渴望丰收
The Lantern Festival (元宵节) is the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration. This day is for the last moment for setting off fireworks, the last excuse for eating a big feast and the last chance for family getting together before the "年" celebrations are over. (Latern Festival is also a traditional time of celebration for foreigners who live in China).
The Lantern Festival, the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar, is the first full moon of the year. Celebrations and traditions on this day date back to the Western Han Dynasty.
Traditions for this festival: as the name indicates, hanging and looking at lanterns is the main tradition. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are displayed on trees, or along river banks.
Parents often take their children to Lantern Fairs and sometimes lucky kids even get a mini toy lantern.
Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. These are riddles that are hung on lanterns for people to shoot down and solve. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character, a famous persons name, a place name or a proverb. This tradition has become a popular game with serious staying power even as social development changes other traditions.
Other than that, the most important thing to do today is to eat sweet dumplings. In northern China, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour are called "元宵" while in southern part they are called "汤圆". Typical sweet dumplings are filled with black sesame sauce, sweetened bean paste, or hawthorn. Making "元宵" today is like a game or an activity, so its seldom done without a reason and a group of friends or family present to help out.
The Lantern Festival, which occurs on the 15-th day of the First Month of theChinese Year, marks the end of the New Year's Holidays.
Lanterns are everywhere. A most interesting tradition is the posting ofriddles called 'Lantern Riddles.' Riddles are written on pieces of paper andposted on lanterns or wall. Any one solving the riddle is awarded a prize.
and the food for lantern festival is Tang Yuan, i have made some Tang Yuanin a ginger soup, my wife got a serious cold, so i cooked a pot of ginger soupfor her. i look forward to the next spring festival
Festival of Lanterns.I spent the Festival of Lanterns with my grandparents this year.
My family went to my grandparents‘ home and had dinner with them.We had lots of sweetdumplins.After the dinner, my grandparents and I went out to play fireworks.
We had a very good time together.
On the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival is celebrated on the Lantern Festival. Our school is no exception, each student eats two big rice dumplings. The teacher said: "the students who eat the red jujube can get an unexpected gift, and can also take a photo as a souvenir."
Before eating yuanxiao I silently pray: red date ah red date you will I hide in my yuanxiao? And that lucky fellow won't be me?
I took the first yuanxiao to bite down, alas! It was bean paste, but very sweet, I think: there is a little hope, I did not hesitate to pick up the second yuanxiao can't wait to bite down, the luck is really bad, is the food, but very fragrant.
Although today did not eat the red date of the Lantern Festival, but I am also very happy, because I and the teacher, the students in the New Year happily passed a lively Lantern Festival!
Lantern Festival is the first full moon day of the year, it symbolizes reunion, harmony and good. But some people are far away from their hometown, relatives, such as armed police soldiers, they for the sake of the countrys peace, silently stick to their posts.
In order to send joy and blessings to the armed police uncles far away from home. On the Lantern Festival, our school "child eagle" traffic police club organized us to celebrate the festival with the armed police uncles. We first came to the scene under the leadership of the community staff. As soon as we arrived at the production stage, we couldnt wait to wash our hands while learning the appearance of the aunt mother-in-law rubbed up the Lantern Festival, while with excitement waiting for the arrival of the armed police uncles, "to come to!" I do not know who shouted, I saw the armed police uncle walked neatly toward us. As soon as they entered the door, they put their hats neatly on the table, and then together with us to rub up the yuanxiao. After a while, a round yuanxiao was rubbed.
"All right, all right! With the cries of the community mother-in-law. A bowl of steaming yuanxiao in front of us, we quickly put the yuanxiao end to the armed police uncle hand, they give and take to each other...... Looking at the happy smiling faces of our uncles and eating the yuanxiao made by ourselves, our hearts are full of pride.
Time flies like an arrow. The armed police uncles are going back to the brigade. We quickly stood in a row, loudly said: "armed police uncle goodbye, happy Lantern Festival, see you again!" Everyone laughed.
This is really an unforgettable Lantern Festival ah!
The Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in our country. Once the Lantern Festival is over, the Spring Festival is over, so this day is very ceremonious and lively. The main activities of people on this day are dragon dancing, lion dancing, setting off firecrackers and the more important is watching fireworks.
At more than 7 o clock in the evening, I was in a hurry to call my aunt took me to the Lantern Festival to see fireworks, on the road I saw a lot of people like me want to see fireworks, we all old and small family, seemed very happy.
To the yuanxiao field people mountain people sea, drums and gongs, but lively.
Only heard a few dull voice, a fireworks with red Mars fled on the sky, a few crisp sound, the night sky blooming out of a few beautiful flowers. Their shapes and colors are not the same, there are colorful stars, golden dandelion, purple morning glory, silver lily...... Colorful. How beautiful!
