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1000小学一年级英语作文400字
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+ 加入清单A little monkey picks up a pumpkin and wants to take it home.But the pumpkin is toobig.The monkey cant take it home.
Suddenly he sees a panda riding a bike towards him. He watches the bike. "l have a good idea. I can roll the pumpkin. It likes a wheel."
So he rolls the pumpkin to his home. When his mother sees the big pumpkin, she is surprised and says, "How can you carry it home?" The little monkey answers proudly, "l cant lift it, but l can roll it." His mother smiles and says, " What a clever boy!"
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篇1:关于国庆节英语
全文共 989 字
+ 加入清单Today is National day,but I don’t feel any happy at all,just no reson.Last
night I download the English Paper till 3AM ,sometime I want to give up.but in
order to accomplish my dream.I can handle it.
This afternoon I go to shiqi to visit a respectful teacher.On the way to
shiqi,the street don’t crowd .I think it would be full of crowd of people in
Festival.perhaps personal travel is encouraged at present.
About 3:00PM I get to the destination---shiqi shiyan xiaoxue where she is a
vice president .When I get to this place .I feel comfortable(My dream is to be a
teacher) while I meet her .My teascher is get older.That is life.And then some
exciting is brush to me.
This sence is unexplained.We talk about life,work,love & future.From
this talking I sincerely know everyone has his life.I know if I want to success
I need pay twice or even more hard work.My teacher give me some advice too .
Everything is change,the matter is that the change is to be good or
bad.WORK HARD TANDTX---I SAY TO MYSELF.
篇2:诚实英语作文高2
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+ 加入清单Honesty is long-lasting virtue of people all over the world. Likewise, it
is also one of the deeply-held values of the Chinese people. Some people believe
that in the market economy, honesty tends to be obsolete. In my opinion, honesty
will never be out of date no matter what the situation might be.
Firstly, honesty has been treasured and honest people have been respected
through history in all parts of the world. People everywhere would regarded
honesty as a virtue and hate a dishonesty person. Secondly, honesty is the basis
of interactions among people. People should treat each other sincerely and open
their hearts to each other. Only in this way can the relationship among the
people be natural. Thirdly, in the market economy, some people try to get more
money at the cost of honesty. To them, a best businessman is one who can cheat
most tactfully. Even in this kind of society, honesty is deeply valued by most
people.
We can see that not only in history, but also at the present day, honesty
was and is valued by the majority of the people and the virtue will not perish
so easily.
篇3:高一英语作文手机100词
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+ 加入清单Cell phone seems to be one of the most important inventions of 20 century.
Using cell phones to surf the Internet has become quite common in our daily
lives. Cell phone has exceeded its original function such as making phones calls
or sending message. Its multi-functions have make people’s tedious lives more
colorful. Many people, especially the young generation, have found that they can
not live without their cell phones. Many people feel uncomfortable in absence of
their cell phones. This may become a symptom called cell phone dependency.
First, many people have addicted to cell phones, they spend considerable
time and money on the phone, for it provide with numerous games and
applications. Some of them even use cell phones as computers that they keep the
phone open for all day long. As to some students, some of them even use the
phones to play games in the class, when they should focus on their study
instead. In this case, parents and teachers should limit the time that children
spending on the cell phones, for its have more disadvantages than
advantages.
Second, the dependency on cell phones has shown people’s anxiety towards to
their social interrelationship. A day without cell phone just feels like getting
lost in this big world. Every day, people tend to check their cell phones to see
if they have got any messages or surf the Internet, but the cell phone truly
affects their normal life.
There is no denying that cell phones have brought us considerable
convenient. However, we should be aware of the negative effects that cell phones
have brought to us. Just put down your cell phone for a while, and you will find
that without your phone life can still be wonderful, too.
篇4:关于青春英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单During these two years, we have seen many movies about the youth, the
directors try to remind people of their passed early days. Indeed, when people
see the movie, they feel the situation is so familiar that they could not help
thinking about their days in the school. As for me, when I see the movie, I will
think about my high school days, it was so unforgettable for me, my friends and
I studied so hard together, our strong friendship was built at that time, the
stupid things we did always makes me laugh. Everyone will have an unforgettable
memory in their early life, the memory fulfills their life.
