篇一:Lantern Festival
the lantern festival or yuanxiao jie is a traditional chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the chinese new year. the festival marks the end of the celebrations of the chinese new year.
chinese started to celebrate the lantern festival from the han dynasty (206 bc - 221 ad). like most other chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the festival. it is also believed that the festival has taoist origins.
this is a festival for people ha一ving fun. on the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. there is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.
yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or tangyuan is the special food for the lantern festival. it is believed that yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, yuanxiao, of emperor wu di of the han dynasty. yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing.
yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in shape, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.
篇二：Lantern Festival
yesterday is the lantern festival, can be noisy! according to the traditional chinese folk, the day of the magnificent on brand night, people points up lights all light, to show celebration. go out the moon, burning lamp burning, happy event put lantern riddle quiz, were yuanxiao, ha一ve a family reunion, the backdrop of the festival, feel happy.
篇三:Lantern Festival
probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year. vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who ha一ve died.
on new year's day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.
other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. the chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.
in south china, the fa一vorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（芦苇）lea一ves), another popular delicacy.
in the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. the tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.
篇四:Lantern Festival
the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means year, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
one legend goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. people were very scared. one day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue nian. to nian he said, i hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? so, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.
篇五:Lantern Festival
The 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 day 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 puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.
篇六:Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival, which occurs on the 15-th day of the First Month of the Chinese Year, marks the end of the New Year's Holidays.
Lanterns are everywhere. A most interesting tradition is the posting of riddles called 'Lantern Riddles.' Riddles are written on pieces of paper and posted on lanterns or wall. Any one solving the riddle is awarded a prize. And the food for lantern festival is Tang Yuan, i ha一ve made some Tang Yuan in a ginger soup, my wife got a serious cold, so i cooked a pot of ginger soup for her. I look forward to the next spring festival.
篇七:Lantern Festival
The ancients of January, lunar called night for the fifteenth, so says the Lantern Festival. A year on the 15th day of the first month circle, but also a dollar complex night beginning, the earth de-aging rate-and night, people celebrate the New Year's celebration, also continue. The Lantern Festival is also known as "or shang yuan festival".
According to Chinese folk tradition, in this day of the night, people brand bright lights million lamp, points up to show celebration. Go out to celebrate the, randeng put flame lantern riddle quiz and Himalayan, were yuanxiao, ha一ve a family reunion, celebration festival, feel happy.
The Lantern Festival is also called the Lantern Festival, yuanxiao randeng custom since the han dynasty, since ShangDeng activities to tang dynasty, more prosperous, the palace, street lights up everywhere, must build tall lamp wheel, lamp floor and lamp tree, a great poet of tang dynasty who at the time of this in 15 night view light "as described the Lantern Festival randeng pageantry" connect han yi starfall, depending on the floor. "like month suspended
More attention the Lantern Festival, the song dynasty ShangDeng activities more lively, ShangDeng activities must carry on the style of five days, light more rich and. The Ming dynasty ShangDeng 10 days to continuous, which is China's longest Lantern Festival. ShangDeng activities in qing dynasty, but even though only three days ShangDeng activities on a big scale, unprecedented, except randeng besides, still set the fireworks.
"Lantern riddle quiz" and that "dozen riddles", is the Lantern Festival is an event then increased in the song dynasty, appear. In southern song dynasty when the Lantern Festival, the capital city linan whenever the fans who made numerous puzzle. It started in the remnants of a bunch riddle written in brightly colored lights posted offer people guess. Because riddle can enlighten the wisdom and interesting, so spread by various social strata in the process of welcome.
篇八:Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival is a China's traditional festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.
I,antern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days before Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many, other things. While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns. On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up.
On Lantern Festival people go outside to ha一ve a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you call see some wonderful folk performances,Dragon Dance and Yangko. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy. Our life is rich and varied.