用英语写元宵节的由来实用20篇

The History of Christmas ——圣诞节的来历

Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ‘s birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.

The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.

Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year‘s festival that lasted for 12 days.

元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。

元宵节是中国的传统节日，早在2000多年前的西汉就有了，元宵赏灯始于东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月十五日僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。

在汉文帝时，已下令将正月十五定为元宵节。汉武帝时，“太一神”的祭祀活动定在正月十五。(太一：主宰宇宙一切之神)。司马迁创建“太初历”时，就已将元宵节确定为重大节日。

另有一说是元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”;正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。

关于元宵节的来历，民间还有几种有趣的传说：

汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设

另一个传说是元宵节是汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设。汉高祖刘邦死后，吕后之子刘盈登基为汉惠帝。惠帝生性懦弱，优柔寡断，大权渐渐落再吕后手中.汉惠帝病死后吕后独揽朝政把刘氏天下变成了吕氏天下，朝中老臣，刘氏宗室深感愤慨，但都惧怕吕后残暴而敢怒不敢言.

吕后病死后，诸吕惶惶不安害怕遭到伤害和排挤。于是，在上将军吕禄家中秘密集合，共谋作乱之事，以便彻底夺取刘氏江山。

此事传至刘氏宗室齐王刘囊耳中，刘囊为保刘氏江山，决定起兵讨伐诸吕随后与开国老臣周勃，陈平取得联系，设计解除了吕禄，“诸吕之乱”终于被彻底平定.

平乱之后，众臣拥立刘邦的第二个儿子刘恒登基，称汉文帝.文帝深感太平盛世来之不易，便把平息“诸吕之乱”的正月十五，定为与民同乐日，京城里家家张灯结彩，以示庆祝。从此，正月十五便成了一个普天同庆的民间节日——“闹元宵”。

东方朔与元宵姑娘

这一则传说与吃元宵的习俗有关：相传汉武帝有个宠臣名叫东方朔，他善良又风趣。有一天冬天，下了几天大雪 ，东方朔就到御花园去给武帝折梅花。刚进园门，就发现有个宫女泪流满面准备投井。东方朔慌忙上前搭救，并问明她要自杀的原因。原来，这个宫女名叫元宵，家里还有双亲及一个妹妹。自从她进宫以后，就再也无缘和家人见面。每年到了腊尽春来的时节，就比平常更加的思念家人。觉得不能在双亲跟前尽孝，不如一死了之。东方朔听了她的遭遇，深感同情，就向她保证，一定设法让她和家人团聚。

一天，东方朔出宫在长安街上摆了一个占卜摊。不少人都争着向他占卜求卦。不料，每个人所占所求，都是“正月十六火焚身”的签语。一时之间，长安里起了很大恐慌。人们纷纷求问解灾的办法。东方朔就说：“正月十三日傍晚，火神君会派一位赤衣神女下凡查访，她就是奉旨烧长安的使者，我把抄录的偈语给你们，可让当今天子想想办法。”说完，便扔下一张红帖，扬长而去。老百姓拿起红帖，赶紧送 到皇宫去禀报皇上。

汉武帝接过来一看，只见上面写着：“长安在劫，火焚帝阙，十五天火，焰红宵夜”，他心中大惊，连忙请来了足智多谋的东方朔。东方朔假意的想了一想，就说：“听说火神君最爱吃汤圆，宫中的元宵不是经常给你做汤圆吗?十五晚上可让元宵做好汤圆。万岁焚香上供，传令京都家家都做汤圆，一齐敬奉火神君。再传谕臣民一起在十五晚上挂灯，满城点鞭炮、放烟火，好像满城大火，这样就可以瞒过玉帝了。 此外，通知城外百姓，十五晚上进城观灯，杂在人群中消灾解难”。武帝听后，十分高兴，就传旨照东方朔的办法去做。

到了正月十五日长安城里张灯结彩，游人熙来攘往，热闹非常。宫女元宵的父母也带着妹妹进城观灯。当他们看到写有“元宵”字样的大宫灯时，惊喜的高喊：“元宵!元宵!”， 元宵听到喊声，终于和家里的亲人团聚了。

如此热闹了一夜，长安城果然平安无事。汉武帝大喜，便下令以后每到正月十五都做汤圆供火神君，正月十五照样全城挂灯放烟火。因为元宵做的汤圆最好，人们就把汤圆叫元宵，这天叫做元宵节。

关于灯的传说

传说在很久以前，凶禽猛兽很多，四处伤害人和牲畜，人们就组织起来去打它们， 有一只神鸟困为迷路而降落人间，却意外的被不知情的猎人给射死了。天帝知道后十分震怒，立即传旨，下令让天兵于正月十五日到人间放火，把人间的人畜财产通通烧死。 天帝的女儿心地善良，不忍心看百姓无辜受难，就冒着生命的危险，偷偷驾着祥云来到人间，把这个消息告诉了人们。众人听说了这个消息，有如头上响了一个焦雷。吓得不知如何是好，过了好久，才有个老人家想出个法子，他说：「在正月十四、十五、十六日这三天，每户人家都在家里张灯结彩、点响爆竹、 燃放烟火。这样一来，天帝就会以为人们都被烧死了」。

