2015元宵節英語作文：元宵節的習俗

中國的傳統佳節——元宵節就要到了。正月是農曆的元月，古人稱夜為“宵”，所以稱正月十五為元宵節。正月十五日是一年中第一個月圓之夜，也是一元復始，大地回春的夜晚，人們對此加以慶祝，也是慶賀新春的延續。元宵節又稱為“上元節”。按中國民間的傳統，在這天上皓月高懸的夜晚，人們要點起彩燈萬盞，以示慶賀。出門賞月、燃燈放焰、喜猜燈謎、共吃元宵，閤家團聚、同慶佳節，其樂融融。

Eating Yuanxiao--吃元宵

Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert.

元宵是元宵節的特色食品。據說，元宵是因漢武帝時期的一位名叫元宵的宮女而得名。元宵是一種帶餡兒的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的餡料製成。元宵節就是因此食品得名。元宵的烹製方法非常簡單，將元宵倒入裝滿沸水的鍋中煮幾分鐘就可以了。

Guessing lantern riddles--猜燈謎

"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.

猜燈謎也是元宵節活動的一個基本組成部分。燈籠的所有者將謎語寫在一張紙條上，然後將紙條展示在燈籠上。如果賞燈者猜出謎語，就將紙條取出，然後找燈籠所有者確認答案。打對的話，他們就可以領取一份小禮品。這個活動起源於宋朝(960——1279)。猜燈謎活動極富情趣和智慧，因此在全社會廣受歡迎。

Watch fireworks--看煙火

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.

元宵節的.白天會有舞龍舞獅、劃旱船、扭秧歌、踩高蹺。而在晚上，除了各種大型燈會，燦爛的焰火也是一幅美麗的畫卷。很多家庭在春節時會留下一部分煙花等著元宵節放。有的地方政府甚至會組織焰火晚會。當新年的第一輪圓月升上夜空時，人們都會因燃放的煙火和空中的明月而興奮。

　下面就向大家介紹一些元宵節常用詞語的英文說法。

the Lantern Festival 元宵節

rice glue ball 元宵

glutinous rice 糯米

lions/dragons dancing 舞龍/舞獅

guess lantern riddles 猜燈謎

play couplets game 對對聯

enjoy beautiful lanterns 賞花燈

snuff 燈花

exhibit of lanterns 燈會

dragon lantern dancing 耍龍燈

walking on stilts 踩高蹺

land boat dancing 劃旱船

yangko/yangge dance 扭秧歌

beating drums while dancing 打太平鼓

drum dance 腰鼓舞

fireworks party 焰火大會

traditional opera 戲曲

variety show/vaudeville 雜耍

Lantern Festival's temple fair 元宵廟會

colored lanterns' temple fair 彩燈廟會