Lantern festival每年农历得一月十五日就是中国人得元宵节,它正好在春节之后。The Lantern Festival is celebrated everywhere on January 15th of the lunar calendar, right after the Spring Festival、传统意义上元宵节也就是春节活动得一部分。Traditionally, the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival、这天就是农历新年里第一个月圆得日子。This day is always the first full moon in the lunar New Year、中国各地张灯结彩,家家户户歌舞游乐,人们做元宵、放烟火。Across China, people celebrate by hanging up lanterns and festoons, attending dancing and singing performances, making “Yuan Xiao” or sweet rice dumplings and lighting fireworks、这也就是庆祝春节得延续。This is also a continuation of the Spring Festival celebration、在元宵节之夜,天上明月高照,地上彩灯万盏。On the Lantern Festival night, the moon illuminates the dark sky while many lanterns shine bright colors on the earth、元宵夜观花灯得习俗开始于两千多年前得西汉时期。The traditions of viewing decorative lanterns on this night began more than two thousand years ago in the Western Han Dynasty、最早只就是在皇宫中点灯祈福。In the earlier times, those beautiful lanterns were only seen in the imperial palaces、慢慢地演变成民间最盛大得灯节。Slowly it evolved into a celebration on the grand scale for the ordinary folks everywhere、在元宵节前许多天,人们就开始忙着用油纸、绸布、竹子与花朵等材料制作各式各样得灯笼。A few days before the lantern festival, people begin gathering oiled paper, silk cloths, bamboo sticks and flower to make all types of lanterns、或者到喧闹得灯市上选择自己喜爱得灯笼。Some people go to the lively streets to pick a personal favorite、花灯得主题既有民间传说,又有节日习俗与各种吉祥物等。The lanterns sometimes e in a series about certain folklore, holiday customs, or lucky mascots、元宵节也就是一个浪漫得节日。The Lantern F...