大家听了都点头称 是，便分头准备去了。到了正月十五这天晚上，天帝往下一看，发觉人间一片红光，响声震天，连续三个夜晚都是如此，以为是大火燃烧的火焰，以中大快。人们就这样保住了自己的生命及财产。为了纪念这次成功，从此每到正月十五，家家户户都悬挂灯笼，放烟火来纪念这个日子。

he Lantern Festival is a very busy day. On the Lantern Festival this year, I went to the small square with my mom and dad to watch the Lantern Festival. When we walk on the road, I see the small square is a sea of people, very lively. I cant wait to get a small square, where the lights are all kinds of pagoda shaped, with lights, big fish shaped lamps, saw a whoosh, a fireworks into the sky, in the sky from colorful light.

One of the lanterns slowly rising into the sky and gradually drifted toward the east.

After watching the lights and returning home, I decided that next years Lantern Festival would also go to the small square to see the lights. I believe that the Lantern Festival next year will be more lively than this year.

Happy New Year arent in the past, the Lantern Festival. I am excited and looking forward to its getting dark. In the evening, early supper, my father to accompany me to go to the lantern.

Enter a gate, I was impressed by a red lanterns. Lanterns are the four most beautiful women in ancient: Yang, wang zhaojun, sable chan and xi shi, the moving posture they make every person who watch the tut praise good. Move on, and I will think of a childrens song: "one boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no water to drink." See the three boys cry sigh, I couldnt help laughing. This story also tells us a truth, do look beyond their own private interests, pushed around the result is nothing. So, whatever we do, we are of others, to put a little generous.

Across the small stone bridge, I see a beautiful peacock in corner, saw it slowly unfold its beautiful feathers, a lot of tourists can not help a deep sigh of "wow" and "wow". To the other side of the river is two dragon boat, with a "leap" in the middle, two fish kept jumping before, and if really jumps the gantry. Go forward again, the scene is spectacular. Only nine shape with different color dragon churning the fly to the sky, a sign of the explosion of China. Our country will be prosperous day after day!

Have seen lanterns, we went home. Walk the road, I think: next years lantern certainly is better than this year!

新年的喜气还没过去，元宵节就到了。我怀着激动的心情，盼望着天快黑下来。晚上，早早地吃过晚饭，爸爸就陪我去看花灯。

一进大门，我就被眼前的一个大红灯笼给吸引住了。灯笼上有古代的四大美女：杨贵妃、王昭君、貂婵和西施，她们那动人的姿态使每位观赏的人啧啧赞好。继续向前，我便想起一首儿歌：“一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。”看到那三个和尚哀声叹气的神情，我禁不住哈哈大笑。这个故事也告诉我们一个道理，做什么事光顾着自己的私人利益，推来推去结果只能是一无所获。所以说，我们无论做什么事都要为别人着想，放得大度一点儿。

我跨过小石桥，在转弯处看到一只美丽的孔雀，只见它慢慢地展开它美丽的羽毛，很多游人禁不住发出“哇”、“哇”的感叹声。河的对面是两只龙舟，中间夹着一处“鱼跃龙门”，两只鱼儿不停地跳跃前，好像真的跃过了龙门。再向前方走，那场面简直太壮观了。只见九条形状颜色各异的龙翻腾着向天空飞去，这象征着腾飞的中国。我们的国家将一天天地繁荣昌盛起来!

看过花灯，我们回家了。路上，我一边走一边想：明年的花灯一定比今年更美!

七夕情人节指的是农历七月的第七个夜晚，这个节日是汉代传统的民间节日。七夕的晚上不仅仅是传说中的"牛郎"和"织女"一年一度相会的夜晚，同时也是为编制姑娘们祈求心灵手巧的好机会。因此，七夕节又叫"乞巧节"，"女儿节"。尽管七夕节不如其它节日那般流行，但是在中国，男女老少都对节日背后的故事相当熟悉。 The Double Seventh Festival refers to the seventh night of the seventh lunar month. It is a traditional folk festival of the Han people. This night is not only the time when the legendary Cowherd and the Girl Weaver are supposed to have their annual meeting, but also a good opportunity for women to pray for the Girl Weaver for the purpose of seeking dexterity. Therefore, this festival is also named " Maidens Day", " Daughters Day". The day is not as well-known as many other Chinese festivals. But almost everyone in China, young or old, is very familiar with the story behind it.

很久以前，有一个放牛娃名叫牛郎，父母早亡，只好跟着哥哥嫂嫂度日。然而，哥哥嫂子为人狠毒，经常虐待他。他们逼牛郎干苦活，不让他吃饱睡好，最后又把他赶出了家门，牛郎除了身上的衣服和一头老水牛外，一无所有。 Once upon a time, there lived a poor cowherd, Niulang, whose parents had died long before. He had to live together with his elder brother. Unfortunately, his brother and his sister-in -law were very mean and often treated Niulang very badly. They would not give him enough food to eat, and made him work so hard that he hardly had time to sleep. Finally, they kicked him of their home. All he had in the world were the clothes on his back and an old ox.

