小学英语作文春节带翻译【汇总20篇】

Today, the founding of the Peoples Republic of China on the 57th anniversary of the National Day, Fuzhou streets and alleys everywhere people gongs and drums gongs and drums people are endless.

I heard that my grandfather said that fifty-seven years ago, our country had not yet been liberated, and the people had been oppressed by the reactionary forces of the Kuomintang and lived a fiery life, defeated the Kuomintang and established New China under the leadership of Chairman Maos Communist Party. From the people live a happy life. The end of the old society hunger and cold life. Our country has shown a thriving scene of prosperity and prosperity.

We cherish the beautiful life now, thank the party leadership, todays well-being of life is not easy.

春节是我国最隆重的传统节日，也是团圆的节日，忙碌了一年的人们都四面八方赶回家过年，大街小巷人山人海，很热闹。

大年三十的一大早，我和爸爸、妈妈就去办年货，我们买了许多春联、年画、糖果、鸡鱼……最让我高兴的是妈妈给我买我漂亮的新衣服。年货买回来，妈妈把家里打扫得干干净净，在门口挂起了大红灯笼，我和爸爸贴春联和“福”字贴到门上。

下午，爸爸、妈妈在厨房忙个不停，准务美味可口的团年饭，一阵阵香味飘出来，真香啊！全都是我爱吃的菜，鸡肉、鱼、虾……

晚上，吃过团年饭全家坐在一起看春节联欢晚会，节目很精彩。外面响起阵阵的鞭炮声，噼哩啪啦，有人放烟火，五颜六色的烟火就像在空中盛开的花朵，美丽极了。

新的一年又开始，希望全家人幸福安康，希望我的学习越来越好。

Dear Tom，

How is it going these days? I keep wondering how you feel about your school life in Beijing. Have you got used to the life in China? Are you enjoying your life? I hope you are.

Let me tell you a piece of good news: I’m going to take part in an English speech contest of middle school students in July in the coming summer vacation. So I’m busy preparing for it. But now I have some difficulty in collecting useful information and using proper English word to express my thoughts. Besides, I really want to improve my spoken English, especially the pronunciation and intonation(语调). Of course, as a native English speaker, you can give me some suggestions.

In addition, I’m going to visit you after the contest. I’m sure we will have a wonderful time together in Beijing! I can hardly wait to see you! I am looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

My name is * * *, this year 8 years old, in the second grade of long south road primary school.

I am a tall, thin handsome boy, white skin, although the eye is not big, but very bright. Black short hair and a small mouth love to enjoy

Good food. I will laugh when happy, small eyes narrowed into a crack, sad, I will hide tears. I also know that boy to be strong, but

Just couldnt help it. I was a caring mothers boy. Ill help her do the housework, will also leave good food for her. My favorite animal is

The dog, because it is the most faithful. I have a best friend, we often play and study together. We are together the most happy thing is playing computer

Games, however, we know the time.

I have many shortcomings, such as: reading, like to play with toys, operating speed slow, dont love, but I will try to correct them.

I love to make friends, would you like to make friends with me?

我叫***，今年8岁，在长南路小学读二年级。

我是一个高高瘦瘦的帅气男孩，皮肤白白的，眼睛虽然不大，但很明亮。乌黑的短发，一张小嘴最爱享受

美食。开心时我会哈哈大笑，小眼睛眯成一条缝，伤心时，我会躲起来流眼泪。我也知道男孩子要坚强，可是

就是忍不住。我还是个体贴妈妈的好孩子呢。我会帮她做家务，还会给她留好吃的食物。我最喜欢的小动物是

小狗，因为它最忠心。我有一个最好的朋友，我们经常在一起学习和玩耍。我们在一起最开心的事情是玩电脑

游戏，不过，我们知道掌握时间。

我有很多缺点，比如：不爱看书，喜欢玩玩具，作业速度慢，不爱动脑筋，不过我会尽量改正。

我很爱交朋友，你愿意和我做朋友吗?

