There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival. But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings. Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperor's daughter heard of this plan, and warned the villagers of her fathers plan to destroy their village. The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village. From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperor's palace and her name was Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldn't have the chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, On the 13th lunar day, the God of Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her mercy. On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people asked for her help, she said, I'm the messenger of the God of Fire and came to check on the city and I'm going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You should go to ask your emperor to find a way out. After she left, people went to the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads The capital city is in trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on the 15th. The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr. Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, I heard that the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident. The emperor happily followed the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiao's parents went into the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love. Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyun), another popular activity at this festival is guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant harvest, prosperity and love.
The history of Lantern Festival
According to the Chinese tradition,at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out.
根据中国的传统,新年伊始,当空中出现一轮明亮的圆月时,成千的彩灯就会被悬挂出来。
During the Lantern Festival, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball)。
在元宵节期间,人们会试着猜灯谜,吃汤圆。
In the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century, Emperor Yangdi invited envoys from other countries to China to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala performances.
在六世纪的隋朝,当时的隋炀帝邀请他国的外交使节来中国欣赏彩灯,观看节目。
By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century, the lantern displays would last three days. The emperor also lifted the curfew, allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night.
在七世纪的唐初,彩灯的展示会一直延续3天。当时的帝王还颁布了宵禁令,允许人们昼夜地庆祝节日。
In the Song Dynasty, the festival was celebrated for five days and the activities began to spread to many of the big cities in China.
到了宋代,人们会用5天的时间来庆祝元宵节,该节日也开始蔓延到许多中国的大城市。
Today,3the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of the first lunar month throughout China.
今天,正月15挂花灯在整个华夏大地仍就是一项很隆重盛大的活动。
The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty. Sweet fillings are made of sugar,Walnuts,sesame,osmanthus flowers,rose petals,or jujube paste etc. A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling . The salty variety is filled with minced meat,vegetables etc.
汤圆的馅有甜,也有咸。甜馅可以由糖,胡桃,芝麻,桂花,玫瑰花瓣,或者枣泥做成。一个成分或者任意几种成分的组合都可以用来做汤圆的馅。咸馅则可以由碎肉末,蔬菜等做成。
Today is our Spring Festival together day, our relatives and friends get together to eat meal, we have got the adult children to money, very happy. Our dinner is very delicious, very big. After dinner, we watched a Spring Festival gala, very good, let us feel very interesting. Finally, we still see firework, we ourselves also put a fireworks, very beautiful, I like Spring Festival.
今天是春节,是我们团圆的日子,我们亲戚朋友相聚在一起吃年夜饭,我们小孩都拿到了大人给的压岁钱,非常的开心。我们的晚饭非常的美味,非常的丰盛。饭后,我们一家收看了春节联欢晚会,节目非常的棒,让我们感到非常的有趣。最后,我们还看烟花表演,我们自己也放了烟花,非常的漂亮,我喜欢春节。
元宵节英语作文_第1篇:
Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, embodying the wisdom of the Chinese people and the emotion, thousands of words also couldn't say for sure, I will say today I of the Lantern Festival.
We want to eat dumplings every year, and the moral of dumplings is a reunion, as long as the family together the feeling of happiness like in filling sweetness, let people never forget! As long as the family reunion is better than thousands of gifts, as long as the family can gather together a cup of the celebration, eliminates the loneliness of the New Year, this is more than the countless blessings must warm!
Suddenly, "..." The New Year's bell sounded, suddenly boiling city! Than the fireworks into the sky, such as silver arrows, such as meteor, more like a small ball of fire into the night, they through the night, fireworks together, then exploded, painted on the sky the bright flowers, light interweave together, for the night paint a beautiful picture. And then introduced into our ears, a deafening explosion that were eliminated, at this time in the coming year the New Year passed from fireworks explosions!
The Lantern Festival, blended in the festival of the Chinese emotions, let all people never forget!
