介绍元宵节英文

1、介绍元宵节英文第一页，共17页。cataloguecatalogue Origin（起源） Legend（传说） Convention（习俗） Food Chinese valentines day第二页，共17页。The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the fi

2、rst night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. 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 for people to appreciate. At this

3、 time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. 第三页，共17页。legend 汉文帝时为纪念汉文帝时为纪念“平吕平吕”而设而设 东方朔与元宵姑娘东方朔与元宵姑娘 袁世凯与元宵袁世凯与元宵 When Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate the Ping Lv designed Dong fang

4、shuo and Yuan xiao Yuan shi kai and yuanxiao第四页，共17页。OriginOrigin 关于元宵节的起源有三种说法 1.正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过，正月十五真正作为民俗节日是在汉魏之后。 On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims 1.Lantern Festival has been valued in the We-stern Han Dynasty, However, the Lantern Festival is truly a folk festival,

5、 after the Han. 第五页，共17页。conventionguess the riddle（猜灯（猜灯谜谜）lion dance舞舞狮狮子子play the dragon lantern 耍龙耍龙 灯灯 a land boat dance（划划旱船旱船)第六页，共17页。convention stilt walk（踩踩高高跷跷）第七页，共17页。 This days important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attrac

6、ting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. Watching lanterns第八页，共17页。Guessing lantern riddlesGuessing lantern riddles Guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the Guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of

7、the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and solutions to the riddles

8、, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lant

9、erns in the Song during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all socialsocial strata. s

10、trata. 第九页，共17页。 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. 第十页，共17页。第十一页，共17页。 On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautif

11、ul 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 brigh

12、t moon in the sky.第十二页，共17页。第十三页，共17页。food 元宵节的食品，最早叫“ 浮元子” 后称“元宵” ，生意人还美其名曰“元宝” Lantern Festival food, first called floating Motoko after the Lantern, businessmen also euphemistically called ingot 第十四页，共17页。Yuan Xiao People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings on this day, so it is also called the

13、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.

14、 第十五页，共17页。Whats 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.Tang Yuan第十六页，共17页。Chinese valentines day 传统社会的年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动，但是过节却可以结伴出来游玩，元宵节赏花灯正好是一个交谊的机会，未婚男女借着赏花灯也顺便可以为自己物色对象。所以元宵节可以说是

15、地道的中国情人节 traditional society does traditional society does not allow young girls to not allow young girls to go out freely, but they go out freely, but they can go hand in hand out can go hand in hand out of play festivals, the of play festivals, the Lantern Festival Flower Lantern Festival Flower lights is just the chance lights is just the chance of a friendship, of a friendship, unmarried men and unmarried men and women lights the way women ligh