“元宵节”的英文是： “Lantern Festival ”所以“元宵快乐”就翻译成“Happy Lantern Festival !”
01、元宵节的来历
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.
元宵节在农历正月十五，通常是公历二月或三月，早在我国西汉时期（公元前206年——公元25年）就成为一个重要节日了。
02、元宵节英语祝福语
①Wishi//www.58yuanyou.comng you peace, joy and happiness and everything all the best through Lantern !
在元宵节来临之际，祝你平安，快乐，幸福。万事圆！
②Warm greetings andbest wishes for Lantern Festival!
致以热烈的祝贺和良好的祝福，元宵节快乐！
03、元宵节习俗
①Eating Yuanxiao 吃元宵
People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on the Lantern Festival, so it is aslo called the “Yuanxiao Festival”, Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutionous rice with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, walnut meat, dr原由网ied fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and has the meaning of reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.
民间过元宵节都会吃元宵。元宵由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅，馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等。食用时煮、炸、蒸皆可。起初，人们把这种食物叫作“浮圆子”，后来又叫汤团或汤圆，这些名称与“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之//www.58yuanyou.com意，象征全家人团团圆圆和睦幸福。
②Guessing lantern riddles 猜灯谜
"Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece o//www.58yuanyou.comf paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the la//www.58yuanyou.comntern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
猜灯谜也是元宵节活动的一个基本组成部分。灯笼的所有者将谜语写在一张纸条上，然后将纸条展示在灯笼上。如果赏灯者猜出谜语，就将纸条取出，然后找灯笼所有者确认答案。答对的话，可以领取一份小礼品。这个活动起源于宋朝(960—1279)。
猜了那么多年的中文灯谜，今年咱们换个玩法，让我们一起来猜猜英语的灯谜，大家准备好了吗？（答案在留言处）
1）What letter is an animal?
2）What man cannot live in a house?
3）What will you break once you say it?
4）What 5 letter word has 6 left when you take 2 letters away?
5）What animal wears big black glasses on its face?
温馨提示：谜底在留言处！
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