篇5:关于国庆的英语
全文共 3517 字
+ 加入清单In Earths northern side, Asias eastern part, Pacific Oceans West bank, some beautiful place, here is our hometown, here is our homeland, this is our great motherland - mother, is she, with ya already the milk, cultivated the myriad hero, was she, has given us the black eye, enabled us to go out the light from darkness, was she, has given me the yellow skin, looked like Yellow River to do the struggle equally with the life. This mother so is good at demanding, all outstanding children have given to the life she, this mother is also such gives generously, she wisdom, honest, brave, broadcast heroes mind sincerely.
Spring, always brings the jubilation to the people, brings the poetic sentiment, brings the daydream, brings the expectation, brings the hope, but this years autumn, must with general, is more unusual. In this happy season, from the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River to the north border region, from a Ganjiang River shore to Lhasa forest card, Republic each square kilometer well-loved place soaks is being delighted and is happy, the flow with is singing happily. 1,300,000,000 China children release for flight the golden color ideal by the heroic intense singing sound and the rosy expectation, releases for flight the rock-solid faith with the line which praises to the great motherland.
The new Chinas establishment, is the innumerable martyrs trades with the blood and the life! Although is weak in the early years of the new nation Chinas economic basis, but the new Chinas leaders caused the Chinese people to stand thoroughly, caused China to realize thoroughly has been independent, is complete. in the pasts 70 age middle of the month, China one was rising step by step, this was the China children expected, was also worth dancing with joy. From the founding of the nation the first day, the many unfriendly countries internationally is being hostile toward China, does everything possible to hinder China to progress. the US was the biggest threat which China developed, the Korean War which, the Vietnam War the US started causes our country has suffered the heavy loss in the manpower and the financial resource aspect; The US supports Chiang Kai-Shek counter-attacks the mainland motion to cause our country coast not to be peaceful for a long time; Presents US still in did everything possible to suppress China, like did not acknowledge that China market economy status, gesticulates, force Renminbi revaluation in the Taiwan problem and so on, zai weilai di regan nian zhong, the US will still be Chinas enemies, is the forever trouble maker.
We believed that in the Chinese nation great rejuvenations journey, will certainly to appear for one another magnificent 30 years! Chinese nations rising, will certainly to let the world be proud for us!
在地球的北面,亚洲的东部,太平洋的西岸,有一个美丽的地方,这儿是我们的故乡,这儿是我们的家园,这就是我们伟大的祖国――母亲,是她,用睚已的乳汁,培育出了万千英雄,是她,给了我们黑眼睛,让我们能从黑暗中走出光明,是她,给了我黄皮肤,像黄河一样与生命搞争。这位母亲如此善于索取,以至于所有优秀的儿女都将生命献给了她,这们母亲又是那样的慷慨地给予,她把智慧,正直,勇敢,真诚都播进了英雄们的心灵。
春天,总给人们带来喜庆,带来诗意,带来遐想,带来憧憬,更带来希望,而今年的秋天,非同一般,更不寻常。在这美好的季节,从江南水乡到北国边陲,从赣江只滨到拉萨林卡,共和国每一平方公里的热土都浸透着欢欣与幸福,流淌着甜蜜与歌唱。十三亿华夏儿女以豪迈激越的歌声放飞金色的理想与玫瑰色的憧憬,放飞坚如磐石的信念与对伟大祖国赞美的诗行。
新中国的建立,是无数先烈用鲜血和生命换来的!虽然在建国初期中国的经济基础非常薄弱,但新中国的领导人使中国人民彻底站了起来,使中国彻底实现了独立、完整。 在过去的70年岁月中,中国一步步在崛起,这是华夏儿女所期望的,也是值得欢欣鼓舞的。从建国的第一天起,国际上的许多不友好的国家在仇视中国,想方设法阻碍中国进步。 美国是中国发展的最大威胁,美国发动的朝鲜战争、越南战争使我国在人力和财力方面遭受了巨大损失;美国支持的蒋介石反攻大陆行动使我国沿海长期不得安宁;现在的美国仍然在想方设法遏止中国,如不承认中国市场经济地位、在台湾问题上指手划脚、强迫人民币升值等等,在未来的若干年中,美国将仍然是中国的敌人,是永远的麻烦制造者。
我们坚信,在中华民族伟大复兴的征程上,必将出现一个又一个辉煌的30年!中华民族的崛起,必将让世界为我们自豪!
