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1、 catalogueOrigin（起源）Legend（传说）Convention（习俗）FoodChinese valentines dayThe 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the d
2、ay is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the pu
3、zzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. legend 汉文帝时为纪念“平吕 ”而设 东方朔与元宵姑娘 袁世凯与元宵 When Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate the “Ping Lv“ designed Dong fang shuo and Yuan xiao Yuan shi kai and yuanxiaoOrigin 关于元宵节的起源有 三种说法 1.正
4、月十五在西汉已 经受到重视，不过， 正月十五真正作为民 俗节日是在汉魏之后 。 On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims 1.Lantern Festival has been valued in the We- stern Han Dynasty, However, the Lantern Festival is truly a folk festival, after the Han. conventionguess the riddle（猜灯谜谜）lion dance 舞狮狮子play the dragon
5、 lantern 耍龙龙 灯a land boat dance（划旱船)conventionstilt walk（踩踩高跷跷）This days important activity is watching lanterns. 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 exci
6、ted. “Watching lanternsGuessing lantern riddlesGuessing 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 t
7、heir 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 socialstrata. In the daytime of the Festival, performances such
8、 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
9、 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.food 元宵节的食品，最早叫“ 浮元子” 后称“元宵” ，生意人还美其名曰“元宝” Lantern Festival food, fi
10、rst called “floating Motoko“ after “the Lantern“, businessmen also euphemistically called “ingot“ Yuan XiaoPeople 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
11、 flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, driedfruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. Whats more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with “tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people eat th
12、em to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.Tang YuanChinese valentines day 传统社会的年轻女孩 不允许出外自由活动 ，但是过节却可以结 伴出来游玩，元宵节 赏花灯正好是一个交 谊的机会，未婚男女 借着赏花灯也顺便可 以为自己物色对象。 所以元宵节可以说是 地道的中国情人节 traditional society does not allow young girls to go out freely, but they can go hand in hand out of play festivals, the Lantern Festival Flower lights is just the chance of a friendship, unmarried men and women lights the way through the flowers to find objects for their own. So the Lantern Festival is typical of Chinese Valentines Day
