元宵节的来历习俗意义英文.doc

.页眉. .页脚元宵节的来历习俗意义英文 unt i l t he sui dynast y i n the si xt h cent ur y, emper or yangdi invi t ed envoys fr om ot her count r i es t o chi na t o see t he col or f ul l i ght ed l ant er ns and enj oy t he gal a( 节日的,庆祝的)per f or mances. by t he begi nni ng of t he t ang dynast y i n t he sevent h cent ur y, t he l ant er n di spl ays woul d l ast t hr ee days. t he emper or al so li f t ed t he cur f ew( 宵禁令), al l owi ng the peopl e t o enj oy t he fest i ve l ant er ns day and ni ght . i t i s not di ff i cul t t o fi nd chi nese poems whi ch descr i be t hi s happy scene. i n t he song dynast y, t he fest i val was cel ebr at ed for fi ve days and t he act i vi t i es began t o spr ead t o many of the bi g ci t i es in chi na. col or f ul gl ass and even j ade wer e used to make l ant er ns, wi t h fi gur es fr om fol k t al es pai nt ed on t he l ant er ns. however, t he l argest l ant er n fest i val cel ebr at i on t ook pl ace i n t he ear l y par t of t he 15t h cent ur y. t he fest i vi t i es cont i nued for t en days. emper or chengzu had t he downt own ar ea set asi de asa cent er for di spl ayi ng t he l ant er ns. even t oday, ther e isa pl ace in bei j i ng cal l ed dengshi kou. i n chi nese, deng means l ant er n and shi i s mar ket . t he ar ea became a mar ket wher e l ant er ns wer e sol d dur i ng t he day. i n t he eveni ng, t he l ocal peopl e woul d go