篇6:怀念的英语作文初中
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+ 加入清单When memory began for me, my grandfather was past sixty-a great tall man
with thick hair becoming gray. He had black eyes and a straight nose which ended
in a slightly flattened tip. Once he explained seriously to me that he got that
flattened tip as a small child when he fell down and stepped on his nose.
The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the prodnct of
a kindly and humorous nature. The years of work which had bent his shoulders had
never dulled his humour nor his love of a joke.
Everywhere he went, "Gramp" made friends easily. At the end of half an hour
you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give
orders , but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like
suggestions.
One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said :
"Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.
" Then he drove away with his horses.
The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening
came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the
horses to get their drink.
"How many bags of potatoes were there?" Gramp inquired. "I dont know.
"
"How many potatoes did you pick up?"
"I didnt pick any. " "Not any! Why not?"
"You said I could pick, them up if I wanted to. You didnt say I had to.
"
In the next few minutes I learned a lesson I would not forget: when Gramp
said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.
Gram hated cruelty and injustice. The injustices of history, even those of
a thousand years before, angered her as much as the injustices of her own
day.
She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five, and
had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning
washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful patterns on the dishes gave
her pleasure. The bird, the flowers, the clouds-all that was beautiful around
her- pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who
used to gather grass and show it to his son , saying , "See how beautif ul this
is ! "
In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that
are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women
struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the
business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents,
manage to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.
Such were the two people with whom I spent the months from June to
September in the wonderful days of summer and youth.
篇7:保护环境英语作文高一80词
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+ 加入清单Environmental problems are being more and more serious all over the world。
For example, cars have made the air unhealthy for people to breathe and
poisonous gas is given off by factories。 Trees on the hills have been cut down
and waste water is being poured continuously into rivers。Furthermore, wherever
we go today, we can find rubbish carelessly disposed。 Pollution is, in fact,
threatening our existence。
The earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves
and for our later generations。 Fortunately, more and more people have realized
these problems。 Measures have been taken to cope with these problems by the
government。 Laws have been passed to stop pollution。 I hope the problem will be
solved in the near future and our home will bee better and better。
篇8:英语满分优秀作文
全文共 665 字
+ 加入清单dear dick,
how time flies! i’m very glad to hear from you again. you want to know what is going on in schools in china? in a word, everything has changed. every school takes part in the campaign of reducing learning load. in the past, i used to study until 11:30 on weekends. but now i can arrange things on my own, such as reading books, visiting museums, or taking computer lessons in my weekend days. in the evening i can watch news on tv or read newspapers. what’s more, my parents support me. they said although i was a student, i didn’t have to work all day long. i think the idea of reducing learning load is well accepted by everyone.
best wishes,
yours,
li hua
篇9:关于长城的英语
全文共 326 字
+ 加入清单China has a history of more than 5,000 years and many miracles were
created. The Great Wall is the most famous to foreigners. Many of them come to
Beijing and have a look at this great tourist sites. As the damage from
environment and human beings, this great wonder needs us to protect. So it is
important to be a polite tourist.
篇10:关于四季英语年级
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+ 加入清单There are four seasons in a year.They are spring,summer,autumn and
winter.Every season has three months and each month has about thirty days.
The first season is spring.In spring time we have warm weather and sunny
days.There are many beautiful flowers in the gardens and in the fields.The birds
begin to sing their songs.Everything comes to life again.
The second season we call summer.In summer the weather is very hot and it
rains a lot.All trees are beautiful with their green leaves.The sky is very
clear and blue,and the sunshine is much stronger than that in other seasons,so
many people go to the seaside or the mountains to avoid the heat.
Autumn is the third season of the year.In autumn the weather becomes cooler
day by day.It is the best season we have.So many people like it very
much,especially the farmers.They are very busy with their harvest.
The last season is winter.It comes with frost and snow.The weather grows
colder and colder,and much snow falls.But winter is not very long with us,for
spring comes again soon.
