【节日】元宵节

元宵节，又称上元节、小正月、元夕或灯节，为每年农历正月十五日，是中国春节年俗中最后一个重要节令。元宵节是中国的传统节日之一。正月是农历的元月，古人称“夜”为“宵”，正月十五日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，正月十五日又称为“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。 After the Spring Festival, here comes the Lantern Festival. In China, people celebrate it on the lunar calendar fifteen. It symbolizes the short rest has come to an end after the spring festival; people need to get back to work with their best wishes in the brand-new year. We all celebrated this festival with plenty of food and fun. The most important and traditional food on the Lantern Festival is Tang-yuan. With sweet and soft rice outside and peanuts or sesame inside, this little rice ball stand for the happy reunion, and the best wish for the whole families. Apart from having dinner with parents and relatives, there are also lots of activities on that day. The Lantern shows as well as guessing riddles are part of the Lantern Festival; and the most interesting part of the show is that the riddles are written on the Lantern. After dinner, the whole families go to the lantern fair, to enjoy the happiness in this moment. 春节过后，就迎来了元宵节。在中国，人们在正月十五庆祝元宵节。这一天意味着短暂的新年假期结束了。在这新的一年，人们会带着最好的祝愿回到他们的工作岗位上。汤圆，这个小小的糯米球象征着阖家团圆，及对家庭最美好的祝愿。除了和父母亲戚一起吃饭之外，还有许许多多的活动等着你。看花灯、猜谜语是元宵节的传统组成部分。最有趣的是谜语都写在花灯上。晚饭过后，一家人就高高兴兴的去大街上看花灯，猜谜语，享受着这幸福的时光。 In every city, there are always a main street known for its lantern fair, on that special day, the street will become as bright as daylight in the night with myriads of lanterns and streams of spectators. At this moment, the happiness in the heart is beyond all description. By watching various lanterns, eating sweet Tang Yuan, and hanging out with the people we love, thinking of the bright future in front of us. It’s worth everything. 在每个城市，都有条大街作为花灯展的主会场。在这个特别的日子，各式各样的巨大花灯发出像白昼一样的光芒，照亮了赏灯的人们，也照亮了漆黑的夜。在这一刻，任何言语都不能表达心中的喜悦之情。赏花灯，猜谜语，吃汤圆，和我们爱的人在一起，想着美好的未来，所有的一切，都值得了。 元宵节是中国与汉字文化圈地区以及海外华人的传统节日之一。元宵节主要有赏花灯、吃汤圆、猜灯谜、放烟花等一系列传统民俗活动。此外，不少地方元宵节还增加了耍龙灯、耍狮子、踩高跷、划旱船、扭秧歌、打太平鼓等传统民俗表演。2008年6月，元宵节选入第二批国家级非物质文化遗产。 在今天节目的最后呢，我要给大家推荐一本和元宵节有关的书，《火树银花不夜天:元宵节》选取中国传统文化中颇具特色的元素，以故事为主线展开，立足于真实的民间生活，自然渗透中国传统文化的内容，使读者在阅读中既感受到温暖和爱，同时也自然而然地了解中国传统文化，唤起心灵深处对中国传统文化的热爱并长存记忆之中。 元宵节当然少不了猜灯谜啦！下面就是我给大家带来的两个灯谜，欢迎大家评论留言，答案留言区见哟～ 1.三人结伴来嘉兴（打一字） 2.一番番风，一番番雨，一番桃红春山碧。（打两个成语） 最后祝大家元宵节快乐! Happy Lantern Festival!