农历十二月二十九日是一个喜庆又快乐的日子，因为这一天是猪年春节。下午，爸爸妈妈忙得不可开交，都在准备晚上那顿丰富的年夜饭哩!我和妹妹趁爸爸妈妈在准备晚餐的空档，洗了头洗了澡。洗着洗着，一股诱人的香味扑鼻而来，原来是妈妈正在煮妹妹最爱吃的糖醋排骨。 The 29th day of the lunar calendar is a happy and happy day, because this day is the Spring Festival of the Year of the Pig.In the afternoon, Mom and Dad were too busy, and they were preparing to have the rich New Years Eve dinner at night! My sister and I took a bath while my parents were preparing for dinner.Washing, a seductive fragrance came, it turned out to be the sweet and sour pork ribs that the mother was cooking her sister.

洗完澡以后，我带着妹妹来到赣州公园，打算转一圈。在赣州公园的门口，花坛上有两条龙，中间一个灯笼，这不这个是双龙戏珠吗?走进赣州公园，里面一条小“河”，准确的说不是河，因为里面只有一点儿水，连小鱼都不来光顾。河上有座小桥。走过小桥，姿态不一的太湖石映入眼帘，犹如一座假山。往右走，又有一座桥，这是一座拱桥，桥通往一个亭子。亭子外有搭石，每块石头大约有一米高，像一个个小柱子……

玩了一会儿，我和妹妹就回家了。回到家，虽说是四点半，还没到晚上，但是已经听到远处传来震耳欲聋的鞭炮声。看到爸爸妈妈还在忙，我便又去玩了一个小时的电脑。“吃饭了!吃饭了!”妈妈大声喊道。我跑到餐厅一看，满桌子都是大家爱吃的菜：有妹妹爱吃的糖醋排骨，有爸爸爱吃的扣肉，还有奶奶爱吃的鱼丸……

看着这些美味佳肴，馋得我口水都流出来了。不等大家上桌，我禁不住拿起筷子，夹起一片扣肉，咬了一大口，一边吃一边发出“真好吃啊”的赞叹。

吃完饭，天空中早已是五彩缤纷，到处都在放烟花爆竹。小朋友们有的玩烟花，有的玩爆竹。我也不例外，用自己的零花钱买了两盒甩炮玩。突然“哗哗——哗哗——”一场倾盆大雨如豆大的汗珠从天空中滚落下来。天空中顿时电闪雷鸣，风雨交加。

虽然天空中下着倾盆大雨，但是耀眼的礼花还在空中闪烁，鞭炮还是震耳欲聋，家家户户还灯火通明，那五彩缤纷的烟花映红了大地，映红了天空，映亮了人们的心房，点燃了人们新的美好的希望……新年快乐。

Dear Miss Brown,

I am writing to express my sincere thanks to you for caring me in the last

two years. During the days of being your student, I learn a lot. Firstly, your

serious attitude towards teaching and our students moves me too much. You

inspire and push me to work harder and harder. Secondly, I fall in love with

English under the influence of you. As a student of science and engineering,

I’ve been thinking that English does no good to me, but you help me to find the

fabulous glamour of English that leads me to know a totally different world and

develop a different way of thinking. Finally, your continuous encouragement

supports me a lot when I meet challenges or difficulties. You said that

everything to the last will certainly become a good thing, if it is not, not yet

to the last. Every time, remembering your words, I am so inspired to keep

going.

Above all, I want to say thank you again and please accept my sincere

appreciation. Best wishes for you.

Cruse

敬爱的布朗老师：

我谨以此向您表达我最真诚的谢意，感谢您在过去两年里对我的帮助。在过去的两年里，成为您的学生，我学到了许多。首先，您对教学和学生的认真态度使我深受感动。您鼓舞着我不断地努力学习。其次，在您的影响下，我深深地喜欢上了英语。作为一名理工科学生，我以前一直认为英语对我毫无用处，但您使我认识到了英语的魅力所在，带我走进了一个全新的世界，培养了不同的思维方式。最后，您的鼓励总在我遭遇困难或挑战是鼓励着我。您曾经说过：“每一件事情到了最后都会变成好事，如果不是，那说明还没有到最后。”每当想起您说过的话，我就有了坚持下去的动力。

最后，请允许我再次向您表达我的感谢，接受我真诚的谢意。献上最美好的祝福。

In our common home - the earth, life with a lot of animal, which animal do

you like? Anyway, my favorite animal is our most loyal friend - a dog.My

favorite is my neighbors dog that Beijing BaGou yuan yuan and collie handsome.

