling in the night sky.

Our family in the home early to eat dumplings, and then together down the street to watch lanterns. Just come to the road, a huge dragon dance team also happened to pass by, dragon uncles spirit, straightened his spine, step to fly, like a hits the ageless humans, will otherwise lifeless dragon dance to life. Team, gongs, can see people, cheered for it all, applauded. Moonlight cascaded like water spilled on the lawn, all things like cast a veil of mystery, inspiring -- that is YiZhanZhan colorful lanterns broke the silence. Look, on the other side of the twelve acoustic xiao lanterns is especially remarkable. Look, 12 acoustic xiao eldest brother - rats are proud to say hello to everyone; Diligent in the old cow is unconvinced why mice when the boss; A loud roar fierce tiger; Scared rabbit hide aside; Fierce dragon is off in the sea of clouds; While the small snake in the water happily; The horse is running on the endless prairie; The sheep are called "baa baa", little monkey mischievously climbed to the tree to pick a peach to eat; Big cock was "oh oh" quote tolls; This year is the year of the dog, little of course not the dog, you see, it is alive happily; While the pig to sleep in late in the nest!

Open multicolored fireworks in the sky, we reluctantly left as a family.

有句古话说得好：“正月十五闹元宵”。这句话生动地体现出了元宵节最大的特点，对，元宵节就是亲戚朋友从五湖四海赶来欢乐地聚在一块儿，吃上一碗热气腾腾的汤圆，结伴到街上观看人们举行的盛大的舞龙游行，观赏由平民老百姓创作的歌舞节目，欣赏那夜空中的光彩夺目的火树银花。

我们一家人在家中早早地吃好了汤圆，然后一块儿到街上去赏花灯。刚走到路口，一支庞大的舞龙队伍也恰巧经过，舞龙的叔叔们精神抖擞，挺直了腰板，箭步如飞，好似一棵棵不老的青松，将那原本毫无生气的巨龙舞得活灵活现。队伍所到之处，锣鼓喧天，所见之人，都为之喝彩，拍手叫好。月光如流水一般泻在草坪上，一切事物都像蒙上了一层神秘的面纱，令人浮想联翩，是一盏盏五彩缤纷的花灯打破了这份沉静。看，那边的十二声肖花灯尤其引人注意。瞧，十二声肖的大哥—老鼠正在骄傲地向大家问好;勤勤恳恳的老牛正在不服气为什么老鼠当老大呢;凶猛的老虎大吼了一声;吓得小兔躲到了一边;勇猛的巨龙正在云海里腾飞;而小蛇则在水里欢快地游;马儿正在一望无际的大草原上奔跑;羊儿则在“咩咩”叫，小猴子淘气地爬到树上摘桃吃;大公鸡正在“喔喔”地报鸣;今年是狗年，当然少不了小狗了，你瞧，它正高兴地活蹦乱跳呢;而小猪则在窝里睡懒觉呢!

天空中一朵朵礼花开放，我们一家人依依不舍地离去了。

The Jacksons spend their happy time on Sundays. They get up early in the morning. After breakfast, they go to church. There they meet a lot of people. They like to talk with them.

After they leave the church, the Jacksons go to the park. They go boating happily. Then it is time to have lunch. They have a picnic under the tree. After lunch the children begin to fly kites while the couples are fishing by the lake.

In the afternoon the children play on the lawn while Mr. and Mrs. Jockson are walking in the park. They enjoy themselves.

They spend almost the whole day in the park.

Again the fifteenth day of the first, one of the most lively festival Lantern Festival in our country, the day we have a happy family.

The significance of the Lantern Festival has a custom is to eat dumplings, let every reunion, grandma "decentralization" tonight, give me an important task of boiled dumplings for execution. I regard it as a very important task, for fear of cooking is broken, so my heart as if with a small rabbit "beat". I recall past experiences of grandmother taught me to cook dumplings, glutinous rice powder harmonic conversion in boiling water first, pay attention to the water not much, much more will dilute; Also cannot too little, not sticky. Then take a piece of leather palm rub into a circular, reoccupy finger above by a nest, the sesame stuffing, mashed do inside "package". When put stuffing must not the etheric greedy, otherwise it will give skin "stomach" to be broken. After finally wrapped, can begin. I boiled dumplings as grandma said the four tips: "boiling water pot, slow water, cold water, frequently change water" so their hard-won will do a good job of yuanxiao put into the water. Before long, can dish up, just open the lid, I saw a white dumplings floating in the water, cling to each other, like the great pearl bead, make my mouth water, will they scoop into a bowl, smell the delicious taste, cant help to bite, is delicious, sweet and delicious. I just put the dumplings the table, everyone is devoured. Everybody happily ate I boiled dumplings, "gourmet" grandma gave me a ninety-five points, kua I grew up, sensible. I am excited, boiled dumplings for the first time you get such a high evaluation, Im flattered.