篇11:高一英语介绍新学校
全文共 332 字
+ 加入清单I am in primary school now, and I like my campus so much. The first time I
walk in the school, I am attracted by its beautiful scenery. There are so many
green trees and colorful flowers around. The environment here is so lively. So
many students do the sports in the playground. The comfortable environment makes
me study in good mood.
篇12:国庆节英语作文
全文共 706 字
+ 加入清单With the coming of national day, I have a one week holiday.
I really expect to it, because it want to have a short trip during these days. I will travel to Jiuzhai Valley with my parents for three days.
I have heard that the scenery of Jiuzhai Valley is very beautiful in autumn that it’s the best time to travel there.
Autumn is my most favorite season so I want to enjoy the beauty of such a wonderful place. I do some preparations for this trip.
For example, I search the Internet to see the travel raiders and I have known where the most attracting place is and where to live in. I am sure it will be a wonderful journey.
There are only several days for the coming trip, but I have been too excited to wait.
篇13:关于代沟英语作文高中
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+ 加入清单The generation gap is unavoidable in almost every family, which brings
about a number of conflicts in a family. In my opinion, to limit the bad effects
of the generation gap, each family should use the following three methods:
First of all, it is important that family members discuss openly about
their pleasures or sadness in childhood in family gatherings. This activity does
not only create a close relationship but also help build up understanding among
all members. For instance, once children are aware that their grandparents and
even their parents did not have a good upbringing during their hard childhood,
they will stop complaining about the previous generations’ obsoleteness. In the
meantime, once old people realize young people are nurtured in a new modern way,
it is easy for them to be tolerant of young people’s new habits or hobbies.
Secondly, people of each generation should not develop a very high feeling
about themselves. In order to do that, they should not think that they are the
only right people in their family because each person has his or her own
limitations. Teenagers would realize that their parents have to struggle with
pain to support them financially, and they would stop rebelling their
strictness. Parents would realize that their children’s new style does no harm
to their studies and stop imposing their own unsuitable standards on their
children.
Finally, the generation gap and its bad effects can be limited if all
members cooperate to build up a close-knit family relationship and a harmonious
atmosphere in which they are open and tolerant of each other. I strongly believe
that each family, by doing that, can enjoy a cozy atmosphere with minimum
interference by the generation gap.
篇14:关于奥运会英语
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+ 加入清单My father likes to watch all kinds of sports, so when I spend the time with
him, we watch the match together. The Summer Olympic Games is coming soon, I
feel so excited, my father will follow the games and I will company him. It is a
great time for both of us. We share our opinion and talk like friends.
篇15:暑假英语作文初二80词
全文共 567 字
+ 加入清单My holiday was good. I stayed at home for sometime. I went to Tianyi Square
and bought same games. But one day, my monther, my younger brother and I went to
Tianyi digital square to buy games. And I bought a new uniform in the evening.
Id like to have a glass of apple juice my monther bought it for me. I says, "
Thanks a lot. " I bought some shoes. I want a pair of sports shoes. In the shop,
the wonderful song added tour pleasure. I see the black shoes. my monther says,
" There are beautiful !"
I was happy that day, because I went to Tianyi Square and had a lot of
fum.
篇16:寒假英语作文高一100词
全文共 799 字
+ 加入清单When I was younger , I went through an thing which deeply influence me.
One day,I went to school as Usually. All of a sudden,I heard a voice
crying.I knew there were something wrong . So I walked towards the direction of
the voice .Then I found a child and his mother wandered off.My heart full of
compassion . So I decided to help him find his mother , and I took him to the
police station nearby . Then I went to school in a hurry , but when I arrived,I
found I’m still late . After my teacher’s preaching , I went back to the
classroom .I was so upset.
In the afternoon, my teacher asked me go out,he said he had wronged me. And
then I saw the child’s mother,she thanked me a lot,and I smiled shyly.
After the thing,I feel very happy to do good things,and I believe that
“give cake and ale to perfect soul”.
篇17:关于志愿者英语
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+ 加入清单Spring Festival evening party last night,I go to the village school
volunteer,start time is 5:00,end is at 7:30.In the process,I first task was to
check standing in the first stage,help the teacher is writing on the card
1,2,3,4...Such as Numbers,to the guests when lottery drawing;The second task is
at the end of the party,help push door,convenient for people to leave.