They play together every day, it is a good friend of a stick dozen not

scattered, I also like them, they saw I was shaking his tail towards

me.Handsome shape tiger is big, the body is about more than 60 centimeters

long. Two leg, capable to my shoulders, his eyes, nose, mouth, ears are much

older than yuan yuan, I most like to see him running figure - curly float in the

sky, like a nice horse. I often and yuan yuan, running with the handsome, every

time is handsome first, second, I am the third round. Can literally, handsome

running faster than thoroughbred horse. Average dog ran up, send out "clicking"

sound, but handsome rans voice is very small, not carefully is inaudible. The

appearance of the handsome run is also very handsome, curly, bow shaped body. If

you want to use a word to describe talent, that is: handsome. If you use a word

that was impeccable.Compared with the handsome, round shape is much smaller,

only 30 centimeters in length and a half smaller than talent. The meaning of his

name from his eyes, it is too round. Like a shiny black stones. And his legs are

very round and round this is name. And his legs are very short, so even if he

runs, casting its foot also run fast, but I still like him very much the kind of

simple and lovely.This is what I like animals, do you like?

Although the winter vacation, I will continue my learning, in the morning,

is a good time to read, with the early morning, our family to read with relish,

three people has become a bookworm. Dad read the literary works such as crazy,

my mother read prose leisurely affectionate, for me, I read catchy childrens

poetry. A book, lets open horizon, increase knowledge. Reading good books is

like and wise in the communication, the author of often we read happy place,

could not help but laugh; Read moving place, can flow was moved to tears... . A

good book, often make us forget all about eating and sleeping, really achieve

"reading a good book, three days and I do not know meat".

Winter vacation, there is a Spring Festival, this is my most happy moment.

The New Year, my father came back from the street to buy a dozen small red

lanterns, and string them into 2 series, dad smiled and said: "the twelve red

lanterns indicates our whole family, in the New Year, twelve months are

prosperous". Mother, busy preparing for dinner, but rich, seafood, vegetables,

beef, little of course not a fish, in the traditional Chinese Spring Festival,

eat fish means "more than" year after year, good luck. I have not been idle, and

come back to the supermarket to buy necessities such as orange juice and

beer.

Winter vacation, I could have just like all the children have a blast, but

my eyesight is bad, only looking at the computer to buy, occasionally WangSha

several renju experience, very good!

Happy and short winter vacation life, really want to keep the pace of time,

has been living in the winter vacation.

The Spring Festival, the most jubilant and important festival in China, is

observed by most Chinese people at home and abroad. Our hometown is not an

exception.

Similar with other places in china, we prepare for the festival about half

a month before. With the lunar New Year approaching, the red lanterns are hung

up along the main streets, making the ancient town filled with the festival

atmosphere. While people clean up their houses, decorate it with traditional

decorations such as Chinese knots and paper cutting. Each family pastes up

Spring Festival couplets to convey their best wishes for the coming year.

春节是我国的传统节日，春节是从腊月二十四至正月初三，春节那天我们可以吃团年饭、放鞭炮、穿新衣，春节还有一句俗语叫："大人望种田，小孩盼过年。"呢！

腊月二十四我家就开始了扫尘。一大清早家人们都在打扫房子，妈妈擦玻璃，我扫地，外爷外婆擦灰。打扫完屋子大人们就出去办年货了。新年的第一天就在忙碌中度过了。

转眼间就到了三十。三十一早，妈妈在挂灯笼，贴对联。妈妈把"福"字倒着贴，我问妈妈为什么，妈妈 让我再仔细观察观察，哦原来是福到家了！妈妈又把年画贴在了门上，画上有两个小孩，各抱着一条红色的大鲤鱼，代表着年年有鱼（余）。盼啊盼啊，终于盼到了晚上，亲人们围成一桌有吃有说，大家都在笑。吃完饭我和妈妈出去放鞭炮，噼里啪啦热闹极了。我和妈妈点燃了一颗烟花，烟花在空中炸开了花，那一瞬间，烟花像无数明亮而又璀璨的流星。我们回来的时候，春节晚会开始了，看着精彩的电视节目，我和妈妈又是唱又是跳，开心极了 ！