In the crisp sound of fireworks, people slightly raised a happy smile on the face!
After eating yuanxiao, we came to the top of the building, the big and round moon high in the sky and we watch fireworks, here is a good place to watch fireworks.
"Bang" a blunt sound, a big chrysanthemum in the air suddenly open, blooming from the core of countless colorful petals, suddenly the beautiful night sky decorated more colorful. Then a blossoming of different colors of fireworks in the sky race to open first, competing for beauty, some like a machine gun to the sky, some like swimming in the sky starfish, some like coconut trees, and like fireflies flying aimlessly in the sky...... Again heard "bang" sound, a large fireworks burst, jumped out of countless small dots, then countless small dots into countless small mushrooms, they like a small paratrooper falling down from the air. At this time, a huge willow tree from the sky, like gold waterfall flowing down, is really "flying down three thousand feet, suspected to be the Milky Way nine days." We are intoxicated in this colorful world. Dad suddenly said: "today, even if the year is over, from tomorrow you will start school." Just then, a meteor across the sky, I quickly made a wish.
Today, I am so happy!
Today is the Lantern Festival, in order to go to see the Lantern Festival early, I eat faster. To the north of the city park a look, here is really a sea of people, has become a sea of joy.
I wanted to see the dragon dance, but there were too many people to squeeze in, so we had to go to the amusement park first. Playing for a while, my mother suddenly saw a big light, I was attracted by it, also ran past. Its so big, taller than Dad! Below is a small boat, above is a big bull, meaning we in this year of the ox smooth sailing.
The air was hung with all kinds of lights. There are lotus lamp, fish lamp, Jade Rabbit lamp, octagonal palace lamp...... They line up in a row, like a river of lights, the whole park are shining glittering and translucent bright.
Looked up, a big and round moon hanging in the sky, there are countless lanterns rising slowly. The Kongming Lantern was invented by Zhuge Kongming in the Three Kingdoms Period, also called wishing lamp, which brings good luck and happiness to people.
This is really: bright light beautiful people happy, happy night Lion Dance Longfei.
Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival,the first month of the Lunar New Year celebration of the fifteenth day.Lantern Festival is one of the largest festivals.A few days before the arrival of the Lantern Festival,people begin to make lanterns,animals,vegetables,fruits,all kinds of all,there are riddles.
The eve of the Lantern Festival,all the lanterns are hung.Lantern Festival,one look at the lanterns and riddles,wonderful folk performances,Dragon Dance and Younger.
元宵节是中国的一个传统节日，在农历的新年第一个月的第十五天庆祝。元宵节是中国最大的节日之一。在元宵节到来的前几天，人们就开始做灯笼，动物，蔬菜，水果，各式各样的都有，还有谜语。
在元宵节前夜，所有的灯笼都挂起来。元宵节这天，人们看灯笼和猜谜语，精彩的民间表演龙舞和秧歌。
There was a sea of people, and the lanterns were gathered together like a meeting. It's hilarious. The lantern dazzled me. The lamp has big, small, color is different, the shape is strange. The most interesting thing is the golden pig lamp. Let me introduce you!
The golden pig lamp was made of several pieces of wire, and the body was made of a few golden sponges. A few smiles on her face. Really cute! It looks like running. The pig tail of the golden pig had a note on it, which said: happy Lantern Festival.
After watching the eye-catching golden pig lamp, go to the green light!
Two hands came out from below, beside the woods and meadows. There is also an o line "stream", "brook" water is really "clear see low" ah. You can think of it as a mirror! There are two bamboo rafts in the "stream" of the word "stream". I think they must be looking at the scenery! How is it? It's beautiful!
