元宵节介绍(英文版)

元宵节介绍（英文版）

The Lantern Festival (

元宵节

) is the last day of the

Chinese New Year celebration. This day is for the last moment

for setting off fireworks, the last excuse for eating a big

feast and the last chance for family getting together before

the “年” celebrations

are over. (Latern Festival is also a

traditional time of celebration for foreigners who live in

China).

The Lantern Festival, the 15th of the first month of the

lunar calendar, is the first full moon of the year.

Celebrations and traditions on this day date back to the

Western Han Dynasty.

Traditions for this festival

：

as the name indicates,

hanging and looking at lanterns is the main tradition.

Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are displayed on trees,

or along river banks.

Parents often take their children to Lantern Fairs and

sometimes lucky kids even get a mini toy lantern.

Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. These are

riddles that are hung on lanterns for people to shoot down

and solve. The riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes

humorous. The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character,

a famous person's name, a place name or a proverb. This

tradition has become a popular game with serious staying

power even as social development changes other traditions.

Other than that, the most important thing to do today is

to eat sweet dumplings. In northern China, sweet dumplings