元宵节是中国的传统节日,融入了中国人民的智慧与情感,千言万语也还说不清,我今天就来说说我过的元宵节。
我们每年都要吃汤圆,而汤圆的寓意是团团圆圆一家欢,只要一家人在一起那幸福的感觉就像汤圆里的馅一样甜甜蜜蜜,让人永生难忘!只要一家人能团圆胜过千千万万的礼品,只要一家人能在一起聚杯共庆,消除了新年的寂寞,这比无数个祝福都要温暖!
忽然,“……”新年的钟声响起了,刹那间城市沸腾了!万支烟花直冲云霄,如银箭,如流星,更如一个个小火球冲向黑夜,它们划破黑夜,接着烟花交在一起,爆炸了,在天空中画出了一个个鲜艳的花朵,亮光交织在一起,为黑夜描绘出美丽的图画。然后震耳欲聋的爆炸声传入了我们的耳中,让来年的不顺在此时此刻消除,新年的到来从烟花的爆炸声中传递!
元宵节,融入了中华的情感的节日,让所有的人都永生难忘!
元宵节英语作文_第2篇:
The fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival, festival festival for family reunion. People set off firecrackers in the Lantern Festival, eat yuanxiao, really happy!
Put fireworks at XingDong park at seven o 'clock in the evening. Our family six point three eat meal, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother and I went to see fireworks, on the road, people, flowing, in the city and countryside, drive, ride a tricycle and so on, we said a chat. By XingDong park you will see the front of the park, come here to watch the fireworks and light from all directions, including the old man on a walking stick, there were children making baby ah can't talk, very busy. Instantaneous salute flowers, flowers bloom, when the time came the beautiful fireworks have different attitude, change multiterminal, have a plenty of semicircle, have a plenty of, still have a plenty of circular arc shape, and said not to come out of some shapes; Sometimes like a small lantern, some like waterfall, sometimes like a sunflower, and like a weeping willow, as is the most lovely that groups of bees hard honey in BaiHuaCong, gorgeous! Is very colorful, I, very beautiful! True can use a poem to describe: "like night of spring breeze comes suddenly, thousands of trees Wan Shuli (gift) flower".
Let us always remember the bright beautiful moment - the Lantern Festival.
正月十五元宵节,是中国的传统节日,合家团圆喜庆的节日。人们在元宵节里放鞭炮、吃元宵,真开心啊!
晚上七点在邢侗公园放礼花。我们全家六点三十分吃饱了饭,爸爸、妈妈、爷爷、奶奶和我去看礼花,在路上,人来人往,川流不息,有城里的、有农村里来的,有开车的,有骑三轮车的等等,我们一家边说边聊。到了邢侗公园你会看到公园门前,是从四面八方赶来观看礼花和灯会的,其中有拄着拐棍的老人,还有咿咿呀呀不会说话的孩子,热闹极了。时间到了,瞬间礼炮齐鸣,百花绽放,美丽的礼花姿态不一,变化多端,有的是半圆形、有的是扇面形、还有的是圆形、还有说不出来的一些形状;有的像小灯笼、有的像瀑布,有的像向日葵,还有的像垂柳,最可爱的是像那一群群得小蜜蜂在百花丛中辛勤的采蜜,漂亮极了!真是五彩缤纷,火树银花,美丽极啦!真可以用一句诗来形容:“忽如一夜春风来,千树万树梨(礼)花开”。
让我们永远记住这灿烂美丽的时刻——元宵节。
Spring Festival
春节
The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people. In the past,people could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food. They could only eat these during the Spring festival. So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon. Now, although people‘s life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday. People still like the festival. Because most people can have a long holiday,and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family. In the evenings,we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TVprograms.
