元宵节Lantern Festival

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<p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(25, 25, 25); font-size:22px;"> 七言诗句•【元宵节】</b></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="color:rgb(25, 25, 25);"> （一年一度的元宵节又来到了。）</span></p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:20px;">正月十五闹元宵，</b></p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:20px;">糯米圆子扮主角。</b></p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:20px;">马年吉祥好团圆，</b></p><p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:20px;">阖家幸福迎春笑。</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(25, 25, 25);"> 张贤庭 2026.3.3. （正月十五）</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">正月十五：元宵节Lantern Festival</b></p><p class="ql-block">众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。</p><p class="ql-block"><b> Happy Lantern Festival！㊗️元宵节快乐！</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">【元宵节介绍】</b></p><p class="ql-block">农历正月十五是元宵节，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。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month.In ancient China,the night was referred to as xiao.So when the first full moon rolls around,this night is known as yuanxiao.</b></p><p class="ql-block"> “元宵节”的英文是Lantern Festival，直接反映了节日中灯笼（lantern）的重要元素。此外，“元宵节”也可以根据其拼音翻译为Yuanxiao Festival，更贴近中文发音，并保留了节日的文化特色。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:22px;">【💖😂元宵节意义】</b></p><p class="ql-block">正月十五日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。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection.Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival,and marks the official end of the long holiday.</b></p><p class="ql-block">元宵节是农历正月的第十五天，这是新年的第一次满月，象征着和睦和团圆。元宵节是春节的一个重要组成部分，也象征着春节长假的正式结束。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">【元宵VS汤圆】</b></p><p class="ql-block">元宵和汤圆是正月十五必吃的食品，两者都是用糯米粉制成的甜点，都可以翻译为sweet glutinous rice balls，也可以直接用拼音“yuanxiao”和“tangyuan”来表示，但也有区别：</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Yuanxiao is a northern food made by rolling, while Tangyuan is a southern food made by wrapping.</b></p><p class="ql-block">元宵通常是用干粉滚制而成，馅料较硬，常见于北方地区。汤圆通常是用湿面团包制而成，馅料较软，常见于南方地区。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">【元宵节常用表达】</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(25, 25, 25);">【习俗 ——— 吃元宵】</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings,on the Lantern Festi-val,so it is aslo called the “Yuanxiao Festival”.Yuanxiao also has another name,tangyuan. It tastes sweet and has the meaning of reunion.So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.</b></p><p class="ql-block">民间过元宵节都会吃元宵。起初，人们把这种食物叫作“浮圆子”，后来又叫汤团或汤圆，这些名称与“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆和睦幸福。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(25, 25, 25);">【习俗 ——— 猜灯谜】</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Riddles have always been a traditional Chinese educational game.By the Song Dynasty, the Lantern Festival had the meaning of an "Educational Festival", and one of the signs was the emergence of "lantern riddles".</b></p><p class="ql-block">谜语一直是中华传统的益智游戏，到了宋朝，元宵节已有了“益智节”的含义，标志之一就是“灯谜”的出现。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="color:rgb(25, 25, 25);">【习俗 ——— 闹元宵】</b></p><p class="ql-block">元宵佳节中有很多传统的活动如：</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">耍龙灯 dragon dancing</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">耍狮子 a lion dance,</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">旱船a land boat dance</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">踩高跷 Stilt walking </b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">扭秧歌 a yangge dance</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">打太平鼓beating Taiping drums </b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">闹花灯Celebrating Lanterns </b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">焰火表演 firework display</b></p><p class="ql-block"> 一些地方政府会举办社戏表演，当新年的第一个月圆之夜在盛大的烟火表演中来临时，人们都陶醉在这令人难忘了烟花与皎洁的明月中。</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Some local governments will organize community opera performances.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.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">【💖😂元宵节诗词】</b></p><p class="ql-block">去年元月时，花市灯如昼。</p><p class="ql-block">月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。</p><p class="ql-block"> ——《生查子·元夕》欧阳修</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Last Festival of Vernal Moon，The blooming lanterns bright as noon.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">The moon rose atop willow tree; My lover had a tryst with me.</b></p><p class="ql-block">东风夜放花千树，更吹落，星如雨。</p><p class="ql-block"> ——《青玉案·元夕》辛弃疾</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">One night's east wind adorns a thousand trees with flowers, and blows down stars in showers.</b></p><p class="ql-block">众里寻她千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。</p><p class="ql-block"> ——《青玉案·元夕》辛弃疾</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">I look for her in vain.</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">When all at once I turn my head,</b></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.</b></p><p class="ql-block">因念都城放夜。望千门如昼，嬉笑游冶。</p><p class="ql-block"> ——《解语花·上元》周邦彦</p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">I remember the capital's lantern night. A thousand doors overwhelmed with light,People made merry in laughter.</b></p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"><b> Happy Lantern Festival ！祝元宵节快乐！</b></p><p class="ql-block">【资料来源：1️⃣ 河南油田刘志箫英语工作室2026年3月2日；2️⃣ 【💖😂第251首】 张贤庭 2026.3.3. （正月十五）】</p>