英文介绍元宵节.pdf

精品文档 Lantern festival 每年农历的一月十五日是中国人的元宵节，它正好在春节之后。 The Lantern Festival is celebrated everywhere on January 15th of the luna r calendar, right after the Spring Festival. 传统意义上元宵节也是春节活动的一部分。 Traditionally, the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival. 这天是农历新年里第一个月圆的日子。 This day is always the first full moonin the lunar NewYear. 中国各地张灯结彩，家家户户歌舞游乐，人们做元宵、放烟火。 Across China, people celebrate by hanging up lanterns and festoons, atten ding dancing and singing performances, making “Yuan Xiao ” or sweet rice dumplings and lighting fireworks. 这也是庆祝春节的延续。 This is also a continuation of the Spring Festival celebration. 在元宵节之夜，天上明月高照，地上彩灯万盏。 Onthe Lantern Festival night, the moonilluminates the dark sky while man y lanterns shine bright colors on the earth. 元宵夜观花灯的习俗开始于两千多年前的西汉时期。 The traditions of viewing decorative lanterns on this night began more th an two thousand years ago in the Western HanDynasty. 最早只是在皇宫中点灯祈福。 In the earlier times, those beautiful lanterns were only seen in the imper ial palaces. 慢慢地演变成民间最盛大的灯节。 Slowly it evolved into a celebration on the grand scale for the ordinary f olks everywhere. 在元宵节前许多天， 人们就开始忙着用油纸、 绸布、竹子和花朵等材料制作各式 。 1欢迎下载 精品文档 各样的灯笼。 A few days before the lantern festival, people begin gathering oiled pape r, silk cloths, bamboosticks and flower to makeall types of lanterns. 或者到热闹的灯市上挑选自己喜爱的灯笼。 Somepeople go to the lively streets to pick a personal favorite. 花灯的主题既有民间传说，又有节日习俗和各种吉祥物等。 The lanterns sometimes comein a series about certain folklore, holiday c ustoms, or lucky mascots. 元宵节也是一个浪漫的节日。 The Lantern Festival is also a romantic holiday. 在封建社会时，年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动。 In feudal society, young girls were not allowed to g