Her delicious homemade dumplings, feel good, so happy in my heart. Looking forward to next year to do better when the Lantern Festival to eat dumplings for you.

又到了正月十五，我国最热闹的节日之一元宵节，那一天我们一家过得其乐融融。

元宵节有个习俗就是吃汤圆，寓意着让每家团团圆圆，今晚奶奶“权力下放”，把煮汤圆的重要任务交给我来执行。我把它看成一件十分重大的任务，生怕煮破了，因此心里好像揣着一只小兔子“怦怦”直跳。我想起以前奶奶教我煮汤圆的经验：先将糯米粉用开水调和成皮，注意水不可以太多，多了会过稀;也不能过少，少了没粘性。然后取一块皮在手掌中搓成圆形，再用手指在上面按一个窝，把芝麻捣碎做馅，放在里面“包”好。放馅时一定不可以太贪心，否则会把皮的“肚子”给撑破的。终于包好后，可以下锅了。我又按照奶奶说的煮汤圆的四个诀窍：“开水下锅，慢水煮，点冷水，勤换水”于是便将自己辛辛苦苦做好的元宵放进水里。没多久，可以起锅了，掀开盖子，只见一个个雪白的汤圆漂浮在水上，彼此紧贴着，好像一粒粒大珍珠，看得我直流口水，将它们舀到碗里，闻着那香喷喷的味道，忍不住先咬了一口，真好吃啊，又香又糯。我刚把汤圆端上桌，大家就狼吞虎咽的吃开了。大家高兴地吃完了我煮的汤圆，“美食家”奶奶还给我打了一个九十五分，夸我长大了，懂事了。我兴奋不已，第一次煮汤圆就得到这么高的评价，我心里美滋滋的。

品尝着自己亲手做的汤圆，觉得特别好吃，心里特别开心。盼望着明年元宵节时再做更好吃的汤圆给大家品尝。

How time flies ,It has past half an month since beginning of the summer

holiday .

As the weather getting hotter and hotter ,my parent and me go to the

seaside .Last week we are go to the Xiamen.Its a beautiful city , bule sky and

bule sea .The Xiamen is an island neal the Taiwan .From top of the Riguan rock

we can see jinmen island .

We spent a happy day in Xiamen .

We have a lot of people in the village all superstition ghosts and gods, including my grandma and grandpa. I often quarrel with them, I said there was no ghost in the world, there is no god, the old man not only not letter, also against me.

On one occasion, some monks came to our village, I thought to myself, "charlatan" is again, they have come to no good. The monk said: "we know you have a horse, to look for person to die for him. There is a very precious medicinal materials, we ate can prevent ghosts come to you, you can live for five hundred and sixty years." After the old man heard the news to the monks to buy quickly. The monk said: "this is a good medicine, value 23000 yuan, but mercy, we only sell one hundred yuan." The old man went to buy, my grandfather also to buy, others say: "give me a box." Grandpa said: "I want two boxes."

Grandpa to buy back, I a bullish on like a mushroom, I say: "is a mushroom." Grandpa said: "you know what? Its a baby." I have nothing to say, the in the mind think, I must find the evidence.

Soon, there is an eight more than ten - year - old man died, I thought to myself: "these I can find the evidence." I am grandpa said: "this bottom believe?" Grandpa said: "how am sure that if he didnt buy the medicine?" So I ask, insider said: "buy." Later, grandpa although have nothing to say, but he still didnt believe me.

