the lantern festival is celebrate d everywhere on January 15 th of the lunar calendar，right after the spring festival .

每年農(nóng)歷的1月15日是中國人的元宵節(jié)，那正好是春節(jié)之后。

Traditionally，the lantern festival is a part of the spring festival。

傳統(tǒng)上元宵節(jié)也是春節(jié)活動的一部分。

this day is always the first full moon in the lunar new year。

這一天是農(nóng)歷新年的第一個滿月。

Across China，people celebrate by hanging up lanterns and festoons，attending dancing and singing performances，making " yuan Xin "

中國各地點燈、上色，家家唱歌、玩耍，人們制作元宵節(jié)、燃放煙花。

this is also a continuation of the spring festival celebration。

這也是慶祝春節(jié)的延續(xù)。

On the lantern festival night，the moon illuminates the dark sky while many lanterns shine bright colors on the earth。

元宵節(jié)的晚上，天上明月高照，地上有萬朵彩燈。

the traditions of viewing decorative lanterns on this night began more than two thousand years ago in the western Han dynasty .

元夜官話等習(xí)俗始于2000多年前的西漢時期。

In the earlier times，those beautiful lanterns were only seen in the imperial palaces。

一開始在皇宮里點燈祈福。

slowly it evolved into a celebration on the grand scale for the ordinary folks everywhere .

慢慢演變成民間最盛大的燈節(jié)。

a few days before the lantern festival、people begin gathering oiled paper、silk cloths、bamboo sticks and flower to make all types of lamboo

正月十五前的很多天里，人們開始用油紙、絲綢布、竹子、花等材料制作各式各樣的燈籠。

some people go to the lively streets to pick a personal favorite。

或者去熱鬧的油燈里挑選自己喜歡的燈籠。

the lanterns some times come in a series about certain folklore，holiday customs，or lucky mascots。

花燈的主題不僅有民間傳說，還有節(jié)日習(xí)俗和各種吉祥物等。

the lantern festival is also a romantic holiday .

元宵節(jié)也是浪漫的節(jié)日。

In feudal society，young girls were not allowed to go out freely。

在封建社會，年輕女孩不允許外出自由活動。

but on the night of the lantern festival，they were allowed to view the lantern lights in groups .

但是元宵節(jié)晚上可以一起看花燈。

some times couples would go on dates strolling down the streets lit with lantern lights .

未婚男女也經(jīng)常通過花燈與戀人見面。

today people still invite others to view lanterns together .

現(xiàn)在也邀請人們在元夜一起欣賞花燈。

Across China，the lantern festival is celebrate d in many different styles .

中國南北各地有風(fēng)格不同的元宵節(jié)燈會。

In places nearwater，people put lotus lanterns in the river to let them flow down stream，carrying the loss they feel for the relatives that hat

在水接觸的地方，人們把制作的蓮花燈放在河里，讓燈向下流動，帶走對死去親戚的思念。(莎士比亞)。

In the north，as traditional customs combined with modern science and technology，there evolved the ice lantern festival。

在北方，傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗與現(xiàn)代科學(xué)技術(shù)相結(jié)合，發(fā)展成為冰燈慶典。

the combination of the ice and snow with colored lights，carvings，designs，and special scenery yield a spectacular winter paradise

天然冰雪和燈光的色彩巧妙結(jié)合，通過雕塑、形狀、建筑和景觀成為絢麗的冰雪天堂。

the lantern riddle is a special word-game played by the Chinese people。

燈謎是中國特有的文字游戲。

the Chinese people not only craft many types of beautiful lanterns for the others to appreciate，but also create many interesting riddles。

人們不僅可以制作各種漂亮的燈籠，還設(shè)計了很多有趣的謎語。

the traditional riddles are written on the lanterns。

傳統(tǒng)的燈謎是直接寫在燈籠上的。

Today，many people glue a slip of paper with the riddle at the bottom of the lanterns for the viewers to solve .

現(xiàn)在人們在燈下貼上寫謎語的紙條，讓看燈的人猜。

those who solve the riddles correctly will receive a prize from the riddle ' s creator .

猜對的人還會收到謎語給的小商品。

just like China ' s other traditional holidays，the lantern festival also has its own special dish-" youn Xiao "，or sweet dumplidays

和其他中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日一樣，元宵節(jié)也有自己的節(jié)日食品——“元宵節(jié)”。

although the sweet dumplings differ in name and recipe from the north and south，they are always made with glutinous rice flour as the outside。

元宵在南北不同，名字不同，方法也不同，但用糯米粉做皮。

the filling is usually composed of different kinds of fruit kernels and sugar。

里面有各種堅果和糖做成的牛。

the sweet dumplings are always round and white，as it represents the moon on the night of the lantern festival。

包裝的形狀是一樣的——圓白色。因為這意味著像元宵式的滿月一樣團(tuán)圓。