【做元宵的高中作文英语】如何用英语介绍元宵节？

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

每年农历的1月15日是中国人的元宵节，那正好是春节之后。

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

传统上元宵节也是春节活动的一部分。

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

这一天是农历新年的第一个满月。

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

中国各地点灯、上色，家家唱歌、玩耍，人们制作元宵节、燃放烟花。

this is also a continuation of the spring festival celebration。

这也是庆祝春节的延续。

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

元宵节的晚上，天上明月高照，地上有万朵彩灯。

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

元夜官话等习俗始于2000多年前的西汉时期。

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

一开始在皇宫里点灯祈福。

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

慢慢演变成民间最盛大的灯节。

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，人们开始用油纸、丝绸布、竹子、花等材料制作各式各样的灯笼。

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

或者去热闹的油灯里挑选自己喜欢的灯笼。

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

花灯的主题不仅有民间传说，还有节日习俗和各种吉祥物等。

the lantern festival is also a romantic holiday .

元宵节也是浪漫的节日。

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

在封建社会，年轻女孩不允许外出自由活动。

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

但是元宵节晚上可以一起看花灯。

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

未婚男女也经常通过花灯与恋人见面。

today people still invite others to view lanterns together .

现在也邀请人们在元夜一起欣赏花灯。

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

中国南北各地有风格不同的元宵节灯会。

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

在水接触的地方，人们把制作的莲花灯放在河里，让灯向下流动，带走对死去亲戚的思念。(莎士比亚。)(莎士比亚。)。

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

在北方，传统习俗与现代科学技术相结合，发展成为冰灯庆典。

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

天然冰雪和灯光的色彩巧妙结合，通过雕塑、形状、建筑和景观成为绚丽的冰雪天堂。

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

灯谜是中国特有的文字游戏。

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

人们不仅可以制作各种漂亮的灯笼，还设计了很多有趣的谜语。

the traditional riddles are written on the lanterns。

传统的灯谜是直接写在灯笼上的。

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

现在人们在灯下贴上写谜语的纸条，让看灯的人猜。

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

猜对的人还会收到谜语给的小商品。

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

和其他中国传统节日一样，元宵节也有自己的节日食品——“元宵节”。

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。

里面有各种坚果和糖做成的牛。

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

包装的形状是一样的——圆白色。因为这意味着像元宵式的满月一样团圆。