Dennis school the teacher told us that the volunteers are very hard,because
they only work,but cant see,my brothers and sisters and volunteers I insist in
the end,although there is a little lazy,but warned by the teacher once,I havent
made a mistake.
Finally,the teachers give us volunteers score,my score is 9 points,10
points,10 points,although the score is high,but I also want to continue to work
hard!
昨天晚上,我到小区学校的春节晚会当志愿者,开始的时间是5:00,结束是7:30。在过程中,我第一个任务是先站在签到台,帮老师在卡片上写1、2、3、4……等数字,交给来宾们当抽奖券;第二个任务是晚会结束时,帮助推门,方便人们离开。
学校小丹老师告诉我们志愿者是很辛苦的,因为他们只能工作,而不能看节目,我和志愿者哥哥姐姐们一直坚持到最后,虽然中间有一点小偷懒,但被老师提醒一次后,我就没有犯过错。
最后,老师们给我们志愿者评分,我得到的分数是9分、10分、10分,虽然分数很高,但我也要继续努力!
篇18:国庆节初中英语
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+ 加入清单在国庆假期里,最快乐的事就是妈妈带我去动物园游玩。
动物园里的动物可多了,有会喷水的大象,有活泼调皮的猴子,有高贵漂亮的长颈鹿……最凶猛的狮子、老虎和大狗熊是圈养在虎山的,我和妈妈是坐着缆车观看的,坐在缆车里往下看,我刚好看到有一头黄色的大狮子正在张着那血盆大口吼叫,声音大得像打雷,我的心紧张极了,不由得握紧妈妈的手。
在百鸟园里,我见到了好多鸟,不过大部分我都不认识。我们看了鸟艺表演,观看了鹦鹉说话、鸽子识字等节目。最有趣的要数乌鸦拉车子了。一只黑黑的乌鸦拉了一只雪白雪白的鸽子,到了目的地,鸽子却不付钱,乌鸦气呼呼地把车子推翻在地,逗得观众哈哈大笑。
这里好看好玩的可多啦,说也说不完,真让人流连忘返!
In the National Day holiday, the happiest thing is that my mother took me to the zoo to play.
Zoo animals can be more, there will be sprayed elephants, lively naughty monkeys, there are noble and beautiful giraffe ... ... the most ferocious lions, tigers and big bears are captive in the hills, and my mother is sitting Watching the cable car, sitting in the cable car down to see, I just saw a big yellow lion is hanging that blood pool big mouth roar, the sound is like a thunder, my heart is very nervous, could not help but clenched my mothers hand.
In the bird park, I saw a lot of birds, but most of the I do not know. We watched the bird show, watched the parrot to speak, pigeon literacy and other programs. The most interesting to the number of crow pull the car. A black crow pulled a snowy white pigeon, to the destination, the pigeons did not pay, the crows to the car overturned to the ground, amused the audience laughed.
There are so nice to play more friends, that can not finish, really let people forget!
篇19:关于手机的英语
全文共 968 字
+ 加入清单Today, cellphone has been part of people’s live, they use cellphone to keep
in touch with friends and family, cellphone is also very helpful in people’s
work. As cellphone is so important, so people count on it so much, I think we
need to take the right attitude towards cellphone.
Teenagers especially like to use cellphone, they can’t live without
cellphone. Take my brother for example. He carries cellphone all the time, no
matter what he does. When we are talking to him, he just lows down his head and
says yes, I don’t think he is listening to us. When he is walking on the street,
he still keeps his eyes on the screen. My brother is a typical cellphone user, I
feel pity for him because he misses so many beautiful moment.
It is very a common situation for the young people to low down their heads
to check on the cellphone. They don’t have the real communicate with others, it
is not a good behavior. It is better to drop down the cellphone and see the
scenery around us.
篇20:关于元宵节英语
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+ 加入清单There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.
But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with celebrating and
cultivating positive relationship between people, families, nature and the
higher beings they believed were responsible for bringing/returning the light
each year.
One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven
in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny
of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided
when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings.
Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all the
emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to
bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of
the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he
proclaimed it as one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would
last throughout the night. They clean it all up in the morning.
Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the
Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of
the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of
entertainment, so followers prepare various kinds of activities during which
they pray for good fortune.