牛郎在山边搭了间茅草屋，辛勤开垦，在岩石地上挖出了一片菜园，他常常饥肠辘辘，劳累不堪，但把老水牛照顾得好好的。一日，牛突然说话了，它告诉牛郎说自己前身是天上的金牛星，由于违反了天条把粮食种子撒到了人间，天帝将它贬到人间以示惩罚。老牛说，过几天，天上的仙女会下凡到离茅草屋不远的圣池里游泳，其中有一个勤劳善良、美丽贤惠的姑娘，名叫织女。

Today is the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, play boxing finished eating breakfast in the morning, grandma said to me: "today is the Lantern Festival, the streets can be noisy, do you want to see?" "Yeah, I want to see too much, my grandma, lets go!" Im happy to jump up.

I followed my grandma came out from home, he heard the sound of beating drums on the streets, and all kinds of music voice, very lively. We come to the construction of road, the original spill over broad road is now, is people mountain people sea, some children cant see adults to shoulder? I slowly into the crowd, and then stepping high up over time to see, they can go from our perch on top of the stick so stability is not simple ah! Followed by a donkey, and big head boy, and dancing... Is really too good, my favorite is the dragon dance, two long dragon like swimming in midair and flexibly, really cute!

While enjoying the wonderful show, I thought in my heart, these people want to walk so long time, but also for everyone to show, I really want to say to them: "uncle, aunt, grandpa, grandma, you were laborious!"

今天是正月十五元宵节，早晨打完拳吃完了早饭，姥姥对我说：“今天是元宵节，大街上可热闹了，你想去看吗?”“好啊，我太想去看了，姥姥，我们走吧!”我高兴得都跳起来了。

我跟着姥姥从家里一出来，就听到了大街上敲锣打鼓的声音，还有各种音乐的声音，热闹极了。我们走到了建设路口，原本宽宽的马路现在已经是水泄不通了，真是人山人海，有的小孩子看不见还坐在大人的肩膀上呢。我慢慢地挤到了人群里面，这时正好看到踩高翘的过来了，他们能在高高的棍子上走得那么稳真是不简单呀!后面是骑毛驴的，呀还有大头乖乖，还有扭秧歌的……真是太好看了，我最喜欢的是舞龙，两条长长的龙像真的一样在半空中灵活地游来游去，真可爱!

一边欣赏着精彩的节目，我心里一边想，这些人要走那么长时间，还要给大家表演，我真想对他们说：“叔叔、阿姨、爷爷、奶奶你们辛苦了!”

Tree planting day is a day to plant tress on 12th March. It was a tradition in ancient China. This custom has been modified many times and was finally fixed in 1981.

This special day can aware us of the importance of gazuoweng and simulate people to plant .

Since the environment is going from bad to worse, it is our duty to care more about mother nature.

Im so excited tonight. When you do your homework, you have to go to the light meeting. Mom had no choice but to take me. I went to the streets with great interest, and there were lanterns hanging in the sea. There are lanterns, rabbit lights, monkey lights, chicken lights, and lotus lanterns... They shine in the moonlight, and my eyes are dazzled. The streets were decorated with lights and decorated. By the way, there are not only all kinds of colorful lights, but also colorful neon lights.

Shopping arcade etc.service, brand stores to attract a lot of customers, the store down the street a wide variety of goods, uncle have to wear a suit, the aunt wear jewelry, and kids love to eat ice-sugar gourd and pearl milk tea. People came to the street in high spirits to watch the night scenes.

I seemed to enter the world of man and lamp.

probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year. vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

on new years day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. the chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

in south china, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice(糯米)pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed(芦苇)leaves), another popular delicacy.

in the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. the tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.

The fifteenth day of the first, is the Lantern Festival. The the flashing kongmin light in the sky. Beautiful fireworks, the joy of children on the ground, filled with smiling faces of the adults, let a person festive atmosphere of a festival...

Street people mountain people sea, waves sweet laughter came, I saw a dark sky, a flash of flap "stars", turned out to be that is people put kongmin light. From the ground, looked at it a little bit of rose in the sky, seem to want to hurry up arms into the sky. "I want to buy a kongmin light." I thought to myself, and for my mothers opinion, she agreed. So I went to buy a lamp.

The tiantai, I quickly put kongmin light. There is a saying: "write down their wishes on kongmin light, will be a dream come true." I hasten to write his pen, sweet, beautiful, to the elder brother, help me a candle on, just light is gone with the wind. Put before or large, but the sky is a little small.

Kongmin light flew away, with my wishes, gradually disappeared in the sky...

Lantern Festival was wonderful! The street, alley everyone chatting, really busy. Really want to under a Lantern Festival came to quickly, that it would be great!