正月初一，我穿上新衣服，感觉自己就像一个漂亮的小公主，美极了！赶快跑到大街上去好好臭美一番。回到家妈妈给我们包饺子吃，我给外爷外婆拜年，外爷不仅给了我很多压岁钱 ，还给我讲了一个有趣的故事：从前有一只怪兽叫岁，岁每到正月初一就来抓小朋友。后来又一个家长想到了一个好办法，他给他的儿子说："如果有人问你口袋里是什么，你就说是压岁钱。"小孩出去时果然遇到了岁，岁问他口袋里是什么，他说是压岁钱，岁听我撒腿就跑了。其它家长知道了这个方法也给小孩发压岁钱了。

热闹的春节就这样过去了，还没来得及跟它说一声再见。回想春节中，有多少令人开心的事。

春节来临之际，家家户户都贴上了对联，挂上了红红的灯笼，好一派喜庆。

春节之夜我们一家欢聚一堂，品尝着美味的佳肴，聊着开心的事情，可热闹了!最开心的要数我们这些小孩子了。过年就可以赚大把大把的压岁钱，可以去买许多的炮竹、玩具、零食……怎么叫人不开心呢?

晚饭过后，弟弟拿出炮竹来玩。我这个一向胆小的人，今年也迷上了鞭炮。我拿起一个糖果炮，在手中点燃，点着之后，立刻抛向远处，只听见地上一阵“噼里啪啦”的声音响起。接着我又打第二个，第三个，第四个……一阵阵炮声在地上响起，像是代表着美好的祝福。

每当细细回想起春节时，心里总会暖洋洋的，感觉历历在目。

Mid-autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals for Chinese

people, which even occupies the same position with Spring Festival. It is said

that the festival originated from a love story. A man with great strength shot

nine suns and left only one, while his wife ate the pills by curious heart. At

last, she flied to the moon and had to be separated with her lover. Nowadays,

the meaning of Mid-autumn festival is to let the families get together and enjoy

the time to appreciate the full moon. My families always prepare for some

snacks. When we finish the dinner, all the members will come to the balcony and

sit down, appreciating the full moon. We talk and enjoy the chatting hour. I

have a good time with my families.

我的一天

I got up early this morning. I cleaned my room. I opened the window and

aired the room. I picked up the paper and swept the floor. Then I made the

bed.

我今天很早起床。打扫了房间。我开窗通了风。我捡了地上的纸，扫了地。然后我整理了床铺。

I played computer games. We had lunch at 12:00. We had fish for lunch.

我玩了电脑游戏。我们在12点的时候吃了午饭。我们吃了鱼。

After lunch we went to the park. In the evening I did my homework. We had

delicious food for supper.

午饭后，我们去了公园。傍晚的时候我做了作业。我们晚饭吃了美味。

I was very happy today.

我今天过的很愉快。

国庆节早上我和爸爸妈妈一起看国庆节大阅兵。

胡锦涛同志坐上车，缓慢的向前驶去。每经过一个，都会高喊“同志们好，同志们辛苦了。”解放军就异口同声的回答：“为人民服务。”然后，我们的胡锦涛同志登上天安门城楼开始阅兵。

解放军一个方队一个方队的大步朝主席台过来。他们步伐非常整齐，铿锵有力。有步兵、炮兵、女子兵、后勤、炮弹等方队，炮弹方队里有最先进的导弹，这些导弹都是我国科学家用汗和血研制出来的。有了这些先进的武器，别的国家就不敢欺侮我们了。

我爱我的祖国，祝福我的祖国生日快乐!我长大了要当科学家，要让世界各国互相帮助，和平相处。

National Day morning and my father and mother together to see the National Day parade.

President Hu Jintao sat down and drove slowly forward. Every time after a force, will shout "comrades are good, comrades hard." Peoples Liberation Army replied in unison: "for the people." Then, our President Hu Jintao boarded the Tiananmen Square began parade.

Peoples Liberation Army a squad team a big step toward the podium. They are very neat pace, sonorous and powerful. There are infantry, artillery, women soldiers, logistics, shells and other side teams, shells side team has the most advanced missiles, these missiles are our scientists developed with sweat and blood. With these advanced weapons, other countries can not bully us.

