元宵节的来历英文翻译

元宵节的来历英文翻译

Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first

lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year,

symbolizing unity and perfection. Lantern Festival is an

important part of Spring Festival , and marks the official

end of the long holiday.

元宵节是农历正月的第十五天，这 是新年的第一次满月，象征着

和睦和团圆。元宵节是春节的一个重要组成部分，也象征着 春节长假

的正式结束。

There are many legends concerning the origins of Lantern

Festival.

关于元宵节的来历有很多传说。

According to one legend, once in ancient times, a

celestial swan came into the mortal world where it was shot

down by a hunter. The Jade Emperor, the highest god in Heaven,

vowed to avenge the swan. He started making plans to send a

troop of celestial soldiers and generals to Earth on the

fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with orders to

incinerate all humans and animals. But the other celestial

beings disagreed with this course of action, and risked their

lives to warn the people of Earth. As a result, before and

after the fifteenth day of the first month, every family hung

red lanterns outside their doors and set off firecrackers and

fireworks, giving the impression that their homes were

already burning. By successfully tricking the Jade Emperor in

this way, humanity was saved from extermination.