春节对中国人来说非常重要。在过去,人们往往没有肉,大米或其他美味的食物吃。他们通常只能在春节吃到这些。所以每年他们都希望春节可以快点来。现在,虽然人们的生活好多了,我们每天都可以吃美味的食物。人们仍然喜欢的春节。因为大多数人可以有一个很长的假期,我们可以自由地去旅行或拜访我们的朋友或与我们的家人聚会。晚上,我们可以在餐厅大吃一顿,或与家人留在家里看电视节目。
I like the Spring Festival very much. How wonderful the Spring Festival is!
我非常喜欢春节。春节是多么的美妙啊!
元宵节英语作文_第1篇:
The annual Lantern Festival finally arrived, on this day, every family hangs red lanterns and set off firecrackers before they can eat, of course, dinner is different also, want to eat yuanxiao.
About the continuing, "how could still not dinner." I said on the side. At this time, the father said to the floor devolved firecrackers, I will go and have a look. Dad hang off firecrackers on the branches, picked up the cigarette lighter. "Villager, firecrackers sound. "Dinner, dinner." Mother cried. I set up a bowl of yuanxiao, taste, a kind of let me delicious smell delicious. After eating yuanxiao, I came to the LiShan park to watch the fireworks, came to the scene, has yet to start, we waited a while again, fireworks are finally starting to put, because too far away, can't see clearly, I also crammed into the crowd, suddenly, a child said a word, to see. I looked up to, I saw there are a lot of stars twinkle in the sky, oh, no, the stars which have so many colors, this is the fireworks, about five to six seconds past, sings the fireworks down like a meteor. Wow, that's really too realistic. Look at the street, it is very lively, traffic.
Ten o 'clock, I also should go home, but look at the dazzling fireworks, or don't have the heart to go, again over the past five or six minutes, I must be off just unwilling LiShan park.
一年一度的元宵节终于到了,每到这一天家家户户门前都挂着红灯笼,而且吃饭之前还要放鞭炮,当然,晚饭也和以前不一样,要吃元宵。
大约五六点了,“怎没还不开饭呀。”在一旁的我说道。这时,爸爸说到楼下放鞭炮去,我便去看一看。爸爸把鞭炮挂到树枝上,拿起了打火机。“噼里啪啦”,鞭炮声响了起来。“开饭了,开饭了。”妈妈喊道。我端起了一碗元宵,品尝了一个,那种香喷喷的气味让我回味无穷。吃完元宵后,我便来到了厉山公园去看烟花,来到现场,还没有开始,我们又等了一会儿,烟花终于开始放了,因为离得太远了,看不清楚,我也挤进了人群之中,忽然,一位小孩子说了一个字,看。我仰起头来,只见天空中有很多一闪一闪的星星,噢,不对,星星哪有那么多颜色,这是烟花,大约五六秒过去了,颗颗流星般的烟花落了下来。哇,真是太逼真了。再看看大街上,真是好不热闹,车水马龙。
十点了,我也该回家了,但看着耀眼的烟花,还是不忍心走,又过去了五六分钟,我才依依不舍得离开了厉山公园。
元宵节英语作文_第2篇:
The fifteenth day of the first, is the Lantern Festival. The the flashing kongmin light in the sky. Beautiful fireworks, the joy of children on the ground, filled with smiling faces of the adults, let a person festive atmosphere of a festival...
Street people mountain people sea, waves sweet laughter came, I saw a dark sky, a flash of flap "stars", turned out to be that is people put kongmin light. From the ground, looked at it a little bit of rose in the sky, seem to want to hurry up arms into the sky. "I want to buy a kongmin light." I thought to myself, and for my mother's opinion, she agreed. So I went to buy a lamp.
The tiantai, I quickly put kongmin light. There is a saying: "write down their wishes on kongmin light, will be a dream come true." I hasten to write his pen, sweet, beautiful, to the elder brother, help me a candle on, just light is gone with the wind. Put before or large, but the sky is a little small.
Kongmin light flew away, with my wishes, gradually disappeared in the sky...