I love my motherland, bless my motherland happy birthday! I grew up to be a scientist, let the world help each other, live in peace.

今天，爸爸、妈妈、姐姐和我都非常高兴，因为今天是春节，新的一年又开始了。

今天，我还在温暖的被窝里睡觉，就听见爸爸对我大喊：“小懒虫，快起床，帮我一起贴春联。”我一下子从被窝里跳出来，迅速穿好衣服，连脸都没来得及洗，就开始帮爸爸贴春联。我看着爸爸把“福”字倒着贴，连忙说道：“爸爸，你怎么把‘福’字贴反了?得重新贴。”爸爸反问道：“你知道为什么我把‘福’字倒着贴吗?”我说：“不知道。”爸爸说“福倒了，说明福已经到我们家了!”我听了后，恍然大悟。

到了晚上，妈妈在包饺子，她还准备了一两个硬币。我问妈妈：“妈妈，这是给我的压岁钱吗?”妈妈说：“当然不是，这是大年初一早上吃的饺子里面要包的钱，谁吃到钱，谁就会有好运。”我真希望明天早上我能吃到带有硬币的饺子。

正月初一，我飞快地窜出被窝去吃饺子，带钱的饺子都被我吃完了，我很高兴。

春节真美好，我爱春节!

My Home

My home is on the first floor. There are two bedrooms， a kitchen and a living room. I’m a child. I have a nice bedroom. In my bedroom， there is bedroom， a closet， an air- conditioner and so on. My closet is green. My bed is blue. I love my bedroom very much.

春节到了，“有钱没钱，回家过年。”这句话是我爸爸一直念在嘴边的一句话。说实话我也很想回老家，因为回老家可以和朋友聚一聚，看望好久不见的奶奶，收数不尽的利息钱……想到这里，我强烈的思乡之情又增强了许多，我更盼望回老家了。

今天是大年初二，也是我们回老家的日子，我凌晨四点钟就起床，没想到爸爸比我还起得早，他正在大包小包的往车上装东西。一会儿，车尾箱装的满满的，我知道，这是爸爸忙碌一年，赚钱买的春节礼物。

清晨五点，我和爸爸、妈妈、哥哥，四人吃完了早餐，准备出发了。这时我看了看车上的里程表，上面显示的路程是88060公里，我们终于走上了回家之路，一路上爸爸精神很好，20分钟后，我们来到了松山湖上屯高速路口，爸爸很熟练得取了路牌卡，我们走上了莞深高速，爸爸的车速非常的快，转眼中又转入了虎岗高速，车子在高速公路上飞驰着，一排排路灯，一座座民房，一辆又一辆的大小车子，都被我老爸抛在尾后，时间过得真快，我还没来得及看清前面的路牌，爸爸的车轮又进入了惠河高速。平时有点晕车的我，今天也精神抖擞，时不时的刺激老爸快点！再快点！妈妈可不同意了。“注意安全。安全最重要，十次车祸，九次快，还有一次是超载。”爸爸很神气的说：“以人为本，注意安全是我们驾驶员的天职，正在这时，车子慢了下来，我想：难道高速路上还堵车？哦！原来是出了交通事故啊！我看见五部车子连环相撞，现场惨不忍睹。爸爸看见这种场景也给自己敲了敲警钟，车子明显的慢了许多，一个小时过去了，两个小时过去了……我们终于来到了我们可爱的家乡——江西欢迎您。我问爸爸，我们就到家了吗？爸爸说：“这只是在广东和江西的交界处，还有六百多公里呢！” 这是爸爸的车又转到了粤赣高速，一路上，爸爸很辛苦，我们的肚子也饿了，只能在车上拿点干粮充饥。我们又沿途经过了：赣州、吉安、上饶、高安、铜鼓、修水、我们翻过了一座座高山、走过了一道道桥梁、穿过了一条条隧道、经过了十个小时的长途跋涉，终于，在下午3点钟到达了我盼望已久的故乡——武宁！这时我看了看爸爸车上的里程表，啊，我们行驶了1020公里，虽然一路我们很辛苦，但回老家过年还是开心的。

同学们，我老家在江西武宁县，武宁是渔米之乡，如果要到武宁来做客，武宁欢迎您。

thanksgiving day in the united states, the fourth thursday in november is called thanksgiving day. on that day, americans give thanks for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year.thanksgiving day is usually a family day.

people always celebrate with big dinners and happy reunions. pumpkin pie and indian pudding are traditional thanksgiving desserts. relatives from other cities, students who have been away at school, and many other americans travel a long distance to spend the holiday at home.

