1、.元宵节英语作文选集元宵节英语作文选集：农历正月十五是元宵节，又称上元节、小正月、元夕或灯节。元宵节是春节后第一个重要节日，这天有吃元宵、赏花灯、舞龙等习俗。元宵节-Lantern FestivalLantern Festival is a Chinas traditional festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year. I,antern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days be
2、fore Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many, other things. While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns. On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up. On Lantern Festival peop
3、le go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you call see some wonderful folk performances,Dragon Dance and Yangko. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy. Our life is rich and varied. 元宵节 元宵节是中国的一个传统节日。通常在阴历年的第一个月的第十五天庆祝。元宵节是中国最大的节日之
4、一。在元宵节到来的几天前，人们就开始做灯笼，有的被做成动物，有的被做成蔬菜，有的被做成水果，各种样式都有。做灯笼时，人们通常在上面写上谜语。在元宵节前夜，所有的灯笼都被挂起来。 在元宵节这天，人们都出来看灯笼和猜灯谜，也许你还能看见一些精彩的民间表演龙舞和秧歌。每件事都很有趣，每个人都很高兴，我们的生活丰富多彩。 The history of Lantern Festival According to the Chinese tradition，at the very beginning of a new year， when there is a bright full moon hangi
5、ng in the sky， there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out. .根据中国的传统，新年伊始，当空中出现一轮明亮的圆月时，成千的彩灯就会被悬挂出来。 During the Lantern Festival， people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao （glutinous rice ball）。 在元宵节期间，人们会试着猜灯谜，吃汤圆。 In the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century， Em
6、peror Yangdi invited envoys from other countries to China to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala performances. 在六世纪的隋朝，当时的隋炀帝邀请他国的外交使节来中国欣赏彩灯，观看节目。 By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century， the lantern displays would last three days. The emperor also lifted the cu
7、rfew， allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night. 在七世纪的唐初，彩灯的展示会一直延续 3 天。当时的帝王还颁布了宵禁令，允许人们昼夜地庆祝节日。 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. 到了宋代，人们会用 5 天的时间来庆祝元宵节，该节日也开始蔓延到许多中国的大城市。 Toda
8、y，3the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of the first lunar month throughout China. 今天，正月 15 挂花灯在整个华夏大地仍就是一项很隆重盛大的活动。 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 ju
9、jube paste etc. A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling . The salty variety is filled with minced meat，vegetables etc. 汤圆的馅有甜，也有咸。甜馅可以由糖，胡桃，芝麻，桂花，玫瑰花瓣，或者枣泥做成。一个成分或者任意几种成分的组合都可以用来做汤圆的馅。咸馅则可以由碎肉末，蔬菜等做成。 The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usuall
10、y in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had .become a festival with great significance.This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that
11、Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed
12、into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central Plains to the whole of China.Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will h
13、old self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. “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
14、 go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples 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.People will e
15、at yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the “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. T
16、angyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. 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. In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a drago
17、n 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 Lan
18、tern 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.元宵节英文介绍译文:元宵节每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日-元宵节。元宵主要的活动就是看灯。东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月
19、十五日僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。直到今天，元宵点灯的习俗仍然在中国的各地流传的，各式各样美丽的花灯在这一天都会点亮，孩子们提着自制的灯笼走街串巷，非常高兴。.猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项重要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面写在灯笼上，挂在门口，如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的礼物。这项活动最早起源于宋朝，因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。民间过元宵节吃元宵的习俗。元宵由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅。馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等，食用时煮、煎、蒸、炸皆可。起初，人们把这种食物叫“浮圆子”，后来又叫“汤团”或“ 汤圆”，这些名称“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人,寄托了对未来生活的美好愿望。随着时间的推移，元宵节的活动越来越多，白天有耍龙灯、耍狮子、踩高跷、划旱船扭秧歌、打太平鼓等传统民俗表演。到了夜晚，除了五颜六色的美花灯之外，还有艳丽多姿的烟火。大多数家庭会在春节时留下一些烟花等到元宵节这天燃放，而一些地方政府也会举办烟花大会，当新年的第一个月圆之夜在盛大的烟火表演中来临时，人们都陶醉在这令人难忘了烟花与皎洁的明月中。
