1、lantern festivalcatalogue Origin（起源） Legend（傳說） Convention（習俗） Food Chinese valentines dayThe 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because 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 see a

2、 full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese 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

3、 try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. Happy Lantern Festivallegend 漢文帝時為紀念“平呂”而設 東方朔與元宵姑娘 袁世凱與元宵 When Emperor Wen of Han to commemorate the Ping Lv designed Dong fang shuo and Yuan xiaoYuan shi kai

4、 and yuanxiaoOrigin關于元宵節的起源有三種說法1.正月十五在西漢已經受到重視，不過，正月十五真正作為民俗節日是在漢魏之后。On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims 1.Lantern Festival has been valued in the We-stern Han Dynasty, However, the Lantern Festival is truly a folk festival, after the Han. conventionguess the riddle（猜燈謎）li

5、on dance舞獅子play the dragon lantern 耍龍 燈 a land boat dance（劃旱船)convention stilt walk（踩高蹺） This days important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on t

6、he streets, extremely excited. Watching lanternsGuessing lantern riddles Guessing lantern riddles is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the

7、 lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata. In the daytime of the

8、Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. Performances in the street On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare so

9、me fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.fireworksfood元

10、宵節的食品，最早叫“ 浮元子”后稱“元宵” ，生意人還美其名曰“元寶” Lantern Festival food, first called floating Motoko after the Lantern, businessmen also euphemistically called ingot Yuan Xiao People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings on this day, so it is also called the Yuanxiao Festival.“Yuanxiao also has another name, tang

11、yuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling. Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. Whats more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunci

12、ation with tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.Tang YuanChinese valentines day傳統社會的年輕女孩不允許出外自由活動，但是過節卻可以結伴出來游玩，元宵節賞花燈正好是一個交誼的機會，未婚男女借著賞花燈也順便可以為自己物色對象。所以元宵節可以說是地道的中國情人節 traditional society does not allow young girls to go out freely, but they can go hand in hand out of play festivals, the Lantern Festival Flower lights is just the