元宵节的传说英文

篇一：元宵节由来英文介绍】lanternfestival元宵节的由来英文介绍lanternfestivalthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonththe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthisthechineselanternfestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightxiao.the15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.sothedayisalsocalledyuanxiaofestivalinchina.accordingtothechinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.元宵节正月十五吃元宵的的习俗由来已久，元宵也叫“汤子”。据说元宵象征合家团，吃元宵意味新的一年合家幸福、万事如意。元宵节闹花灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”；正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。historyuntilthesuidynastyinthesixthcentury,emperoryangdiinvitedenvoysfromothercountriestochinatoseethecolorfullightedlanternsandenjoythegala(节日的，庆祝的)performances.inthesongdynasty,thefestivalwascelebratedforfivedaysandtheactivitiesbegantospreadtomanyofthebigcitiesinchina.colorfulglassandevenjadewereusedtomakelanterns,withfiguresfromfolktalespaintedonthelanterns.however,thelargestlanternfestivalcelebrationtookplaceintheearlypartofthe15thcentury.thefestivitiescontinuedfortendays.emperorchengzuhadthedowntownareasetasideasacenterfordisplayingthelanterns.eventoday,thereisaplaceinbeijingcalleddengshikou.inchinese,dengmeanslanternandshiismarket.theareabecameamarketwherelanternsweresoldduringtheday.intheevening,thelocalpeoplewouldgotheretoseethebeautifullightedlanternsondisplay.today,thedisplayingoflanternsisstillabigeventonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonththroughoutchina.peopleenjoythebrightlylitnight.chengduinsouthwestchinassichuanprovince,forexample,holdsalanternfaireachyearintheculturalpark.duringthelanternfestival,theparkisliterallyanoceanoflanterns!manynewdesignsattractcountlessvisitors.themosteye-catchinglanternisthedragonpole.thisisalanternintheshapeofagoldendragon,spiralingupa27-meter-highpole,spewingfireworksfromitsmouth.itisquiteanimpressivesight!元宵节是中国的传统节日，早在2000多年前的西汉就有了，元宵赏灯始于东汉明帝时期，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，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐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。在汉文帝时，已下令将正月十五定为元宵节。汉武帝时，“太一神”的祭祀活动定在正月十五。（太一：主宰宇宙一切之神）。司马迁创建“太初历”时，就已将元宵节确定为重大节日。另有一说是元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”；正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。origintherearemanydifferentbeliefsabouttheoriginofthelanternfestival.butonethingforsureisthatithadsomethingtodowithreligiousworship.onelegendtellsusthatitwasatimetoworshiptaiyi,thegodofheaveninancienttimes.thebeliefwasthatthegodofheavencontrolledthedestinyofthehumanworld.hehadsixteendragonsathisbeckandcallandhedecidedwhentoinflictdrought,storms,famineorpestilence（瘟疫）uponhumanbeings.beginningwithqinshihuang,thefirstemperortounitethecountry,allsubsequentemperorsorderedsplendidceremonieseachyear.theemperorwouldasktaiyitobringfavorableweatherandgoodhealthtohimandhispeople.emperorwudiofthehandynastydirectedspecialattentiontothisevent.in104bc,heproclaimeditoneofthemostimportantcelebrationsandtheceremonywouldlastthroughoutthenight.anotherlegendassociatesthelanternfestivalwithtaoism.tianguanisthetaoistgodresponsibleforgoodfortune.hisbirthdayfallsonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth.itissaidthattianguanlikesalltypesofentertainment.sofollowerspreparevariouskindsofactivitiesduringwhichtheyprayforgoodfortune.thethirdstoryabouttheoriginofthefestivalislikethis.buddhismfirstenteredchinaduringthereignofemperormingdioftheeasternhandynasty.thatwasinthefirstcentury.however,itdidnotexertanygreatinfluenceamongthechinesepeople.oneday,emperormingdihadadreamaboutagoldmaninhispalace.attheverymomentwhenhewasabouttoaskthemysteriousfigurewhohewas,thegoldmansuddenlyrosetotheskyanddisappearedinthewest.thenextday,emperormingdisentascholartoindiaonapilgrimage（朝圣）tolocatebuddhistscriptures.afterjourneyingthousandsofmiles,thescholarfinallyreturnedwiththescriptures.emperormingdiorderedthatatemplebebuilttohouseastatueofbuddhaandserveasarepositoryforthescriptures.followersbelievethatthepowerofbuddhacandispeldarkness.soemperormingdiorderedhissubjectstodisplaylightedlanternsduringwhatwastobecomethelanternfestival.关于元宵节的来历，民间还有几种有趣的传说：关于灯的传说传说在很久以前，凶禽猛兽很多，四处伤害人和牲畜，人们就组织起来去打它们，有一只神鸟困为迷路而降落人间，却意外的被不知情的猎人给射死了。天帝知道后十分震怒，立即传旨，下令让天兵于正月十五日到人间放火，把人间的人畜财产通通烧死。天帝的女儿心地善良，不忍心看百姓无辜受难，就冒着生命的危险，偷偷驾着祥云来到人间，把这个消息告诉了人们。众人听说了这个消息，有如头上响了一个焦雷。吓得不知如何是好，过了好久，才有个老人家想出个法子，他说：“在正月十四、十五、十六日这三天，每户人家都在家里张灯结彩、点响爆竹、燃放烟火。这样一来，天帝就会以为人们都被烧死了”。大家听了都点头称是，便分头准备去了。到了正月十五这天晚上，天帝往下一看，发觉人间一片红光，响声震天，连续三个夜晚都是如此，以为是大火燃烧的火焰，以中大快。人们就这样保住了自己的生命及财产。为了纪念这次成功，从此每到正月十五，家家户户都悬挂灯笼，放烟火来纪念这个日子。yuanxiaobesidesentertainmentandbeautifullanterns,anotherimportantpartofthelanternfestival,oryuanxiaofestivaliseatingsmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour.wecalltheseballsyuanxiaoortangyuan.obviously,theygetthenamefromthefestivalitself.itissaidthatthecustomofeatingyuanxiaooriginatedduringtheeasternjindynastyinthefourthcentuty,thenbecamepopularduringthetangandsongperiods.thefillingsinsidethedumplingsoryuansiaoareeithersweetorsalty.sweetfillingsaremadeofsugar,walnuts（胡桃）,sesame,osmanthusflowers（桂花）,rosepetals,sweetenedtangerinepeel,beanpaste,orjujubepaste（枣泥）・asingleingredientoranycombinationcanbeusedasthefilling.thesaltyvarietyisfilledwithmincedmeat,vegetablesoramixture.thewaytomakeyuanxiaoalsovariesbetweennorthernandsouthernchina.theusualmethodfollowedinsouthernprovincesistoshapethedoughofriceflourintoballs,makeahole,insertthefilling,thenclosetheholeandsmoothoutthedumplingbyrollingitbetweenyourhands.innorthchina,sweetornonmeatstuffingistheusualingredient.thefillingsarepressedintohardenedcores,dippedlightlyinwaterandrolledinaflatbasketcontainingdryglutinousriceflour.alayeroftheflourstickstothefilling,whichisthenagaindippedinwaterandrolledasecondtimeinthericeflour.andsoitgoes,likerollingasnowball,untilthedumplingisthedesiredsize.thecustomofeatingyuanxiaodumplingsremains.thistraditionencouragesbotholdandnewstorestopromotetheiryuanxiaoproducts.theyalltrytheirbesttoimprovethetasteandqualityofthedumplingstoattractmorecustomers.汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设另一个传说是元宵节是汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设。汉高祖刘邦死后，吕后之子刘盈登基为汉惠帝。惠帝生性懦弱，优柔寡断，大权渐渐落再吕后手中。汉惠帝病死后吕后独揽朝政把刘氏天下变成了吕氏天下，朝中老臣，刘氏宗室深感愤慨，但都惧怕吕后残暴而敢怒不敢言。吕后病死后，诸吕惶惶不安害怕遭到伤害和排挤。于是，在上将军吕禄家中秘密集合，共谋作乱之事，以便彻底夺取刘氏江山。此事传至刘氏宗室齐王刘囊耳中，刘囊为保刘氏江山，决定起兵讨伐诸吕随后与开国老臣周勃，陈平取得联系，设计解除了吕禄，“诸吕之乱”终于被彻底平定。平乱之后，众臣拥立刘邦的第二个儿子刘恒登基，称汉文帝。文帝深感太平盛世来之不易，便把平息“诸吕之乱”的正月十五，定为与民同乐日，京城里家家张灯结彩，以示庆祝。从此，正月十五便成了一个普天同庆的民间节日——“闹元宵”。元宵节英语（论坛）词汇元宵节：festivaloflanterns,lanternfestivaldumplings元宵：thericeglueball灯谜：riddleswrittenonlanterns灯具：lampsandlanterns灯花snuff灯笼裤bloomersgalligaskinsknickerspantalettesplusfours灯笼lanternscaldfish灯塔beaconlighthousepharos灯语lampsignal灯油kerosenelampoil灯心蜻蜓damselfly【篇二：元宵节的来历习俗意义英文】元宵节的来历习俗意义英文untilthesuidynastyinthesixthcentury,emperoryangdiinvitedenvoysfromothercountriestochinatoseethecolorfullightedlanternsandenjoythegala（节日的，庆祝的）performances・bythebeginningofthetangdynastyintheseventhcentury,thelanterndisplayswouldlastthreedays.theemperoralsoliftedthecurfew（宵禁令）,allowingthepeopletoenjoythefestivelanternsdayandnight.itisnotdifficulttofindchinesepoemswhichdescribethishappyscene.inthesongdynasty,thefestivalwascelebratedforfivedaysandtheactivitiesbegantospreadtomanyofthebigcitiesinchina.colorfulglassandevenjadewereusedtomakelanterns,withfiguresfromfolktalespaintedonthelanterns.however,thelargestlanternfestivalcelebrationtookplaceintheearlypartofthe15thcentury.thefestivitiescontinuedfortendays.emperorchengzuhadthedowntownareasetasideasacenterfordisplayingthelanterns.eventoday,thereisaplaceinbeijingcalleddengshikou.inchinese,dengmeanslanternandshiismarket.theareabecameamarketwherelanternsweresoldduringtheday.intheevening,thelocalpeoplewouldgotheretoseethebeautifullightedlanternsondisplay.today,thedisplayingoflanternsisstillabigeventonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonththroughoutchina.peopleenjoythebrightlylitnight.chengduinsouthwestchinassichuanprovince,forexample,holdsalanternfaireachyearintheculturalpark.duringthelanternfestival,theparkisliterallyanoceanoflanterns!manynewdesignsattractcountlessvisitors.themosteyecatchinglanternisthedragonpole.thisisalanternintheshapeofagoldendragon,spiralingupa27-meter-highpole,spewingfireworksfromitsmouth.itisquiteanimpressivesight!【篇三：元宵节的由来（中英文）】元宵节的由来（中英文）lanternfestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.thisisthefirstfullmoonofthenewyear,symbolizingunityandperfection.lanternfestivalisanimportantpartofspringfestival,andmarkstheofficialendofthelongholiday.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。therearemanylegendsconcerningtheoriginsoflanternfestival.关于元宵节的来历有很多传说。accordingtoonelegend,onceinancienttimes,acelestialswancameintothemortalworldwhereitwasshotdownbyahunter.thejadeemperor,thehighestgodinheaven,vowedtoavengetheswan.hestartedmakingplanstosendatroopofcelestialsoldiersandgeneralstoearthonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth,withorderstoincinerateallhumansandanimals.buttheothercelestialbeingsdisagreedwiththiscourseofaction,andriskedtheirlivestowarnthepeopleofearth.asaresult,beforeandafterthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonth,everyfamilyhungredlanternsoutsidetheirdoorsandsetofffirecrackersandfireworks,givingtheimpressionthattheirhomeswerealreadyburning.bysuccessfullytrickingthejadeemperorinthisway,humanitywassavedfromextermination.