元宵節(jié)英語作文：元宵節(jié)的習(xí)俗

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2015元宵節(jié)英語作文：元宵節(jié)的習(xí)俗

　　中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)——元宵節(jié)就要到了。正月是農(nóng)歷的元月，古人稱夜為“宵”，所以稱正月十五為元宵節(jié)。正月十五日是一年中第一個(gè)月圓之夜，也是一元復(fù)始，大地回春的夜晚，人們對(duì)此加以慶祝，也是慶賀新春的延續(xù)。元宵節(jié)又稱為“上元節(jié)”。按中國(guó)民間的傳統(tǒng)，在這天上皓月高懸的夜晚，人們要點(diǎn)起彩燈萬盞，以示慶賀。出門賞月、燃燈放焰、喜猜燈謎、共吃元宵，合家團(tuán)聚、同慶佳節(jié)，其樂融融。

2015元宵節(jié)英語作文：元宵節(jié)的習(xí)俗

　　Eating Yuanxiao--吃元宵

　　Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert.

　　元宵是元宵節(jié)的特色食品。據(jù)說，元宵是因漢武帝時(shí)期的一位名叫元宵的宮女而得名。元宵是一種帶餡兒的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的餡料制成。元宵節(jié)就是因此食品得名。元宵的烹制方法非常簡(jiǎn)單，將元宵倒入裝滿沸水的鍋中煮幾分鐘就可以了。

　　Guessing lantern riddles--猜燈謎

　　"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 people's 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.

　　猜燈謎也是元宵節(jié)活動(dòng)的一個(gè)基本組成部分。燈籠的所有者將謎語寫在一張紙條上，然后將紙條展示在燈籠上。如果賞燈者猜出謎語，就將紙條取出，然后找燈籠所有者確認(rèn)答案。打?qū)Φ脑挘麄兙涂梢灶I(lǐng)取一份小禮品。這個(gè)活動(dòng)起源于宋朝(960——1279)。猜燈謎活動(dòng)極富情趣和智慧，因此在全社會(huì)廣受歡迎。

　　Watch fireworks--看煙火

　　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.

　　元宵節(jié)的白天會(huì)有舞龍舞獅、劃旱船、扭秧歌、踩高蹺。而在晚上，除了各種大型燈會(huì)，燦爛的焰火也是一幅美麗的畫卷。很多家庭在春節(jié)時(shí)會(huì)留下一部分煙花等著元宵節(jié)放。有的地方政府甚至?xí)M織焰火晚會(huì)。當(dāng)新年的第一輪圓月升上夜空時(shí)，人們都會(huì)因燃放的煙火和空中的明月而興奮。

　　下面就向大家介紹一些元宵節(jié)常用詞語的英文說法。

　　the Lantern Festival 元宵節(jié)

　　rice glue ball 元宵

　　glutinous rice 糯米

　　lions/dragons dancing 舞龍/舞獅

　　guess lantern riddles 猜燈謎

　　play couplets game 對(duì)對(duì)聯(lián)

　　enjoy beautiful lanterns 賞花燈

　　snuff 燈花

　　exhibit of lanterns 燈會(huì)

　　dragon lantern dancing 耍龍燈

　　walking on stilts 踩高蹺