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元宵节的英语故事
【篇一:正月十五元宵节的英语文章】
正月十五元宵节的英语文章
the festival of lanterns takes place
at the end of the chinese
new year
celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first
moon.
lanterns have been part of
chinese life for centuries so its not
surprising to see a festival of
lanterns.
people usually
hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the
houses, and on the boats. these
lanterns are signposts to
guide guests
and spirits of ancestors to the lunar celebration.
after a sumptuous
fifteen-day feast, these lanterns
light the way for the spirits
back to
the world beyond.
silk,
paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size
and are
usually multi-colored. some are
in the shapes of butterflies,
birds,
flowers, and boats. other are shaped like dragon,
fruit
and animal symbols of that year.
the most popular type of
lantern is the
horse-racing one, in which figures or animals
rotate around the vertical axis of the
lantern.
the special food
for the lantern festival is yuen sin or
tong
yuen. these are round
dumplings made with sticky rice flour.
they can be filled and served as a
sweet snack or made plain
and cooked in
a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp.
the round shape of the dumpling is a
symbol of wholeness,
completeness and
unity.
【篇二:元宵节的英语作文】
元宵节的英语作文
the lantern festival, which occurs on
the 15-th day of the first
month of the
chinese year, marks the end of the new years
holidays. lanterns are
everywhere.
a most
interesting tradition is the posting of riddles
called
lantern riddles. riddles are
written on pieces of paper and
posted
on lanterns or wall.
any
one solving the riddle is awarded a prize. and the
food for
lantern festival is tang yuan,
i have made some tang yuan in a
ginger
soup, my wife got a serious cold, so i cooked a
pot of
ginger soup for her. i look
forward to the next spring festival
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