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1、元宵节的由来介绍中英文对照1anternFestiva1元宵节的由来英文介绍1anternFestiva1The15thdayofthe1st1unarmonthThe15thdayofthe1st1unarmonthistheChinese1anternFestiva1becausethefirst1unarmonthisca11edyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeop1eca11ednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafu11moon.Sothedayisa1soca11edYuanXiaoFestiva1inC

2、hina.AordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfu11moonhanginginthesky,thereshou1dbethousandsofco1orfu11anternshungoutforpeop1etoappreciate.Atthistime,peop1ewi11trytoso1vethepuzz1esonthe1anternsandeatyuanxiao(g1utinousriceba11)andgeta11theirfami1iesunitedinthejoyfu1

3、atmosphere.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”。据说元宵象征合家团圆，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，汉代才一天，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

4、。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。HistoryUnti1theSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury,EmperorYangdiinvitedenvoysfromothercountriestoChinatoseetheco1orfu11ighted1anternsandenjoythega1a（节日的，庆祝的）performances.BythebeginningoftheTangDynastyintheseventhcentury,the1anterndisp1ayswou1d1astthreedays.Theem

5、perora1so1iftedthecurfew（宵禁令）,a11owingthepeop1etoenjoythefestive1anternsdayandnight.Itisnotdifficu1ttofindChinesepoemswhichdescribethishappyscene.IntheSongDynasty,thefestiva1wasce1ebratedforfivedaysandtheactivitiesbegantospreadtomanyofthebigcitiesinChina.Co1orfu1g1assandevenjadewereusedtomake1antern

6、s,withfiguresfromfo1kta1espaintedonthe1anterns.However,the1argest1anternFestiva1ce1ebrationtookp1aceintheear1ypartofthe15thcentury.Thefestivitiescontinuedfortendays.EmperorChengzuhadthedowntownareasetasideasacenterfordisp1ayingthe1anterns.Eventoday,thereisap1aceinBeijingca11edDengshikou.InChinese,De

7、ngmeans1anternandShiismarket.Theareabecameamarketwhere1anternswereso1dduringtheday.Intheevening,the1oca1peop1ewou1dgotheretoseethebeautifu11ighted1anternsondisp1ay.Today,thedisp1ayingof1anternsissti11abigeventonthe15thdayofthefirst1unarmonththroughoutChina.Peop1eenjoythebright1y1itnight.ChengduinSou

8、thwestChina*SSichuanProvince,forexamp1e,ho1dsa1anternfaireachyearintheCu1tura1Park.Duringthe1anternFestiva1,theparkis1itera11yanoceanof1anterns!Manynewdesignsattractcount1essvisitors.Themosteyecatching1anternistheDragonPo1e.Thisisa1anternintheshapeofago1dendragon,spira1ingupa27-meter-highpo1e,spewin

9、gfireworksfromitsmouth.Itisquiteanimpressivesight!元宵节是中国的传统节日，早在2000多年前的西汉就有了，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。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。在汉文帝时，已下令将正月十五定为元宵节。汉武帝时，“太一神”的祭祀活动定在正月十五。（太一：主宰宇宙一切之神）。司马迁创建“太初历”时，就已将元宵节确定为重大节日。另有一说是元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三

10、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，汉代才一天，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。OriginTherearemanydifferentbe1iefsabouttheori

11、ginofthe1anternFestiva1.Butonethingforsureisthatithadsomethingtodowithre1igiousworship.One1egendte11susthatitwasatimetoworshipTaiyi,theGodofHeaveninancienttimes.Thebe1iefwasthattheGodofHeavencontro11edthedestinyofthehumanwor1d.Hehadsixteendragonsathisbeckandca11andhedecidedwhentoinf1ictdrought,storm

12、s,famineorpesti1ence（瘟疫）uponhumanbeings.BeginningwithQinshihuang,thefirstemperortounitethecountry,a11subsequentemperorsorderedsp1endidceremonieseachyear.Theemperorwou1daskTaiyitobringfavorab1eweatherandgoodhea1thtohimandhispeop1e.EmperorWudioftheHanDynastydirectedspecia1attentiontothisevent.In104BC,

13、heproc1aimeditoneofthemostimportantce1ebrationsandtheceremonywou1d1astthroughoutthenight.Another1egendassociatesthe1anternFestiva1withTaoism.TianguanistheTaoistgodresponsib1eforgoodfortune.Hisbirthdayfa11sonthe15thdayofthefirst1unarmonth.ItissaidthatTianguan1ikesa11typesofentertainment.Sofo11owerspr

14、eparevariouskindsofactivitiesduringwhichtheyprayforgoodfortune.Thethirdstoryabouttheoriginofthefestiva1is1ikethis.BuddhismfirstenteredChinaduringthereignofEmperorMingdioftheEasternHanDynasty.Thatwasinthefirstcentury.However,itdidnotexertanygreatinf1uenceamongtheChinesepeop1e,oneday,EmperorMingdihada

15、dreamaboutago1dmaninhispa1ace.Attheverymomentwhenhewasabouttoaskthemysteriousfigurewhohewas,thego1dmansudden1yrosetotheskyanddisappearedinthewest.Thenextday,EmperorMingdisentascho1artoIndiaonapi1grimage（朝圣）to1ocateBuddhistscriptures.Afterjourneyingthousandsofmi1es,thescho1arfina11yreturnedwiththescr

16、iptures.EmperorMingdiorderedthatatemp1ebebui1ttohouseastatueofBuddhaandserveasarepositoryforthescriptures.Fo11owersbe1ievethatthepowerofBuddhacandispe1darkness.SoEmperorMingdiorderedhissubjectstodisp1ay1ighted1anternsduringwhatwastobeethe1anternFestiva1.关于元宵节的来历，民间还有几种有趣的传说:关于灯的传说传说在很久以前，凶禽猛兽很多，四处伤害人和牲畜，人们就组织起来去打它们，有一只神鸟困为迷路而降落人间，却意外的被不知情的猎人给射死了。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。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