有一个传说是这样的，在古代，有一位神界天鹅闯入人间被猎手误杀。天界最高的神玉皇大帝因此发誓为这只天鹅报仇。他开始制定 计划 项目进度计划表范例计划下载计划下载计划下载课程教学计划下载 ，派出一支天兵天将于农历正月十五来到人间，命令他们火烧所有的人和动物。但是其他神仙并不赞同这一计划，他们冒着生命危险提醒人间的人们。结果，在正月十五这一天前后，每一个家庭在门外挂起灯笼，并燃放烟花爆竹，给天兵天将造成各家各户起火的假象。通过这种方式，人们成功骗过了玉皇大帝，人类也因此逃过灭绝的危险。accordingtoanotherlegend,duringthetimeofemperorhanwudiofthehandynasty,apalacewomannamedyuanxiaowaspreventedfromcarryingoutherfilialdutyofvisitingherparentsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.distraught,shesaidshewouldkillherselfbyjumpingintoawell.inordertohelpyuanxiaofulfillherdutyasafilialdaughter,thescholardongfangshuocameupwithascheme.hetoldemperorhanwudithatthejadeemperor,thehighestgodinheaven,hadorderedthefiregodtoburndownthecapitalcityofchanganonthesixteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.anxioustofindawaytosavehiscity,theemperoraskeddongfangshuowhatheshoulddo.dongfangshuorepliedthatthefiregodlovedredlanternsmorethananything.headvisedthatthestreetsbehungwithredlanterns,andtheemperor,empress,concubines,andcourtofficialscomeoutofthepalacetoseethem.inthisway,thefiregodwouldbedistractedanddisasteraverted.theemperorfolloweddongfangshuosadvice,andwhileeveryonewasoutviewingthelanterns,yuanxiaowasabletosneakoutofthepalaceandbereunitedwithherparents.另外一个传说发生在汉武帝时期。一位名叫元宵的宫女因身处深宫，没法在正月十五与父母团聚尽孝。为此，她欲跳井自尽。为了帮助元宵姑娘为父母尽孝，智者东方朔想出了一个计划。他告诉汉武帝，天界最高的神——玉皇大帝下令在正月十六火烧长安都。为了拯救长安城，汉武帝问东方朔该怎么办。东方朔回答说火神最爱大红灯笼。他建议在街道上悬挂大红灯笼，皇帝、皇后、六宫嫔妃和朝廷大臣都要外出观赏灯笼。这样，火神的注意力就会被分散，灾难也就可以避免了。皇帝采纳了东方朔的建议，当所有人都外出赏灯时，元宵得以有机会溜出皇宫，和家人团圆。althoughtheabovestoriesarequitefantastical,itissurethattheoriginsoflanternfestivalarerelatedtoancienthumanitysuseoffiretocelebratefestivalsandavertdisaster.sincelanternfestivalinvolvesmakingofferingstothedeitiesandiscelebratedatnight,itisnaturalthatfirewouldplayanimportantrole.overtime,lanternfestivalgraduallyevolvedintoitspresentform.whenbuddhismwasintroducedtochinaduringtheeasternhandynasty,theemperordecreedthatonthenightofthefullmoonofthefirstlunarmonth,lanternsshouldbelittohonorbuddha,addingyetanotherlevelofsignificancetolanternfestival.andaccordingtodaoism,lanternfestivalisassociatedwiththeprimordialdeitiesofheavenandfire,whowerebornonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.虽然上述的传说很神奇，但可以确定的是元宵节的起源必定跟古代人们使用火来庆祝节日、躲避灾难有关。元宵节活动包括逃避邪神，且是在晚上庆祝，所以很自然地，火就扮演了很重要的角色。随着时间的流逝，元宵节逐渐演变为今天的形式。东汉时期，佛教传入中国，皇帝下令，在正月第一个满月的晚上，必须点亮灯笼敬佛，这也使元宵节更增添了一份意义。而在道教里，元宵节是与掌管天界和火的元神紧密相连的，因为他们就诞生在正月十五。eatingyuanxiao(sweetdumplingsmadewithglutinousriceflour)isoneofthespecialtraditionsoflanternfestival.lanternfestivalisalsocalledyuanxiaofestival.anothernameforyuanxiaoistangyuan,whichliterallymeansboiledspheres.吃元宵(有糯米粉制成的甜馅儿食物)是元宵节一个特别传统，而元宵节也因这种食物得名。元宵的另一种叫法是汤圆，字面意思就是“煮熟的球状食品”。