元宵节的由来和习俗(双语).docx

元宵节的由来和习俗(双语)
过了大年，我们所期盼第一个节日就是元宵佳节了。那元宵节用英语怎么说呢？The Lantern Festival就是了。学英语，学外国文化，但不能忘了属于我们自己的文化特产。元宵节也快到了，这里就给大家供应一ains to the whole of China.


　　Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. “Guessing lantern riddles“is an essential part of the Festival.
　　Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people”s enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.
　　People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the “Yuanxiao Festival.“Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s more, t