元宵节 （中国传统节日）

元宵节，中国的传统节日之一，又称上元节、小正月、元夕或灯节，时间为每年农历正月十五。

正月是农历的元月，古人称“夜”为“宵”，正月十五是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以称正月十五为“元宵节”。根据道教“三元”的说法，正月十五又称为“上元节”。元宵节习俗自古以来就以热烈喜庆的观灯习俗为主。

元宵节的形成有一个较长的过程，根源于民间开灯祈福古俗。据一般的资料与民俗传说，正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过正月十五元宵节真正作为全国民俗节日是在汉魏之后。

The Lantern Festival, one of the traditional festivals in China, is also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Little First Moon, the New Year's Eve or the Lantern Festival. The time is the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called "night" as "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist saying of "three yuan", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". The Lantern Festival custom has been based on the warm and festive lantern watching custom since ancient times.

The formation of the Lantern Festival has a long process, which is rooted in the ancient folk custom of turning on lights to pray for blessings. According to the general data and folk legends, the 15th day of the first month has been paid attention to in the Western Han Dynasty, but the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month really became a national folk festival after the Han and Wei Dynasties.

元宵快乐

Happy Lantern Festival

赏圆月，闹元宵，

花灯亮彩快乐挑；

舞龙灯，敲锣鼓，

幸福为你在做主；

放烟花，吃汤圆，

祈福祝愿家团圆。

元宵节的传统习俗

The traditional customs of the Lantern Festival

吃元宵

正月十五吃元宵，“元宵”作为食品，在我国也由来已久。宋代，民间即流行一种元宵节吃 的新奇食品。这种食品，最早叫“ 浮元子”后称“元宵” ，生意人还美其名曰“元宝” 。元宵即"汤圆"以白糖、玫瑰、芝麻、豆沙、黄桂、核桃仁、果仁、枣泥等为馅，用糯米粉包成圆形，可荤可素，风味各异。可汤煮、油炸、蒸食，有团圆美满之意。陕西的汤圆不是包的，而是在糯米粉中"滚"成的，或煮或油炸，热热火火，团团圆圆。

闹花灯

农历正月十五是“元宵节”，此节日民间有挂灯、打灯、观灯等习俗，故也称灯节。闹花灯是元宵节传统节日习俗，始于西汉，兴盛于隋唐。隋唐以后，历代灯火之风盛行，并沿袭传于后世。而正月十五，又是一年一度的闹花灯放烟火的高潮。

Eat Yuanxiao

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the "Lantern Festival" as food has a long history in China. In the Song Dynasty, a novel food for the Lantern Festival was popular among the people. This kind of food was first called "Fuyuanzi" and later called "Yuanxiao". Businessmen also call it "Yuanbao". The Lantern Festival, or "Tangyuan", is filled with white sugar, rose, sesame, bean paste, cinnamon, walnut, nuts, jujube paste, etc., and wrapped into a round shape with glutinous rice flour. It can be meat or vegetable, with different flavors. It can be boiled in soup, fried in oil, steamed, and has the meaning of reunion. Shaanxi Tangyuan is not wrapped, but "rolled" in glutinous rice flour, or boiled or fried, hot fire, round and round.

Lantern Festival

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the "Lantern Festival", which is also known as the Lantern Festival because of the folk customs of hanging, lighting and watching lanterns. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival custom of the Lantern Festival, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties. After the Sui and Tang dynasties, the wind of lights prevailed throughout the ages and passed on to later generations. The 15th day of the first month is the climax of the annual fireworks display.