正月十五，正是元宵佳节。天上那闪烁的孔明灯。美丽的烟花，地上那欢乐的儿童，满怀笑脸的大人们，都让人萌生一种节日的喜庆气氛……

大街上人山人海，传来一阵阵甜甜的笑声，我看到漆黑的天空，有着闪烁的会飘动的“星星”，原来是那是人们放的孔明灯。望着它，从地上一点点的升上天空，好像很想快点的投入到天空中的怀抱里。“真想买个孔明灯哟。”我心里想，并争取妈妈的意见，妈妈同意了。於是我去买了一盏。

到了天台，我急忙把孔明灯展开。有一个说法：“在孔明灯上写上自己的愿望，会美梦成真的。”我赶紧拿起笔甜甜美美的写上了自己的愿望，找来了哥哥，帮我点上蜡烛，刚刚点亮就飘上去了。放之前还是大的，可到了天空中却一点点变小了。

孔明灯飞走了，寄托着我的愿望，渐渐的消失在天空中……

元宵佳节可真好啊!大街上，小巷里大家聊着，可真是热热闹闹的。真想下一个元宵佳节快快来到，那该有多好啊!

The fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, the day at noon, mother, brother and I a line of six people went to the cultural square to see make yuanxiao activities. Can be more people on the road, it is a sea of people and traffic. Gongs, firecrackers exploded everywhere permeated with festive holiday!

A team of a float away to come over, a variety of performances won the audience bursts of cheers: ChuanGongZhaoLu yangko twisting the cheerful jumped, red waist drum, yangge, exciting performance of stilt, land boat show humor, darling of the big head doll, dragon dance lion dance, dance out of the prosperity and peaceful!

In the evening, we go to watch the fireworks, people could all the way, they are cheerful,, talking and laughing together from all directions to watch the fireworks party, spend the night passion.

28 points, at 7 o clock fireworks party begin!

Suddenly, a sound "bang", a "missile" fly into the sky and exploding in the sky, float however to colorful "paratroopers". Clusters of colorful bouquet of flowers to fly to the sky, then there is countless small fireworks, small fireworks "or" exploding in midair, accompanied by "rumbling" salute. All kinds of fireworks, colorful and varied dyed the sky red. Suddenly, a golden dragon appear on the Banks of the river, the river water reflected the lit. Cause the audience cheers. Phones, cameras, people want to keep this beautiful moment!

I like this years Lantern Festival, more looking forward to next years Lantern Festival!

正月十五元宵节，这天中午，我和妈妈、哥哥一行六人去文化广场看闹元宵活动。路上的人可多了，简直是人山人海、车水马龙。锣鼓喧天、鞭炮齐鸣处处洋溢着节日的喜庆!

一辆一辆的花车队伍开了过来，五花八门的表演赢得了观众们的阵阵喝彩声：穿红着绿的秧歌队扭着欢快的秧歌、火红的腰鼓跳起来、惊险刺激的高跷表演、幽默的旱船表演、憨态可掬的大头娃娃、舞龙舞狮舞出了盛世祥和!

到了晚上，我们又结伴去看烟花，一路上人们扶老携幼，他们兴高采烈的边说边笑，从四面八方汇聚在一起观赏焰火晚会，共度激情夜晚。

7点28分，烟花晚会正式开始了!

忽然，“砰”的一声，一个“导弹”飞向天空，在天空中炸响，五颜六色的“伞兵”飘然而来。一簇簇色彩鲜艳的花束飞向天空，接着出现了无数的小礼花，小礼花“噼里啪啦”在半空中炸响了，伴随着“隆隆”的礼炮声。各类烟花五彩缤纷、争奇斗艳，染红了天空。忽然，一条金色的巨龙出现在河岸边，把河水映的通明。引起观众一阵阵欢呼声。人们纷纷举起手机、相机，想把这美丽的瞬间留住!

我喜欢今年的元宵节，更期待明年的元宵节!

今年最难忘的就是元宵节了，那天的天气不怎么好，但街上人山人海，大街小巷都挂着五颜六色的灯笼，真是美丽极了。

This year, the most memorable is the Lantern Festival, the day the weather

is not so good, but the streets are crowded with people, the streets are hung

colorful lanterns, it is beautiful.

我和爸爸、妈妈、姐姐、弟弟一起到了中山公园，中山公园的大门在工人叔叔和阿姨们的巧手下被彩灯和其他材料，装饰得特别漂亮。大门上挂着几百个火红的彩灯，就好像红红的太阳，带着微笑，欢迎每个朋友的到来。我们随着人群来到中山公园内，里面的彩灯更好看。我看到一个“美丽的城堡”，代表着美丽祖国的大好河山。还有的彩灯上是叔叔阿姨们用彩纸和其它材料做成的小，朋友在那里跳起了美丽的舞蹈。真让我看得眼花缭乱。

I and my father, mother, brother and sister went to Zhongshan Park,

Zhongshan Park door lights and other materials in the hands of workers and their

uncle aunt, decorated very beautiful. There are hundreds of red lights on the

gate, like the red sun, with a smile, welcome every friends arrival. We came to

Zhongshan Park with the crowds, and the lights were better. I saw a beautiful

castle “ ”, represents the beauty of the motherland beautiful rivers and

mountains of a country. There are lights on is the uncles and aunts with colored

paper and other materials made of small and beautiful dance friends there. It

really makes me look dizzy.

今年的元宵节，真是使我无法忘怀。

This years Lantern Festival is really something I cant forget.