Lantern Festival was wonderful! The street, alley everyone chatting, really busy. Really want to under a Lantern Festival came to quickly, that it would be great!
正月十五,正是元宵佳节。天上那闪烁的孔明灯。美丽的烟花,地上那欢乐的儿童,满怀笑脸的大人们,都让人萌生一种节日的喜庆气氛……
大街上人山人海,传来一阵阵甜甜的笑声,我看到漆黑的天空,有着闪烁的会飘动的“星星”,原来是那是人们放的孔明灯。望着它,从地上一点点的升上天空,好像很想快点的投入到天空中的怀抱里。“真想买个孔明灯哟。”我心里想,并争取妈妈的意见,妈妈同意了。於是我去买了一盏。
到了天台,我急忙把孔明灯展开。有一个说法:“在孔明灯上写上自己的愿望,会美梦成真的。”我赶紧拿起笔甜甜美美的写上了自己的愿望,找来了哥哥,帮我点上蜡烛,刚刚点亮就飘上去了。放之前还是大的,可到了天空中却一点点变小了。
孔明灯飞走了,寄托着我的愿望,渐渐的消失在天空中……
元宵佳节可真好啊!大街上,小巷里大家聊着,可真是热热闹闹的。真想下一个元宵佳节快快来到,那该有多好啊!
什么是诚实?讲诚信是指真理,公平和正直的act.Considered一种美德,它是在每个国家和每个culture.So让人羡慕,有必要诚实所有的时间。
然而,还有人谁试图通过不正当的手段获取利益。
例如,有的学生抄袭别人所做的练习或考试作弊,以获得好成绩。同样的事情可以说,一个商人谁试图得到deceving客户丰富。这些人可能会成功一段时间,但迟早,他们会被抓住。
可如何使考试作弊可以预防吗?这些措施可能从个案而异case.But我认为,学生首先必须清楚对大学的学习气氛和学生个性的负面影响informes。然后,谁在作弊的行为引起学生可以criticizedpublicly,处罚,甚至从大学开除。
时间是很重要的每一个人。失去的时间永远不会回来。我们必须记住这一点在我们的日常生活,使我们这个时代最佳的利用。只有这样,才能在生活中取得成功。
怎样才能使我们充分利用时间?首先,我们最好制定一个计划。我们要安排我们的学习,工作和休息。我们可以知道我们下一步应该做的,这样我们可以节省尽可能多的时间,当我们学习或工作,我们应该把它我们的心。我们应该把钱花在it.After每一分钟时间的学习和工作期间,我们可以好好休息。
我认为我们都应该强调有效利用时间。
就像西方的圣诞节前夕到人,为中国,春节前夕,也是一个有意义的夜晚,幸福和未来新的一年充满期待。
随着灿烂的烟火照亮了天空,节日序曲starting.No不管多么漫长和多么艰难的是,中华民族艰难跋涉很长的路回家庭团聚在家中的前夕。这已持续多年,春节联欢晚会电视节目是剧目,全家享受着美味的食物和丰富的晚餐,并观看演出together.For中,每一个可怕的记忆和不愉快将在此停止晚上,和灿烂明年也将开始在这里。他们的愿望成为饼干和在空气中传播faraway.For代烟花五彩缤纷闪光光泽,春节前夕是considred作为未来,通过一年的精彩总结,晚上当大家新的开始能够打开他们的心灵。
随着经济的急剧增加,人们很少有时间陪家人。但在这前夕,它可能是一个回报,补偿,或对大家谁想要分享与他或她的家庭享受的机会。轻松的谈话和周围的笑话,在寒冷的冬夜,温暖的氛围的房间。
有专为几代人继承了很多传统的前夕。但是,现在越来越多的新进入这个前夕推出时装,甚至取代了旧的传统。越来越多的人也高兴了,而不是在家里做饭,晚饭后的餐厅。然而,无论它是什么,一个harmouious与和平的夜晚是大家最喜欢这里。
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