500字元宵节英语作文范文.doc

? ? 500字元宵节英语作文范文? the?Lantern?Festival），春灯节，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。?The?Lantern?Festival?falls?on?the?15th?day?of?the?1st?lunar?month,?usually?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),?佛教Buddhism?flourished?in?China.?One?emperor?heard?that?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?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?hold?self-made?or?bought?lanterns?to?stroll?with?on?the?streets,?extremely?excited.?Guessing?lantern?riddlesis?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?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?eat?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,?