导语：农历正月十五是中国传统的元宵佳节。元宵之夜，大街小巷张灯结彩，人们点起万盏花灯，携亲伴友出门赏灯、逛花市、放焰火，载歌载舞欢度元宵佳节。下面是小编整理的元宵节闹元宵的由来，欢迎大家阅读!

正月是农历的元月，古人称夜为宵，所以称正月十五为元宵节。正月十五是一年中第一个月圆之夜，也是一元复始，大地回春的夜晚，人们对此加以庆祝，也是庆贺新春的延续。元宵节又称为上元节。

元宵节是中国的传统节日，早在2000多年前的西汉就有了，元宵赏灯始于东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月十五日僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。

元宵节丰富的民间传说，你听到过几个?

汉文帝“平吕”说

传说元宵节是汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设。汉高祖刘邦死后，吕后之子刘盈登基为汉惠帝。惠帝生性懦弱，优柔寡断，大权渐渐落在吕后手中.汉惠帝病死后吕后独揽朝政把刘氏天下变成了吕氏天下，朝中老臣，刘氏宗室深感愤慨，但都惧怕吕后残暴而敢怒不敢言.

吕后病死后，诸吕惶惶不安害怕遭到伤害和排挤。于是，在上将军吕禄家中秘密集合，共谋作乱之事，以便彻底夺取刘氏江山。

此事传至刘氏宗室齐王刘囊耳中，刘囊为保刘氏江山，决定起兵讨伐诸吕随后与开国老臣周勃，陈平取得联系，设计解除了吕禄，“诸吕之乱”终于被彻底平定.

平乱之后，众臣拥立刘邦的第二个儿子刘恒登基，称汉文帝.文帝深感太平盛世来之不易，便把平息“诸吕之乱”的正月十五，定为与民同乐日，京城里家家张灯结彩，以示庆祝。从此，正月十五便成了一个普天同庆的民间节日——“闹元宵”。

元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。

东方朔与元宵说

这一则传说与吃元宵的习俗有关：相传汉武帝有个宠臣名叫东方朔，他善良又风趣。有一天冬天，下了几天大雪，东方朔就到御花园去给武帝折梅花。刚进园门，就发现有个宫女泪流满面准备投井。东方朔慌忙上前搭救，并问明她要自杀的原因。原来，这个宫女名叫元宵，家里还有双亲及一个妹妹。自从她进宫以后，就再也无缘和家人见面。每年到了腊尽春来的时节，就比平常更加的思念家人。觉得不能在双亲跟前尽孝，不如一死了之。东方朔听了她的遭遇，深感同情，就向她保证，一定设法让她和家人团聚。

一天，东方朔出宫在长安街上摆了一个占卜摊。不少人都争着向他占卜求卦。不料，每个人所占所求，都是“正月十六火焚身”的签语。一时之间，长安里起了很大恐慌。人们纷纷求问解灾的办法。东方朔就说：“正月十三日傍晚，火神君会派一位赤衣神女下凡查访，她就是奉旨烧长安的使者，我把抄录的偈语给你们，可让当今天子想想办法。”说完，便扔下一张红帖，扬长而去。老百姓拿起红帖，赶紧送到皇宫去禀报皇上。

汉武帝接过来一看，只见上面写着：“长安在劫，火焚帝阙，十五天火，焰红宵夜”，他心中大惊，连忙请来了足智多谋的东方朔。东方朔假意的想了一想，就说：“听说火神君最爱吃汤圆，宫中的元宵不是经常给你做汤圆吗?十五晚上可让元宵做好汤圆。万岁焚香上供，传令京都家家都做汤圆，一齐敬奉火神君。再传谕臣民一起在十五晚上挂灯，满城点鞭炮、放烟火，好像满城大火，这样就可以瞒过玉帝了。此外，通知城外百姓，十五晚上进城观灯，杂在人群中消灾解难”。武帝听后，十分高兴，就传旨照东方朔的办法去做。

到了正月十五日长安城里张灯结彩，游人熙来攘往，热闹非常。宫女元宵的父母也带着妹妹进城观灯。当他们看到写有“元宵”字样的大宫灯时，惊喜的高喊：“元宵!元宵!”，元宵听到喊声，终于和家里的亲人团聚了。

如此热闹了一夜，长安城果然平安无事。汉武帝大喜，便下令以后每到正月十五都做汤圆供火神君，正月十五照样全城挂灯放烟火。因为元宵做的汤圆最好，人们就把汤圆叫元宵，这天叫做元宵节。

道教“三元”说

民间传说元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”。道教将正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。

上元，含有新的一年第一次月圆之夜的意思。《红楼梦》第七十六回林黛玉和史湘云联句云“三五中秋夕，清游似上元”，就是指的这个节日。汉末道教的重要派别五斗米道崇奉的神为天官、地官、水官，说天官赐福，地官赦罪，水官解厄，并以三元配三官，说上元天官正月十五日生，中元地官七月十五日生，下元水官十月十五日生。这样，正月十五日就被称为上元节。南宋吴自牧在《梦粱录》中说：“正月十五日元夕节，乃上元天官赐福之辰。”说天官赐福，地官赦罪，而元宵节俗真正的动力是因为它处在新的时间点上，人们充分利用这一特殊的时间阶段来表达自己的生活愿望。