西安一品家
Lantern Festival, one of China's traditional festivals, as early as the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, existed, and Lantern Festival lanterns began in the Eastern Han Emperor Ming period, the Emperor Ming to promote Buddhism, I heard that the Buddhist concept of the first month on the 15th Buddhist monk relic, to light lamps Jingfo practice, we ordered that day night at the Imperial Palace and the temple lamps Jingfo, so that ordinary people are hanging lights Nobles. After this Buddhist ritual evolved folk festival grand festival.元宵节是中国的传统节日之一，早在2000多年前在西汉就存在了，元宵赏灯始于东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月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。Lunar New Year Lantern Festival, also known as the "Lantern Festival" is a Chinese folk traditional festivals. The first month is a lunar January, the ancients called "Xiao," and on the 15th is the first year of a full moon night, so that fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival. Also known as a small first month, Lantern Festival or the Lantern Festival, the first after the Spring Festival, an important festival. China's vast territory, has a long history, so the custom on the Lantern Festival are not the same all over the country in which to eat the Lantern Festival, Flower lamp, dragon dance lion and others are several important folk custom of the Lantern Festival.农历正月十五元宵节，又称为“上元节”，是中国民俗传统节日。正月是农历的元月，古人称其为“宵”，而十五日又是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以称正月十五为元宵节。又称为小正月、元夕或灯节，是春节之后的第一个重要节日。中国幅员辽阔，历史悠久，所以关于元宵节的习俗在全国各地也不尽相同，其中吃元宵、赏花灯、舞龙、舞狮子等是元宵节几项重要民间习俗。
夏萱萱大人
传说在很久很久以前，凶禽猛兽很多，四处伤害人和牲畜，人们就组织起来打它们，有一只神鸟因为迷路而降落人间，却意外的被不知情的猎人给射死了。
Legend a long, long time ago, fierce poultry beast of prey many, hurt people and livestock everywhere, people organize play them, because there is a god birds lost that landed in the world and surprisingly was not informed of the hunter shot to death.
天帝知道后十分震怒，立即传旨，下令让天兵于正月十五日到人间放火，把人间的人畜财产通通烧死。
After day emperor know is very angry, regards immediately, ordered day soldier in the fifteenth day set fire to the world, the world of human and property all burned to death.
天帝的女儿心地善良，不忍心看百姓无辜受难，就冒着生命的危险，偷偷驾着祥云来到人间，把这个消息告诉了人们。 Day emperor's daughter kind-hearted, and can't bear to watch people innocent suffering, they risk their lives, secretly in xiangyun came to earth, told the news to the people.
众人听说了这个消息，就如头上响了一个焦雷，吓得不知如何是好。
They heard the news, just as head rang a JiaoLei, frighten didn't know how to do.
过了好久，才有个老人家想出个法子，他说：“在正月十四、十五、十六日这三天，每户人家都在家里张灯结彩、点响爆竹、燃放烟火。这样一来，天帝就会以为人们都被烧死了。”
After a long time, just have a old man come up with a way, he said: "in the 14-15, 16, the three days, every household in the home decorations, some ring firecracker, a display of fireworks. So that way, day emperor will think people are killed."
大家听了都点头称是，便分头准备去了。
You have all heard all nodded, then separate ready to go.
到了正月十五这天晚上，天帝往下一看，发觉人间一片红光，响声震天，连续三个夜晚都是如此，以为是大火燃烧的火焰，心中大快。
In the 15 on this night, day emperor looked down into a world that red light, were sound, for three consecutive nights is so, thought is the burning flame, heart big fast.
人们就这样保住了自己的生命及财产。
People so keep his life and property.
为了纪念这次成功，从此每到正月十五，家家户户都悬挂灯笼，放烟火来纪念这个日子。
In order to commemorate this success, from now on each in the 15, every household hanging lanterns, fireworks to mark the occasion.
海派小小甜心
