关于元宵节英文介绍

关于元宵节英文介绍

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.

< br>每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日

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元宵节。元宵主要的活动就是看灯。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，就命令这个

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。

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.

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