玉帝降罪避祸说

传说在很久很久以前，凶禽猛兽很多，四处伤害人和牲畜，人们就组织起来打它们，有一只神鸟因为迷路而降落人间，却意外的被不知情的猎人给射死了。

天帝知道后十分震怒，立即传旨，下令让天兵于正月十五日到人间放火，把人间的人畜财产通通烧死。天帝的女儿心地善良，不忍心看百姓无辜受难，就冒着生命的危险，偷偷驾着祥云来到人间，把这个消息告诉了人们。众人听说了这个消息，就如头上响了一个焦雷，吓得不知如何是好。

过了好久，才有个老人家想出个法子，他说：“在正月十四、十五、十六日这三天，每户人家都在家里张灯结彩、点响爆竹、燃放烟火。这样一来，天帝就会以为人们都被烧死了。”

大家听了都点头称是，便分头准备去了。到了正月十五这天晚上，天帝往下一看，发觉人间一片红光，响声震天，连续三个夜晚都是如此，以为是大火燃烧的火焰，心中大快。人们就这样保住了自己的生命及财产。为了纪念这次成功，从此每到正月十五，家家户户都悬挂灯笼，放烟火来纪念这个日子。

火把节衍生说

又说元宵节起源于“火把节”，汉代民众在乡间田野持火把驱赶虫兽，希望减轻虫害，祈祷获得好收成。直到今天，中国西南一些地区的人们还在正月十五用芦柴或树枝做成火把，成群结队高举火把在田头或晒谷场跳舞。隋、唐、宋以来，更是盛极一时。参加歌舞者足达数万，从昏达旦，至晦而罢。当随着社会和时代的变迁，元宵节的风俗习惯早已有了较大的变化，但至今仍是中国民间传统节日。

Lantern Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festival, is also one of the childrens favorite holiday.

Still remember when I was a child of the fireworks are diverse, drill day, a small bees, have all over the sky star, a... Every fifteen, dark night is always a bright day, decorated with are all kinds of fireworks, the reflecting pool. Spring Festival in recent years the state advocates civilization, advocating less people set off firecrackers and fireworks, less so now, the Spring Festival, the lantern in a noisy degree than before, but even so, when the Lantern Festival is still a lively scene.

After ten years of the Lantern Festival, put ten years of fireworks, however, only the most let me remember this year.

Before the Lantern Festival is spent in their own homes, only behind the dinner would be allowed to run into the street with friends. But this year is spent in my uncles house. And because of that, this years Lantern Festival didnt let me so memorable.

Sister-in-law the year before last Septembers just add a child, this year has been one and a half, it is carefree, lively and active, so the scene is particularly lively. We first had a sumptuous dinner, and then enjoy the beautiful fireworks fly kongmin light, the next step is to watch my show little nephew of the age of one and a half.

He also is very good and we in the "audience" interaction, occasionally pulled my 13 year old brother and his dance together, or go to our side to give us a kiss, when we are going to hold him and ran away quickly.

The laughter of the room, the fireworks out of the window is gorgeous. The laughter of the room through the window, across the are in full bloom of fireworks, fly far away...

元宵灯节，是中国传统的节日之一，也是孩童们最喜欢的节日之一。

仍记得小时候的烟花多种多样，有钻天坠，有小蜜蜂，有满天星，有……每到十五，漆黑的夜晚总是亮如白昼，被各色的烟花装点着，照映着。最近几年国家提倡文明春节，提倡人们少放鞭炮，少放烟花，所以现在春节、元宵的热闹程度大不如以前，然而即使如此，元宵灯节时仍是一片热闹场面。

过了十好几年的元宵节，放了十好几年的烟花，然而只有今年最让我记忆深刻。

以前元宵节是在自己家中度过，唯有晚饭后方才被允许跑到大街上与小伙伴们一起。然而今年却是在舅舅家度过。而正因为如此，今年的元宵节才让我如此难忘。

嫂子前年九月份刚添了个小孩儿，今年已一岁半了，正是无忧无虑，活泼好动的时候，所以场面格外的热闹。我们先是吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐，然后欣赏了美丽的烟花并放飞了孔明灯，接下来就是观看我一岁半的小侄子的表演。

他也很会和我们这些‘观众’互动，偶尔拉上我十三岁的弟弟和他一起跳舞，或是跑到我们身边给我们来个飞吻，当我们要去抱他时却又迅速跑开了。

房间内的笑声不断，窗外的烟花也绚烂夺目。房内的笑声穿过窗户，越过正盛开的烟花，向着远方飞去……

In my hometown is always fine, on the fifteenth day of the lanterns, praying for good crop weather, academic progress, go in peace, the business is thriving...

