你知道元宵節(jié)的起源嗎？
今天是一年一度的元宵節(jié)，外教分享元宵節(jié)的來歷，元宵節(jié)是在陰歷的元月15號，通常在陽歷的二月或者三月。早在西漢時期（公元前206年-公元25年）元宵節(jié)就已經(jīng)成為具有重要意義的節(jié)日。
Today is the annual Lantern Festival. Foreign teachers share the origin of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is in the lunar calendar No. 15, usually in February or March in the solar calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 25 AD), the Lantern Festival has become an important festival.
這一天重要的活動就是看燈啦。早在公元前206年至公元220年的漢代，佛教就在中國盛行。有一位帝王聽說僧侶可以看到舍利，也就是佛被火化后留存在體內(nèi)的東西，在陰歷的正月十五這一天點燈敬拜佛祖，于是這位帝王就命令這一天在他的宮殿和廟宇里點燈以表現(xiàn)他對佛祖的尊敬。此后，這項佛教儀式發(fā)展成為普通民眾的盛大節(jié)日，它的影響力從中原地區(qū)一直蔓延到整個中國。
The important event of the day is to watch the lights. As early as the Han Dynasty from 206 B.C. to 220 AD, Buddhism prevailed in China. One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, also is the Buddha remains from the cremation of the body of things, in the day of the 1st lunar month fifteen light lanterns to worship Buddha, so the emperor on the order of the day in the palaceand temples to show his respect to buddha. Since then, the Buddhist ceremony has developed into a grand festival for the common people, and its influence has spread from the Central Plains to the whole of China.
直到今天，全國上下每年都會過元宵節(jié)。不同形狀和大小的燈籠會懸掛在街上，吸引無數(shù)的游人。孩子們會拿著自制的或買來的燈籠在街上閑逛，十分開心。
To this day, the Lantern Festival is passed all over the country every year. Lanterns of different shapes and sizes will hang on the streets and attract countless visitors. Children are happy to hang around in the streets with homemade or bought lanterns.
“猜燈謎”是節(jié)日的核心部分。在元宵節(jié)的白天里，會有很多表演節(jié)目，例如，舞龍燈、舞獅、采蓮船、扭秧歌、踩高蹺和打鼓。到了晚上，除了華麗的燈籠，煙火也是另一道美麗的風(fēng)景。很多家庭從春節(jié)開始就在放煙火，并且延續(xù)到了元宵節(jié)。
"Core guess lantern riddles" is part of the holiday. In the daytime of the festival, there will be many performances, such as dragon dance, lion dance, yangko dance, stilt, land boat and drums. In the evening, in addition to the magnificent lanterns, fireworks are another beautiful scenery. Many families put up fireworks from the Spring Festival and continue to the Lantern Festival.
人們在元宵節(jié)的時候會吃元宵，因此這個節(jié)日也就叫做元宵節(jié)。“元宵”還有另外一個名字—湯圓，用糯米粉做皮，玫瑰花瓣、芝麻、豆醬、棗泥、胡桃肉、干果、糖和食用油做餡，做成的小面球團。湯圓可以煮、炸或者蒸來吃。吃起來甜甜的，很美味。而且，湯圓在中國和“團圓”這個詞的發(fā)音相似，代表著團團圓圓。因此人們吃湯圓會象征著家庭的團圓、和諧和快樂。
People eat Lantern Festival in the Lantern Festival, so this festival is also called the Lantern Festival. It is also a name - Glutinous Rice Balls, made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling, made of small pellets. The soup can be boiled, fried, or steamed to eat. It's sweet and delicious. Moreover, the pronunciation of the Tang Yuan is similar to the word "Reunion" in China, representing a round and round circle. So people eat Tangyuan, which symbolizes family reunion, harmony and happiness.