我们村子里有很多人都迷信鬼神，包括我的爷爷奶奶在内。我经常和他们争吵，我说世界上根本没有鬼，也没有神，那些老人不但不信，还反对我。

有一次，有些和尚来到我们村，我心想：肯定又是“江湖骗子”，他们来准没好事。那些和尚说：“我们知道你们这里有替死鬼，来找人替他去死。我们这里有一种药材非常珍贵，吃了可以防止鬼来找你，你还可以多活五六十年。”那些老人一听到消息后赶紧到和尚那里去买。那些和尚说：“这个是上好的药材，价值两三千元，可是我们大发慈悲，只卖一百元。”那些老人都去买了，我爷爷也去买了，别人说：“给我一盒。”爷爷说：“我要两盒。”

爷爷买回来，我一看好像是香菇，我说：“是香菇。”爷爷说：“你懂什么?这可是宝贝。”我无话可说，心里想，我一定要找到证据。

不久，有一个八十几岁的老人死了，我心里想：“这些我可找到证据了吧。”我对爷爷说：“这下相信了吧?”爷爷说：“怎么敢肯定,如果他没买那药呢?”于是我去问，知情人说：“买了的。”后来，爷爷虽然无话可说，但他还是不相信我的话。

What Am I Going to Do in the Summer Holiday

The new summer holiday is coming. As we know, summer is a beautiful season. During the coming summer holiday, I am going to study English. Then I am going to borrow some science books from

the library and discuss problems with my classmates, I’ll help my parents do some housework in my house, and I’ll water the flowers and trees our garden. I am going to play basketball, volleyball and

badminton with my neighbours in the afternoon. At the same time, if my father has time, he’ll teach me to swim. I’ll have fun.

Today is our traditional festival - the Lantern Festival. This day, people eat tangyuan, fireworks.

On the Lantern Festival, we are eating in the supermarket to buy frozen dumplings. But this year, with very different, the mother in order to increase the festive atmosphere, decide to do your own dumplings. I listened to my heart: dont mention how excited.

We make glutinous rice flour with boiled water conversion, dad told me to water not too much, much more will dilute; Dont too little, will not adhere to it. Then took a piece of leather palm rub into a circle, press with finger on a nest again, put the stuffing in the bread and put the stuffing must not be too greedy, otherwise it will give the skin to be broken. Good package dumplings, can begin at last. Before long, the soup mellow, I saw a white dumplings floating in the water, like the great pearl bead, make my mouth water, cant wait to bite. Ah! Are nice, so sweet and so delicious. Best wishes for happiness in the small dumpling contains our family.

Eat dumplings, we started with fireworks. Dad put a big one. I saw a few bright planet rushed into the gray sky one after another, in a flash, Mars exploded, into pieces of coloured flower. The whole sky turned out to be a beautiful big garden, a wahoo golden flower make dumplings!

Finally, our whole family to see with relish yuanxiao party, feel happy.

今天是我国的传统节日——元宵节。这一天，人们要吃汤圆、放烟花。

以往对元宵节，我们都是吃超市里买的速冻汤圆。可是，今年却截然不同，妈妈为了增加节日气氛，决定要自己做汤圆。我听了心里别提有多兴奋了。

我们先把糯米粉用开水调成皮，爸爸叫我水不要太多，多了会过稀;也不要太少，少了会粘不住。然后取一块皮在手掌中搓成圆形，再用手指在上面按一个窝，把馅放在里面包好，放馅时一定不能太贪心，否则会把皮给撑破的。包好汤圆后，终于可以下锅了。没过多久，汤圆熟了，只见一个个雪白的汤圆漂浮在水中，好像一粒粒大珍珠，看得我直流口水，迫不及待地咬了一口。啊!真好吃，那么香甜，那么可口。小小的汤圆包含了我们全家人的美好祝愿。

吃完汤圆，我们便开始放烟花。爸爸放了一个大的。只见几颗明亮的火星一颗接一颗冲上灰暗的天空，刹那间，火星炸开了，变成一朵朵五光十色的花蕊。整个天空变成一个美丽的大花园，真是火树金花闹元宵呀!

最后，我们全家津津有味地看元宵晚会，其乐融融的。

It was fine on March 12, 2001. I got up early that day. All the students in

our school went to the hill to plant trees.

We arrived at the hill at eight oclock. The teacher asked each of us to

plant at least six trees. Then we started digging, planting and watering. We all

worked so hard that we could finish our tasks ahead of time. Among us,Wang Lin,

our monitor set a good example for us. Though he was ill, he worked harder. When

he finished his task, he went on to help others without even a little rest. He

was wet all over after work. "I must learn from him," I said to myself . Looking

at the lines of the young trees, we smiled happily, forgetting our

tiredness.

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.

Day, night, and finally ushered in the long-awaited summer vacation. In

these two months, can"t play games every day! Besides, even if I think so, mom

and dad are certainly can"t promise. Only done to make them more satisfied, my

freedom is a bit more, this summer vacation will have a more pleasant. Combined

with the requirements of the teacher and I wish mom and dad, have a preliminary

arrangement.