元宵節的來歷以及英語翻譯
元宵節的來歷英語翻譯
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 day's important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddha's 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.
每年農曆的正月十五日，春節剛過，迎來的就是中國的傳統節日--元宵節。元宵主要的活動就是看燈。東漢明帝時期，明帝提倡佛教，聽說佛教有正月十五日僧人觀佛舍利，點燈敬佛的做法，就命令這一天夜晚在皇宮和寺廟裡點燈敬佛，令士族庶民都掛燈。以後這種佛教禮儀節日逐漸形成民間盛大的節日。該節經歷了由宮廷到民間，由中原到全國的發展過程。
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 riddles"is 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 people's 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.
直到今天，元宵點燈的習俗仍然在中國的各地流傳的，各式各樣美麗的花燈在這一天都會點亮，孩子們提著自製的燈籠走街串巷，非常高興。猜燈謎也是元宵節的一項重要活動，花燈的主人會將謎面寫在燈籠上，掛在門口，如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的禮物。這項活動最早起源於宋朝，因為謎語能啟迪智慧又饒有興趣，所以流傳過程中深受社會各階層的歡迎。
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, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What』s more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan」, meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.
元宵節習俗
1、元宵節舞獅子：舞獅，又稱「獅子舞」、「獅燈」、「舞獅子」，多在年節和喜慶活動中表演。獅子在中國人心目中為瑞獸，象徵著吉祥如意，從而在舞獅活動中寄托著民眾消災除害、祈求生活越來越好的願望。
2、元宵節吃「元宵」：正月十五吃元宵，是在中國由來己久的習俗，元宵即「湯圓」，它的做法成份風味各異，但是吃元宵代表的意義卻相同。代表著團團圓圓和和美美，日子越過越紅火，生活越來越富裕。
3、元宵節猜燈謎：每逢元宵節，各個地方都打出燈謎，希望今年能喜氣洋洋的，平平安安的。因為謎語能啟迪智慧又饒有興趣，所以流傳過程中深受社會各階層的歡迎，猜燈謎也是非常考驗智商的一道遊戲。
4、元宵節「送花燈」：「送花燈」簡稱為「送燈」，其實質意義就是送孩兒燈。即在元宵節前，娘家送花燈給新嫁女兒家，或一般親友送給新婚不育之家，以求添丁吉兆，因為「燈」與「丁」諧音。
5、元宵節祭門、祭戶：古代有「七祭」，這是其中的兩種。祭祀的方法是，把楊樹枝插在門戶上方，在盛有豆粥的碗裡插上一雙筷子，或者直接將酒肉放在門前。
6、迎紫姑：紫姑也叫戚姑，北方多稱廁姑、坑三姑。古代民間習俗正月十五要迎廁神紫姑而祭，占卜蠶桑，並占眾事。
元宵節簡介
農曆正月十五元宵節，又稱為「上元節」(Lantern Festival)、上元佳節、小正月、元夕或燈節，是春節之後的第一個重要節日。元宵節始於2000多年前的秦朝。漢文帝時下令將正月十五定為元宵節。