介绍 元宵节英文PPT.ppt

catalogue Origin（起源） Legend（传说） Convention（习俗） Food Chinese valentine's day 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. Origin 关于元宵节的起源有三种说法 1.正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过，正月十五真正作为民俗节日是在汉魏之后。 On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims 1.Lantern Festival has been valued in the We-stern Han Dynasty, However, the Lantern Festival is truly a folk festival, after the Han. legend 汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设 东方朔与元宵姑娘 袁世凯与元宵 When Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate the "Ping Lv" designed Dong fang shuo and Yuan xiao Yuan shi kai and yuanxiao convention guess the riddle （猜灯谜） lion dance舞狮子 play the dragon lantern 耍龙 灯 a land boat dance（划旱船) convention stilt walk （踩高跷） This day's important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. " Watching lanterns Guessing lantern riddles Guessing lantern riddles is 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 the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gif