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元宵节来历英语 【篇一：元宵节 lantern festival 由来中英文翻译】 元宵节 自汉朝 (公元前 206 年— 公元 221 年)起，元宵节就已成为了中国新年庆贺活动中的一部分了。一般阴历的正月十五为元宵节，这一天也标志着新年庆贺活动的结束。 the lantern festival has been part of chinese new year celebrations since the han dynasty (206 bc- 221 ad). usually held on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, it marks the end of new year festivities 。 听说元宵节由古代中国的一个传说演化而来，传言每至阴历第一个月圆之夜，便可看到天上飞动的神灵。为了更容易寻找神灵，他们都会用一些火把照明，而这些火把也渐渐由一些形状、大小、颜色各异的灯笼所取代。 it is said that the holiday evolved from an ancient chinese belief that celestial spirits could be seen flying about in the light of the first full moon of the lunar calendar. to aid them in their search for the spirits they used torches. these torches gave way to lanterns of every shape, size and colour  。 元宵节广受喜爱的另一个原因在于：它也被看做中国的情人节，因为在过去，这一天少男少女们能够利用这个可贵的时机晚上一同出去约会。现在，在中国、香港、新加坡和台湾每年都会欢庆元宵节，以此作为中国新年庆贺的收尾。同时这些地方每年也会举办一些比赛来评比最正确彩灯。 the lantern festival is also popularly referred to as the chinese valentine ’ s day because in days of old it gave girls and boys a rare chance to go out in the evening and mingle. today, lantern festivals are held each year in china, hong kong, singapore and taiwan to mark the end of chinese new year celebrations. competitions are held to select the best lanterns 。 灯笼 灯笼的形状各异，大小不同。一些灯笼会扎成动物、昆虫、花朵、人甚至是机器或建筑物的形状。还有一些则描述了很多广为流传故事的情景，用来宣扬孝道以及传统价值观。最受大众喜爱则为当年生肖动物的主题彩灯， 2014 年会是马年。 the lanterns the lanterns come in all shapes and sizes. some are created in the form of animals, insects, flowers, people or even machines or buildings. others depict scenes from popular stories teaching filial piety and traditional values. a favourite subject is the zodiac animal of the year 猜灯谜 元宵节传统风俗中还有一部分是对于猜灯谜的游戏。在过去，这些谜语大多出自于模糊的文学典故和中国古典之中，所以猜灯谜以前多为知识份子的 “领地 ”。 lantern riddles (caideng mi) part of the lantern festival tradition involves a game to guess riddles attached to the lanterns. in the old days the riddles were obscure literary allusions to the chinese classics and so were mainly the preserve of the educated cl