英文介紹元宵節(jié);

1、lantern festival每年農(nóng)歷的一月十五日是中國(guó)人的元宵節(jié)，它正好在春節(jié)之后。thelanternfestivaliscelebratedeverywhereonjanuary15thofthelunarcalendar,rightafterthespringfestival.傳統(tǒng)意義上元宵節(jié)也是春節(jié)活動(dòng)的一部分。traditionally,thelanternfestivalisapartofthespringfestival.這天是農(nóng)歷新年里第一個(gè)月圓的日子。thisdayisalwaysthefirstfullmooninthelunarnewyear.中國(guó)各地張燈結(jié)彩，家家戶

2、戶歌舞游樂(lè)，人們做元宵、放煙火。acrosschina,peoplecelebratebyhanginguplanternsandfestoons,attendingdancingandsingingperformances,making“yuanxiao”orsweetricedumplingsandlightingfireworks.這也是慶祝春節(jié)的延續(xù)。thisisalsoacontinuationofthespringfestivalcelebration.在元宵節(jié)之夜，天上明月高照，地上彩燈萬(wàn)盞。onthelanternfestivalnight,themoonilluminates

3、thedarkskywhilemanylanternsshinebrightcolorsontheearth.元宵夜觀花燈的習(xí)俗開(kāi)始于兩千多年前的西漢時(shí)期。thetraditionsofviewingdecorativelanternsonthisnightbeganmorethantwothousandyearsagointhewesternhandynasty.最早只是在皇宮中點(diǎn)燈祈福。intheearliertimes,thosebeautifullanternswereonlyseenintheimperialpalaces.慢慢地演變成民間最盛大的燈節(jié)。slowlyitevolved

4、intoacelebrationonthegrandscalefortheordinaryfolkseverywhere.在元宵節(jié)前許多天，人們就開(kāi)始忙著用油紙、綢布、竹子和花朵等材料制作各式各樣的燈籠。afewdaysbeforethelanternfestival,peoplebegingatheringoiledpaper,silkcloths,bamboosticksandflowertomakealltypesoflanterns.或者到熱鬧的燈市上挑選自己喜愛(ài)的燈籠。somepeoplegotothelivelystreetstopickapersonalfavorite.花燈的主

5、題既有民間傳說(shuō)，又有節(jié)日習(xí)俗和各種吉祥物等。thelanternssometimescomeinaseriesaboutcertainfolklore,holidaycustoms,orluckymascots.元宵節(jié)也是一個(gè)浪漫的節(jié)日。thelanternfestivalisalsoaromanticholiday.在封建社會(huì)時(shí)，年輕女孩不允許出外自由活動(dòng)。infeudalsociety,younggirlswerenotallowedtogooutfreely.但在元宵節(jié)晚上，她們卻可以結(jié)伴出游觀賞花燈。butonthenightofthelanternfestival,theywerea

6、llowedtoviewthelanternlightsingroups.未婚男女也常借著賞花燈與情人相會(huì)。sometimescoupleswouldgoondatesstrollingdownthestreetslitwithlanternlights.如今人們依然會(huì)在元宵夜相邀一起去賞花燈。todaypeoplestillinviteotherstoviewlanternstogether.在中國(guó)南北各地都有風(fēng)格不同的元宵燈會(huì)。acrosschina,thelanternfestivaliscelebratedinmanydifferentstyles.在臨水的地方，人們把做好的蓮花燈放進(jìn)

7、河里，讓燈順流而下，帶去自己對(duì)已逝親人的思念。inplacesnearwater,peopleputlotuslanternsintherivertoletthemflowdownstream,carryingthelosstheyfeelfortherelativesthathavepassedaway.在北方，傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗與現(xiàn)代科技相結(jié)合發(fā)展成為冰燈節(jié)。inthenorth,astraditionalcustomscombinedwithmodernscienceandtechnology,thereevolvedtheicelanternfestival.天然冰雪與燈光色彩巧妙結(jié)合，透過(guò)雕塑

8、、造型、建筑和造景，成為一個(gè)絢麗的冰雪天堂。thecombinationoftheiceandsnowwithcoloredlights,carvings,designs,andspecialsceneryyieldaspectacularwinterparadise.猜燈謎是中國(guó)特有的文字游戲。thelanternriddleisaspecialword-gameplayedbythechinesepeople.人們不僅制作出各種漂亮的燈籠供大家觀賞，還設(shè)計(jì)出許多有趣的謎語(yǔ)。thechinesepeoplenotonlycraftmanytypesofbeautifullanternsfor

9、theotherstoappreciate,butalsocreatemanyinterestingriddles.傳統(tǒng)的燈謎是直接寫(xiě)在燈籠上的。thetraditionalriddlesarewrittenonthelanterns.現(xiàn)在，人們?cè)跓艋\的下面貼上寫(xiě)了謎語(yǔ)的紙條，供觀燈的人猜。today,manypeopleglueaslipofpaperwiththeriddleatthebottomofthelanternsfortheviewerstosolve.那些猜中的人還會(huì)得到出謎者贈(zèng)送的小獎(jiǎng)品。thosewhosolvetheriddlescorrectlywillreceivea

10、prizefromtheriddlescreator.元宵 sweetdumplingssoup團(tuán)圓 reunion燈謎 lanternriddles和其他的中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日一樣，元宵節(jié)也有自己的節(jié)日食品“元宵”。justlikechinasothertraditionalholidays,thelanternfestivalalsohasitsownspecialdish“yuanxiao”,orsweetdumplingsoup.雖然“元宵”在南北兩地叫法不同，做法也不同，但它們都是用糯米粉做皮兒。althoughthesweetdumplingsdifferinnameandrecipefromthenorthandsouth,theyarealwaysmadewithglutinousriceflourastheoutside.里面包上各種果仁和糖做成的餡兒。thefillingisusuallycomposedofdi