Eating Yuanxiao吃元宵
Yuanxiao 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. And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert.
元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说,元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食,是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。元宵节就是因此食品得名。元宵的烹制方法非常简单,将元宵倒入装满沸水的锅中煮几分钟就可以了。
农历正月十五元宵节,又称为“上元节”(Lantern Festival)、上元佳节、小正月、元夕或灯节,是春节之后的第一个重要节日,是中国亦是汉字文化圈的地区和海外华人的传统节日之一。正月是农历的元月,古人称夜为“宵”,所以把一年中第一个月圆之夜正月十五称为元宵节,这也是中国古往今来的狂欢节。
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常用词汇:
the Lantern Festival 元宵节
lion / dragon dance 舞龙/舞狮
guess lantern riddles 猜灯谜
play couplets game 对对联
dragon lantern dancing 耍龙灯
walking on stilts 踩高跷
yangko/yangge dance 扭秧歌
fireworks party 焰火大会
Lantern Festival's temple fair 元宵节庙会
经典句型:
A:How shall we celebrate the Festival of Lanterns?
甲:我们怎么庆祝元宵节呢?
B:Let's enjoy the colorful lanterns in the evening.
乙:我们晚上去赏彩灯吧。
A:I prefer to go to the dragon dances.
甲:我更想去看舞龙。
We eat yuanxiao in this festival.
我们在这个节日吃元宵。
A:What do you eat in the Festival of Lanterns?
甲:你们在元宵节吃什么呢?
B:We eat yuanxiao in this festival.
乙:我们在这个节日吃元宵。
B:Yes, it's delicious. We have other activities like the lantern riddles.
乙:是的,很好吃。我们还有其他的活动,比如猜灯谜。
A:it's so interesting.
甲:真有趣。
元宵节的习俗
中国传统的过年,一般要持续到元宵节,元宵节一过也象征过年的结束,人们就要恢复正常的生产和生活了。在元宵节期间,人们举行各种民俗活动,赏月、观花灯、猜灯谜、放烟花、舞龙灯、舞狮子、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭秧歌,普天同庆,其乐融融。元宵节也成为中国诸多传统节日当中最热闹的一个,可以称为中国的“狂欢节”。
元宵节祝福语
在元宵节来临之际,祝你平安,快乐,幸福。万事圆!
Wishing you peace, joy and happiness and everything all the best through Lantern !
致以热烈的祝贺和良好的祝福,元宵节快乐!
Warm greetings and best wishes for Lantern Festival!