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元宵节的英语作文四篇 　　关于元宵节的英语作文—1 　　probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year. vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died. 　　on new years day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them. 　　other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. the chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life. 　　in south china, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（芦苇）leaves), another popular delicacy. 　　in the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. the tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household. 　　关于元宵节的英语作文—2 　　the lantern festival or yuanxiao jie is a traditional chinese festival, which is on the15th of the first month of the chinese new year. the festival marks the end of the celebrations of the chinese new year. 　　chinese started to celebrate the lantern festival from the han dynasty (206bc -221ad). like most other chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the festival. it is also believed that the festival has taoist origins. 　　this is a festival for people having fun. on the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. there is really a lot of fun for the young and the old. 　　yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or tangyuan is the special food for the lantern festival. it is believed that yuanxiao is named after a pala