Nightfall, accompanied by a loud firecrackers, families of children and adults in front of kitchen candles and prayers, and then, we carry lanterns, he hurried home, to the temple gate, then, we carry lanterns stop-go, unknowingly came to the mountain path, the adults talking and laughing, loud firecrackers is playing by the road, we watched the bundles light "shout" washed up on the sky, in the air, like the flowers, zhankai smiling faces, there are red, with purple, and yellow, beautiful! And firecrackers played to ring, "crackling" heard "crackling" homophonic is the meaning of "in peace", and to put the ring the better, we saw the front of every household, all with lamb, beef, and folded gold ingot, etc., I asked my mother: "why ask mouth put in these things?" Mother said: "this is called LuJi, is to worship the gods." We as the stream of people came to lees ancestral hall, zhou ji, ancestor worship, then lanterns to be brought back to the temple. The lanterns ceremony is over.

Our country is one of the ancient civilizations in the world, traditional culture, rich and colorful, but I still like our hometown lanterns.

在我的家乡永嘉，每逢正月十五都要提花灯，祈求来年风调雨顺，学业进步，平平安安，生意兴隆……

夜幕降临，伴随着一声鞭炮声，各家各户的小孩、大人们在灶神前点上蜡烛，祈福，然后，我们提着花灯，急急忙忙地家里出发，到庙前集中，接着，我们提着花灯走走停停，不知不觉来到了山中的小路上，大人们有说有笑，路边的鞭炮声打得更是响亮，我们看着一束束光芒“呼”地冲上天空，到了半空中，像花儿一样绽开了笑脸，有红色的，有紫色的，还有黄色的，美丽极了!还有的鞭炮打得可响了，“噼噼啪啪”的，听说“噼噼啪啪”的谐音就是“平平安安”的意思，而且，要放的越响越好，我们又看见家家户户门前都摆着羊肉、牛肉和折好的金元宝等等，我问妈妈：“为什么要在问口放这些东西?”妈妈说：“这叫‘路祭’，是为了祭拜神灵用的。”我们随着人流来到李氏宗祠,周记，拜过祖先，然后把花灯提回庙里。提花灯仪式就结束了。

我国是世界文明古国之一，传统文化数不胜数，丰富多彩，但我还是喜欢我们家乡的花灯。

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.

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 deion. 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.

happy lantern festival!

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日结束了。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。在这个节日里，吃的玩的都是十分丰富而且有趣的。汤圆，是最重要也是最传统的食品——外面包裹着甜软的糯米皮，而里面填满了花生或芝麻馅料。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。

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。

元宵节快乐!

Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals. First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as "New Year" and "New Year." The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities. According to Chinas Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic. switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Years Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.

The fifteenth day of the first arrived, my family and I go to the lantern.

Can be busy in the street, people mountain people sea. At seven o clock is very to, start with fireworks, "bang..." Voice rings, the fireworks are green, red, yellow, purple, colorful, colorful. Look, a "super-sized" fireworks fly the sky, and then with a roar, and fireworks sprayed out of the little one was full of the sky, sometimes like a bauhinia, sometimes like a chrysanthemum. Some township, bine... "Bang! Bang" rang again, and some bread with a small bee in fireworks, after the blast, emit the light of fireflies. The colorful decorated enveloped the entire lijin county. See gold waterfall flows down, every gold falls and shiny golden flowers covered with earth. As the tang dynasty poet li bai have cloud: "plunges three thousand feet, suspected galaxy nine days."

Watching the fireworks, we go to see the lanterns again, we saw the Chinese zodiac, they seemed to be waving to us, the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse,... In the said the New Years blessing to tourists. Further on, we saw the Disneyland, the inside of the Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, such as "master", they are playing Musical Instruments, are thriving, a happy New Year! We also see "three kingdoms" lamp, zhang fei and guan yu, liu bei, three people, they in taoyuan sworn brother, I seem to hear them say: "although we cant born in the same year on the same day, I wish we are in the same year on the same day to death." And drums, gongs, it sounds really beautiful melody.

I had a really happy today.

正月十五到了，我和家人一起去看花灯。

街上可热闹了，人山人海的。七点十分到了，开始放烟花了，“砰……”的声音响起来，烟花有绿的、红的、黄的、紫的，五彩缤纷，绚丽多彩。看，一个“超大号”的烟花飞上了天，紧接着随着一声轰鸣，又绽放出了一个个小一号烟花布满了天空，有的像紫荆花、有的像菊花。有的乡市迎春花……又“砰!砰”的响了几声，有的烟花里面包着小蜜蜂，炸开以后，发射出萤火虫一样的光。五颜六色的彩花笼罩了整个利津县城。看黄金瀑布流淌下来了，每一根金丝落下来，闪闪的金花铺满了大地。正如唐代诗人李白所云：“飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。”

看完烟花，我们又去看花灯，我们看见了十二生肖，它们好像在向我们挥手，鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马……在向游人表示新春的祝福。再往前走，我们看见了迪士尼乐园，里面的米老鼠、唐老鸭等“主人”，它们演奏着各种乐器，真是歌舞升平，恭贺新岁啊!我们还看见了“三国演义”灯，有张飞、关羽、刘备三人，他们在桃园结拜兄弟，我仿佛听见了他们在说：“我们虽不能同年同日生，但愿我们同年同日死。“还有敲鼓的，打锣的，那声音的确美妙动听。

