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1、雅思口语口语素材：元宵节(Lantern,Festival)|雅思口语2021题库5 英语口语网权威公布雅思口语口语素材：元宵节，更多雅思口语口语素材相关信息请访问英语口语网。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 , it had become a festival with great significance. T
2、his days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty , 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 ord
3、ered 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.每十二个月农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日-元宵节。元宵关键的活动就是看灯。东汉明帝时
4、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，令士族庶民全部挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐步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。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 s
5、elf-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. Guessing lantern riddlesis 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
6、 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 . As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.直到今天，元宵点灯的习俗依然在中国的各地流传的，各式各样漂亮的花灯在这一天全部会点亮，孩子们提着自制的灯笼走街串巷，很快乐。猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项主要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面写在灯笼上，挂在门口，假如有些人能够猜中，就能得到小小的礼品。这项活动最早起源于宋朝，因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有爱好，因此流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the Yu