11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。 感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。十七世纪初，英王詹姆士一世(King James I of England)独尊英国国教(Church of England)。一批自称为清教徒( Puritan)一百零二人、水手三十人，在严重的宗教冲突压力下，为了躲避宗教迫害，由一群探险商资助，于主后一六二零年九月六日，搭乘“五月花号”(May flower)货船横渡北大西洋。在惊涛骇浪中颠簸折腾了六十六天后，这一百三十二人终于在酷寒的十一月里，来到一个遥远陌生的新世界——鳕鱼角(Cape Cod)。 五月花号的船员由鳕鱼角上岸后找不到水源，船只继而转向美国东北部的马萨诸塞州(Massachusetts)的普立茅斯(Plymouth)登陆。当年，清教徒移民者踩着同一块石头下船登上美洲大陆，展开新的生命旅程。那块踏脚石（Landing Stone）现在被妥善地保存下来。麻州政府在原址盖了一栋纪念亭保存它，以此告诉后代子孙们，先人们的努力就是从这块石头起始的。 秋冬交际的麻州，晨昏凉风习习，日夜温差巨大。眼见枫叶树梢已开始转红，却还来不及建造栖身之所；又因食物匮乏、食不果腹，严寒冻馁下，半数以上的人皆死于饥饿和传染病。 离乡背井中，幸活的新移民( Pilgrim)凭借着信仰与勇气，艰辛地熬过了第一个冬天。 当春季来临，他们披荆斩棘、种植作物、饲养家禽家畜，胼手胝足的建立新家园。这些可怜的移民者，内心担忧着印地安原住民可能会来攻击他们，外患环境的变易以及求生技能的缺乏，异地他乡里隔外显得无助与窘困。 然而，这一切都让树林间窥探许久的印第安人看在眼底。 出人意外的事终于发生了。 一六二一年三月十六日，Squanto和Samoset同情之心油然而生，他们毅然伸出援助之手，一句真诚的「欢迎」开始了一段不同种族间感人肺腑的友谊。 当地的印地安人不但诚朴热情地接纳他们，还帮助他们在这块陌生的土地上生存安顿下来。Wamapanoag族的印地安人一直提供协助，使他们战胜险恶的环境。Squanto也教导他们如何造房、耕种、捕鱼、狩猎……将几千年来印第安人在这片土地上累积的生活经验，与这群新移民者一同分享。 这年的秋天，新移民的生活状况不仅有了明显的改善，丰盛的秋收足以供应一季的寒冬，艰辛的流离与苦难的遭遇，终于在上帝赐予的这片新地土上，得到了美好的果实与报偿。 欢喜丰收之余，为了表达心中对上帝的看顾与赏赐，并且也为了回报印第安友人的协助与关怀，诚如中国古语：「受人滴水之恩，当涌泉相报。」智慧英勇的新移民领袖Captain Miles Standish特邀Squanto, Samoset, Massasoit及其家人，共同庆祝丰收的成果，举行了长达3天的感恩庆典，并请来Wamapanoag族的资深长老Massasoit担任嘉宾。 在这3天中，新英格兰的居民怀着愉悦感恩的心情，享用着亲手栽培、饲养的肉类、蔬果与谷物。Massasoit也在节日的第一天以五头鹿为礼相赠，表达Wamapanoag族人对居民邀请的谢意。 宴期间，还签订了友好和平协议，协助新移民在Plymouth建设新市镇。 这就是日后所称的第一个感恩节，而当时的一些食物，如烤火鸡、南瓜派、玉米面包……等食品，也逐渐成为这节日的传统菜肴。 十九世纪，感恩节已在新英格兰区成为一项重要的风俗。 一八六三年林肯总统(President Abraham Lincoln) 正式宣布，将每年十一月最后一个礼拜四订为感恩节。 一九四一年国会法案将日期更改为十一月的第四个礼拜四，感恩节才正式成为全国性的节日。
轻舞迷影
农历正月十五元宵节，又称为“上元节”，春灯节，是中国民俗传统节日。The fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, also known as "or shang yuan festival", spring the Lantern Festival, is China folk traditional festivals. 正月是农历的元月，古人称其为“宵”，而十五日又是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以称正月十五为元宵节。The lunar month is the January, the ancients called it "the night", and 15, is the year on the night of the first round, so says the 15 for the Lantern Festival. 又称为小正月、元夕或灯节，是春节之后的第一个重要节日。Also known as little of the Pennsylvania, yuan is the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival or after the first important festivals. 中国幅员辽阔，历史悠久，所以关于元宵节的习俗在全国各地也不尽相同，其中吃元宵、赏花灯、舞龙、舞狮子等是元宵节几项重要民间习俗。China is a large country with a long history, and so on, the custom of the Lantern Festival in all parts of the country is endless also and same, including yuanxiao, appreciate the lion dance, dragon dance, flower lantern etc is Lantern Festival several important folk customs.
vincent'sir
元宵节的由来英文介绍：
Lantem Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar month.
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 first 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 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.
译文：
元宵节正月十五吃元宵的的习俗由来已久,元宵也叫汤圆”、“圆子”。据说元宵象征团圆,吃元宵意味新的一年合家幸福、万事如意。
元宵节闹花灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”;正月十五日为上元节,七月十五日为中元节,十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官,天官喜乐,故上元节要燃灯。元宵节的节期与节俗活动,是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。
就节期长短而言,到唐代已为三天,宋代则长达五天,明代更是自初八点灯,一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯,整整十天。与春节相接,白昼为市,热闹非凡,夜间燃灯,蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火,更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代,又增加了舞龙、舞狮跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等百戏内容,只是节期缩短为四到五天。
JojoYang1231
The formation of the custom of the Lantern Festival has a long process.
（元宵节习俗的形成有一个较长的过程。）
According to general information and folklore, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month had been valued in the western han dynasty.
（据一般的资料与民俗传说，正月十五在西汉已经受到重视。）
In the first lunar month of emperor wudi of the han dynasty, the sacrifice to taiyi was held at the ganquan palace.
（汉武帝正月上辛夜在甘泉宫祭祀“太一”的活动。）
It is regarded by later generations as the prelude to sacrifice to the god of heaven on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
（被后人视作正月十五祭祀天神的先声。）
However, the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lantern Festival as a folk festival is really after the han and wei dynasties.
（不过，正月十五元宵节真正作为民俗节日是在汉魏之后。）