Yet another common legend dealing with the origins of the Lantern Festival
speaks of a beautiful bird that flew down to earth from heaven, which was hunted
and killed by some villagers. This angered the Jade Emperor in Heaven because
the bird was his favorite one. Therefore, he planned a storm of fire to destroy
the village on the 15th lunar day. The Jade Emperors daughter heard of this
plan, and warned the villagers of her father’s plan to destroy their village.
The village was in turmoil because nobody knew how should they escape their
imminent destruction.
However, a wise man from another village suggested that every family should
hang red lanterns around their houses, set up bonfires on the streets, and
explode firecrackers on the 14th, 15th, and 16th lunar days. This would give the
village the appearance of being on fire to the Jade Emperor. On the 15th lunar
day, troops sent down from heaven whose mission was to destroy the village saw
that the village was already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the
Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village.
From that day on, people celebrate the anniversary on the 15th lunar day every
year by carrying red lanterns on the streets and exploding firecrackers and
fireworks.
There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is
about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the
emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying
and getting ready to jump into a well to commit suicide. Mr. Eastern stopped her
and asked why. She said she was a maid in the emperors palace and her name was
Yuan-Xiao.
She never had the chance to meet her family after she started worked at the
palace. She missed them so much every 12th lunar month. If she couldnt have the
chance to show her filial piety in this life, she would rather die. Mr. Eastern
promised her to find a way so she could reunion with her family. Mr. Eastern
left the palace and set up a fortune-telling stall on the street and disguised
himself as a fortuneteller. Because of his reputation, many people asked for
their fortunes.
But every one got the same prediction - a severe fire accident on the 15th
lunar day. The rumor spread quickly. Everyone was worried about the future and
asked Mr. Eastern for help. Mr. Eastern said, "On the 13th lunar day, the God of
Fire will send a fairy lady in red to burn down the city. If you see a lady in
red wearing green pants riding a black horse on that day, you should ask for her
mercy." On that day, Yuan-Xiao pretended to be the red fairy lady. When people
asked for her help, she said, "Im the messenger of the God of Fire and came to
check on the city and Im going to set up fire on 15th. This is an order from
Jade Emperor. He will watch from the heavens.
I will give you a copy of the imperial decree from the God of Fire. You
should go to ask your emperor to find a way out." After she left, people went to
the palace to show the emperor the decree which reads "The capital city is in
trouble. Fire burns on the palace, and fire from Heaven burns all night long on
the 15th." The emperor of Han Dynasty was very shocked. He called and asked Mr.
Eastern for advice. After pondering for a while, Mr. Eastern said, "I heard that
the God of Fire likes to eat Tang-Yuan (Sweet dumpling). Does Yuan-Xiao often
cook Tang-Yuan for you? On the 15th lunar day, let Yuan-Xiao make Tang-Yuan.
Your Majesty will take charge of the worshipping ceremony and you will give
an order to every house to prepare Tang-Yuan to worship the God of Fire at the
same time. Also, deliver another order to ask every house in the city to hang
red lantern and explode fire crackers. Lastly, everyone in the palace and people
outside the city should carry their lanterns on the street to watch the lantern
decoration and fireworks. If everything goes this way, the Jade Emperor would be
deceived.
Then everyone can avoid the fire accident." The emperor happily followed
the plan. Lanterns were everywhere in the capital city on the night of the 15th
lunar day. People were walking on the street. Fire crackers kept making lots of
noise. It looked like the entire city was on fire. Yuan-Xiaos parents went into
the palace to watch the lantern decorations, and Yuan-Xiao made a big lantern
and wrote her name on the lantern. They happily reunited together after her
parents called her name. Everybody was safe during the night. The emperor of Han
Dynasty had a new order that people should do the same thing every year. Since
Yuan-Xiao cooked the best Tan-Yuan, people called the day Yuan-Xiao
Festival.
Young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding love.
Matchmakers acted busily in hopes of pairing couples. The brightest lanterns
were symbolic of good luck and hope. As time has passed, the festival no longer
has such implications.
Those who do not carry lanterns often enjoy watching informal lantern
parades. In addition to eating tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional
Chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), another popular activity at this festival is
guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang
Dynasty), which often contain messages of good fortune, family reunion, abundant
harvest, prosperity and love.