在美国,感恩节在11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。在那一天,美国人感谢的祝福。感恩节通常是一个家庭日。

人们总是与大型晚宴庆祝快乐的团聚。南瓜饼和印度甜点布丁都是传统的感恩节。亲戚从其他城市,学生已经在学校,和其他许多美国人长途旅行假期呆在家里。

When winter holiday is around corner,I have so many plans,but now I just like coughpotato.

My sister and I sleep in the morning,my parents get mad at us.They force us to get up,we lock the bedroom door until we are both hungry.Ha...

Because of final exams,our skin in bad condition,my sister said that sleeping is good for skin.Yeah,female do care about their appearence all the time.

Afternoon belongs to friend.Call them out and go shopping toghter.We gossip all the people we know.This feeling is so cool,you may find that friend is so important in the world,no on can live without them.

My day is simple.

我们家乡的春节别有一番特色，从除夕到正月十五，每天都会有精彩，我爱——春节。虽然春节期间大家都忙里忙外，但是如果把忙碌和欢乐相比，我想应该是欢乐占的比例更多吧。

除夕是最值得我们庆贺的一个时刻。因为在这个时刻，除了有特殊原因外，一般大家都会回到家里，与家人们团聚 在一起，吃上一顿丰盛的年夜饭，说说离别时的奇闻乐事，津津有味地品偿美味佳肴，享受着团圆的乐趣。吃完年夜饭，我们可以到室外去观看四处美丽的烟花在夜空中缤纷绽放，聆听四处每一声喜庆的祝福。走在小镇的每一条大街小巷，你都会真切地感受到那激动人心的时刻。随着人们生活水平的不断改善和企业科技力量的提高，五花八门、千姿百态的烟花不断涌现，我们所看到的烟花越来越美、人们燃放的烟花也越来越多，特别是今年我感到变化很大。除了晚上八点钟的春节联欢晚会外，到了十二点左右，也就是午夜零点时刻，我们又能听到一阵一阵激烈的爆竹和鞭炮声，这是为什么呢？原来，这是为了迎接新一年的到来啊！

大年初一的早晨，我们总是要吃汤圆或面条，这是我们的传统习惯。从初一开始至初十左右，我们大家都要到亲戚朋友家里去作客拜年，我爱——春节。去时一般都会带上一些礼品，表达一片客气之意。同样，亲戚朋友来作客也是如此。无论是我们去作客，还是亲戚朋友来作客，小孩子肯定赚足了便宜，因为他（她）们能得到大人们的压岁钱，手拿压岁钱心里别提有多高兴！

正月里各个商家初次开门都会燃放爆竹，企业开工一般在初六之后，也都会燃放大量爆竹，还有的放烟花，都呈现给人一派喜庆的景象。正月里我们家乡还有各类丰富的娱乐活动，如书法家们为大家现场书写并赠送春联，京剧、越剧爱好者们会组织演唱会等。

正月十五元宵节又是我们春节期间的一个重要节日，家家户户都会购买汤圆或自己做汤圆吃。吃汤圆表示我们大家团团圆圆、和和美美。

家乡的春节多姿多彩，最快乐的当然要属我们小朋友了。除了过年能有压岁钱外，最开心的是我们可以轻松自由地玩耍。尤其是春节里，男孩子们可尽情地点放鞭炮，每一次响亮的爆炸声，都预示着一次快乐的欢呼，哪怕是冒着耳朵也能感受到心跳的精彩。大人们虽然没有和我们一起玩，但看着我们那高兴的样子，他（她）们也都心花怒放！

春节是快乐的节日，是丰收的节日。我爱这个节日！

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually

in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han

Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that

Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas

body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar

month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to

show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a

grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central

Plains 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 peoples 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, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning

reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the

family.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern

dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and

beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent

lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks

from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local

governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first

full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing

fireworks and bright moon in the sky.