元宵節由來英文介紹

Lantern Festival 元宵節的由來英文介紹

Lantern Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar month

The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chine Lantern Festival

becau 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 e a full moon. So

the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.

According to the Chine 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.

元宵節正月十五吃元宵的的習俗由來已久，元宵也叫“湯圓”、“圓子”。據說

元宵象征合家團圓，吃元宵意味新的一年合家幸福、萬事如意。

元宵節鬧花燈的習俗起源于道教的“三元說”；正月十五日為上元節，七月十

五日為中元節，十月十五日為下元節。主管上、中、下三元的分別為天、地、人

三官，天官喜樂，故上元節要燃燈。元宵節的節期與節俗活動，是隨歷史的發展

而延長、擴展的。就節期長短而言，漢代才一天，到唐代已為三天，宋代則長達

五天，明代更是自初八點燈，一直到正月十七的夜里才落燈，整整十天。與春節

相接，白晝為市，熱鬧非凡，夜間燃燈，蔚為壯觀。特別是那精巧、多彩的燈火，

更使其成為春節期間娛樂活動的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龍、舞獅、跑旱船、

踩高蹺、扭秧歌等“百戲”內容，只是節期縮短為四到五天。

History

Until the Sui Dynasty in the sixth century, Emperor Yangdi invited envoys

from other countries to China to e the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the

gala（節日的，慶祝的）performances.

By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty in the venth century, the lantern

displays would last three days. The emperor also lifted the curfew（宵禁令）,

allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night. It is not difficult

to find Chine poems which describe this happy scene.

In the Song Dynasty, the festival was celebrated for five days and the

activities began to spread to many of the big cities in China. Colorful glass and

even jade were ud to make lanterns, with figures from folk tales painted on

the lanterns.

However, the largest Lantern Festival celebration took place in the early

part of the 15th century. The festivities continued for ten days. Emperor

Chengzu had the downtown area t aside as a center for displaying the

lanterns. Even today, there is a place in Beijing called Dengshikou. In Chine,

Deng means lantern and Shi is market. The area became a market where

lanterns were sold during the day. In the evening, the local people would go

there to e the beautiful lighted lanterns on display.

Today, the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of the

first lunar month throughout China. People enjoy the brightly lit night. Chengdu

in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, for example, holds a lantern fair each

year in the Cultural Park. During the Lantern Festival, the park is literally an

ocean of lanterns! Many new designs attract countless visitors. The most

eye-catching lantern is the Dragon Pole. This is a lantern in the shape of a

golden dragon, spiraling up a 27-meter -high pole, spewing fireworks from its

mouth. It is quite an impressive sight!

元宵節是中國的傳統節日，早在2000多年前的西漢就有了，元宵賞燈始于

東漢明帝時期，明帝提倡佛教，聽說佛教有正月十五日僧人觀佛舍利，點燈敬佛

的做法，就命令這一天夜晚在皇宮和寺廟里點燈敬佛，令士族庶民都掛燈。以后

這種佛教禮儀節日逐漸形成民間盛大的節日。該節經歷了由宮廷到民間，由中原

到全國的發展過程。

在漢文帝時，已下令將正月十五定為元宵節。漢武帝時，“太一神”的祭祀活

動定在正月十五。（太一：主宰宇宙一切之神）。司馬遷創建“太初歷”時，就已

將元宵節確定為重大節日。

另有一說是元宵燃燈的習俗起源于道教的“三元說”；正月十五日為上元節，

七月十五日為中元節，十月十五日為下元節。主管上、中、下三元的分別為天、

地、人三官，天官喜樂，故上元節要燃燈。

元宵節的節期與節俗活動，是隨歷史的發展而延長、擴展的。就節期長短而

言，漢代才一天，到唐代已為三天，宋代則長達五天，明代更是自初八點燈，一

直到正月十七的夜里才落燈，整整十天。與春節相接，白晝為市，熱鬧非凡，夜

間燃燈，蔚為壯觀。特別是那精巧、多彩的燈火，更使其成為春節期間娛樂活動

的高潮。至清代，又增加了舞龍、舞獅、跑旱船、踩高蹺、扭秧歌等“百戲”內容，

只是節期縮短為四到五天。

Origin

There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival.

But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with religious worship.

One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven

in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny

of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he

decided when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence（瘟疫）upon

human beings. Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the

country, all subquent emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year.

The emperor would ask Taiyi to bring favorable weather and good health to

him and his people. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty directed special

attention to this event. In 104 BC, he proclaimed it one of the most important

celebrations and the ceremony would last throughout the night.

Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is

the Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day

of the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of entertainment.

So followers prepare various kinds of activities during which they pray for good

fortune.

The third story about the origin of the festival is like this. Buddhism first

entered China during the reign of Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

That was in the first century. However, it did not exert any great influence

among the Chine people. one day, Emperor Mingdi had a dream about a

gold man in his palace. At the very moment when he was about to ask the

mysterious figure who he was, the gold man suddenly ro to the sky and

disappeared in the west. The next day, Emperor Mingdi nt a scholar to India

on a pilgrimage（朝圣）to locate Buddhist scriptures. After journeying

thousands of miles, the scholar finally returned with the scriptures. Emperor

Mingdi ordered that a temple be built to hou a statue of Buddha and rve as

a repository for the scriptures. Followers believe that the power of Buddha can

dispel darkness. So Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted

lanterns during what was to become the Lantern Festival.