今天我过得真高兴。

关于万圣节由来的，传说最多的版本认为，那是源于基督诞生前的古西欧国家，主要包括爱尔兰、苏格兰和威尔士。这几处的古西欧人叫德鲁伊特人。德鲁伊特的新年在十一月一日，新年前夜，德鲁伊特人让年轻人集队，戴着各种怪异面具，拎着刻好的萝卜灯(南瓜灯系后期习俗，古西欧最早没有南瓜)，他们游走于村落间。这在当时实则为一种秋收的庆典;也有说是“鬼节”，传说当年死去的人，灵魂会在万圣节的前夜造访人世，据说人们应该让造访的鬼魂看到圆满的收成并对鬼魂呈现出丰盛的款待。所有篝火及灯火，一来为了吓走鬼魂，同时也为鬼魂照亮路线，引导其回归。

About the origin of Halloween, the largest version of the legend, which is originated from the ancient Western European countries before the birth of Christ, including Ireland, Scotland and Welsh. These expressions of ancient Western Europeans called Druids. Druitt in the November 1st, new years Eve, so that young people set Druids team, wearing all kinds of strange mask, carrying a carved turnip lamp (the Jack-O-Lantern later the Department of customs, the ancient Western Europe pumpkin is not the first), they walk in the villages. This was actually a kind of harvest celebration; also said to be "Halloween", the legend who died that year, the soul will be the eve of Halloween, visit the world, said that people should be allowed to visit the ghost to see the ghost of a successful harvest and show great hospitality. All the bonfire and lights, the one to frighten away the ghost, but also for the ghost light line, to guide their return.

在中世纪的中欧，曾有过基督教摧毁异教徒的历史。可是新年夜前的祭祀庆典从未真正消除，不过以巫术的形式出现。这也就是为什么我们现在的万圣节里，还留有巫婆的扫帚、黑猫、咒语等痕迹。

In medieval Europe, there had been destroyed by the pagan history of christianity. But before the new years Eve celebrations never really eliminate worship, but in the form of witchcraft. This is why we are now Halloween, also left the witchs broom, black cat, spells.

The lunar calendar new year origin, has the basis, also is rich and picks the varied fable to be possible to trace to several millenniums before; Most is famous is "the year beast" fable. "The year beast" is a cruel terrible wild animal, ancient times the person believed "year beast" when lunar New Years Eve night can come out eats the person.

The fable "the year beast" extremely fears red, the flame and quarrels the mixed sound, the people on paste the red paper in the gate, and selects the torch all night, is setting off the artillery candle,avoids "the year beast". To second day early morning, "has congratulated" the sound to the ear, in the air does not fill theair is defeating "the year beast" the victory and the rebirth joy.

Today is the Lantern Festival, my grandfather took me to the Ocean Park, he

said: "Ocean Park, there are many fish", then unable to buy a ticket and went

in.

Grandpa and I started a dolphin show that take the door, we are at the

dolphin show place and my grandfather chose a place to sit down, dolphin show

started in the first place is to let the dolphins jump up, and then throw a

small hoop to go in the water, with the beginning of a wonderful! Uncle have a

jump into the water and the dolphin show, uncle dolphins swim with the top of

the head with his feet, and uncle special fast, uncle came to like

skateboarding, on the back of the dolphin when uncle dolphins and put him on the

top, the audience all applaud for them, show is over I went out and grandpa. Out

grandpa and I saw a couple of milk to eat only fish, so I just bought a bottle

for fish, once a big fish to the dropped the bottle mouth down into the water, I

went to pick it up quickly.

I also found there yellow snakes, lobster, shell, dinosaur bones, the great

white whale, jellyfish, turtle, octopus, polar bear, arctic Wolf, penguins, sea

snakes, grass carp,... I also see! Time the bell rang at noon I and grandpa to

go, I really want to see for a while.

今天是元宵节，爷爷带我去了海洋公园他说：“海洋公园有许多的鱼类”，然后无门就买票进去了。

我和爷爷一进门海豚表演就开始了，我们到了海豚表演处就和爷爷选了一个位置坐下来了，海豚表演开始了首先是让海豚跳上来，然后就是把一个小小呼啦圈扔到水里面去，精彩的开始啦!有一位叔叔跳到水里和海豚表演，叔叔游泳的的时候海豚用头顶着他的脚，于是叔叔游得特别的快，过来的时候叔叔才在海豚的背上和滑板一样，叔叔上来的时候海豚又把他顶上来了，观众全为他们鼓掌，表演结束了我就和爷爷出去了。出去的时候我和爷爷看见了好几只吃奶的鱼，所以我就买了一个奶瓶给鱼味，有一次一只大鱼来了把奶瓶叼下去掉到了水里，我赶快就把它捡起来了。

我在那里还发现了黄蛇、龙虾、贝壳、恐龙骨、大白鲸、水母、海龟、章鱼、北极熊、北极狼、企鹅、海蛇、草鱼、……，真还看呀!中午时间的铃响了我和爷爷要走了，我真想再看一会儿。