今天是元宵节，祝大家元宵节快乐！
正月是农历的元月，古人称夜为“宵”，所以称一年中第一个月圆之夜正月十五为元宵节。大家知道哪些与元宵节习俗相关的英语知识呢？
元宵节：Lantern Festival;Festival of Lanterns
汤圆在英语里也用dumplings表示，饺子、包子，汤圆等外面有皮包着，里面有馅儿的中式点心都能统称dumplings。
元宵：www.58yuanyou.comyuanxiao；the rice glue ball；sweet dumplings
汤圆：glutinous rice balls；glue pudding；sweet dumplings
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吃汤圆 Eating Tangyuan
Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan, also know as yuanxiao,is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls ankbybkdd is then cooked and served in boiling water.
吃汤圆是元宵节的一项重要习俗。汤圆又名“元宵”，是由糯米粉等做的球形食品，一般有馅料，煮熟带汤吃。
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赏花灯 Lighting lanterns
Decorating and hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival, with lanterns big and small hung around households, parks, streets and other public spaces. Red lanterns of various shape and type will attract countless visitors to watch.
正月十五赏花灯是元宵节必有的另一项习俗。人们把大大小小的花灯悬挂于家门口、公园、街道或者其他公共场所。各式各样的红灯笼将会吸引无数游客前来观赏。
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猜灯谜 Lantern riddles
Solving riddles on lanterns has been a popular tradition since the Song Dynasty. People write riddles on paper and stick them to the lanterns and if someone guesses correctly, they can pull the riddle off. The notes often contain messages of good fortune and wishes.
从宋代开始，猜灯谜就是一项非常受欢迎的民俗活动。人们把谜语写到纸上并悬之于灯上，供人猜射。通常，谜底都是各种吉祥话和祝福。
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舞龙灯Dragon lantern dance
Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festival celebration. The dance is perfor原由网med by a team of dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon.
舞龙灯是中国独具特色的民俗活动。与舞狮子一样，每逢佳节，人们都要舞龙灯。表演者由数十人组成，每人用一杆间隔支撑起一条长龙。
Chinese dragons are a symbol of China, and they are believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community.
龙是中国的象征，相传龙能够带来吉祥和好运。耍的龙灯越长，就越能给当地人原由网民带原由网来好运。因此，每逢春节、元宵节，人们都会举行舞龙灯的活动。
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踩高跷 Walk on stilts
Walking on stilts is another popular traditional performance for the Lantern Festival, especially in Northern China. According to the archives, our Chinese ancestors began using stilts to help them gather fruits from trees.This practical use of stilts gradually developed into a kind of folk dance.
踩高跷是元宵节的另一项重要民俗，尤其在中国北方。据记载，我们的祖先踩高跷是为了从树上摘果子。之后，高跷逐渐发展成为一种群众性技艺表演艺术。