關于元宵節的來歷，民間還有幾種有趣的傳說：

關于燈的傳說

傳說在很久以前，兇禽猛獸很多，四處傷害人和牲畜，人們就組織起來去打

它們，有一只神鳥困為迷路而降落人間，卻意外的被不知情的獵人給射死了。天

帝知道后十分震怒，立即傳旨，下令讓天兵于正月十五日到人間放火，把人間的

人畜財產通通燒死。天帝的女兒心地善良，不忍心看百姓無辜受難，就冒著生命

大家聽了都點頭稱是，便分頭準備去了。到了正月十五這天晚上，天帝往下

一看，發覺人間一片紅光，響聲震天，連續三個夜晚都是如此，以為是大火燃燒

的火焰，以中大快。人們就這樣保住了自己的生命及財產。為了紀念這次成功，

從此每到正月十五，家家戶戶都懸掛燈籠，放煙火來紀念這個日子。

Yuanxiao

Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of

the Lantern Festival,or Yuanxiao Festival is eating small dumpling balls made

of glutinous rice flour. We call the balls Yuanxiao or Tangyuan. Obviously,

they get the name from the festival itlf. It is said that the custom of eating

Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth centuty, then

became popular during the Tang and Song periods.

The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty.

Sweet fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts（胡桃）, same, osmanthus flowers

（桂花）, ro petals, sweetened tangerine peel, bean paste, or jujube paste

（棗泥）. A single ingredient or any combination can be ud as the filling . The

salty variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables or a mixture.

The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern

China. The usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough

of rice flour into balls, make a hole, inrt the filling, then clo the hole and

smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands. In North China,

sweet or nonmeat stuffing is the usual ingredient. The fillings are presd into

hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing

dry glutinous rice flour. A layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then

again dipped in water and rolled a cond time in the rice flour. And so it goes,

like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size.

The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings remains. This tradition

encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products. They

all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract

more customers.

漢文帝時為紀念“平呂”而設

另一個傳說是元宵節是漢文帝時為紀念“平呂”而設。漢高祖劉邦死后，呂后

此事傳至劉氏宗室齊王劉囊耳中，劉囊為保劉氏江山，決定起兵討伐諸呂隨

后與開國老臣周勃，陳平取得聯系，設計解除了呂祿，“諸呂之亂”終于被徹底平

定。

平亂之后，眾臣擁立劉邦的第二個兒子劉恒登基，稱漢文帝。文帝深感太平

盛世來之不易，便把平息“諸呂之亂”的正月十五，定為與民同樂日，京城里家家

張燈結彩，以示慶祝。從此，正月十五便成了一個普天同慶的民間節日——“鬧

元宵”。

元宵節()詞匯

元宵節：festival of lanterns，lantern festival dumplings

元宵： the rice glue ball

燈謎：riddles written on lanterns

燈具：lamps and lanterns

燈花 snuff

燈籠褲 bloomers galligaskins knickers pantalettes plus fours

燈籠 lantern scaldfish

燈塔 beacon lighthou pharos

燈語 lamp signal

燈油 kerone lamp oil

燈心蜻蜓 damlfly

春聯、放鞭炮、吃餃子、舞龍燈……熱熱鬧鬧的春節令人陶醉，七天長假也轉眼即逝，可一些上班族

卻患上了“節后綜合癥”，節后綜合癥英語怎么說？

節后綜合癥有哪些癥狀及對應的英語該怎么說？

節后的第一個工作日對你來說是虛設嗎？

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節后綜合癥就可以說

"the?holiday?blues",?or?"post-holiday?syndrome,?Post?VacationSyndrome,"

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節后綜合癥英語介紹：

THE?new?year?always?brings?an?old?problem?for?students?who?return?to?campus?after?a?long?

winterholiday?spent?lounging?around?at?home.?As?the?spring?mester?begins,?some?students?

findthemlves?having?to?adapt?to?college?life?all?over?again?-?a?process?they?refer?to?as?"the

?holidayblues",?or?"post-holiday?syndrome".

新的一年開始了。在家閑晃了漫長寒假的學生們返校后總會出現這個老問題--春季學期開始后，學生

們總要重新適應校園生活--而這個過程則被他們稱為“假日憂傷”或“節后綜合癥”。

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A?big?component?is?what?some?rearchers?dub?Post?Vacation?Syndrome?(PVS),?characterized?

by?acombination?of?irritability,?anxiety,?lack?of?motivation,?difficulty?concentrating,?and?a?feelin

g?ofemptiness?that?lasts?up?to?a?few?weeks?after?returning?to?work.?Some?people?get?a?mild?

versionevery?Sunday?night?after?getting?the?weekend?off.?Surveys?suggest?that?35%?to?75%?

of?workersin?Spain,?where?many?business?clo?for?the?month?of?August,?suffer?from?PVS.

節后綜合癥(Post?Vacation?Syndrome, 簡稱：PVS)是導致這一現象的很大一個原因。其癥狀包括易

怒、焦慮、缺乏動力、精力難以集中以及感到空虛等。這些癥狀在人們回去工作后最長可能持續幾周

的時間。一些人在周末即將結束的周日晚上也會患上輕微的節后綜合癥。一項調查顯示，西班牙有

35%到75%的上班族都患有節后綜合癥。當地的許多企業每年8月份都會關門放假。

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節后綜合癥有哪些癥狀及相關英語表達：?

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困神干擾癥，全天睡不醒！

Disturbed?by?Morpheus,?sleepy?all?day;

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靈魂放空癥，玩心收不攏！

Emptied?soul,?concentrated?on?nothing;

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拖延癥末期，作業沒做完！

Procrastination?in?end?stage:?undone?homework

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