元宵节英文简介
一、元宵节英文简介：
1、According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial swan came into the mortal world where it was shot down by a hunter. The Jade Emperor, the highest god in Heaven, vowed to avenge the swan.
2、He started making plans to send a troop of celestial soldiers and generals to Earth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with orders to incinerate all humans and animals.
3、But the other celestial beings disagreed with this course of action, and risked their lives to warn the people of Earth.
4、As a result, before and after the fifteenth day of the first month, every family hung red lanterns outside their doors and set off firecrackers and fireworks, giving the impression that their homes were already burning.
5、By successfully tricking the Jade Emperor in this way, humanity was saved from extermination.
译文：
有一个传说是这样的，在古代，有一位神界天鹅闯入人间被猎手误杀。天界最高的神玉皇大帝因此发誓为这只天鹅报仇。
他开始制定计划，派出一支天兵天将于农历正月十五来到人间，命令他们火烧所有的人和动物。但是其他神仙并不赞同这一计划，他们冒着生命危险提醒人间的人们。
结果，在正月十五这一天前后，每一个家庭在门外挂起灯笼，并燃放烟花爆竹，给天兵天将造成各家各户起火的假象。
通过这种方式，人们成功骗过了玉皇大帝，人类也因此逃过灭绝的危险。
二、元宵节习俗：
1、踩高跷
是民间盛行的一种群众性技艺表演。表演者不但以长木缚于足行走，还能跳跃和舞剑，高跷分高跷、中跷和跑跷三种，最高者一丈多。据说踩高跷这种形式，原来是古代人为了采集树上的野果为食，给自己的腿上绑两根长棍而发展起来的一种跷技活动。
2、走百病
又称烤百病、散百病。 即信仰性的活动。参与者多为妇女，他们结伴而行或走墙边，或过桥过走郊外，目的是驱病除灾。
The Lantern Festival Lantern Atlas ( 19 ) that night as "night ", so that the lunar January fifteen for lantern festival. Lunar January fifteen is the year the first full moon night, also as the new year begins, spring returns to the earth at night, people have to celebrate, but also to celebrate the new year continuation. The Lantern Festival is also called the "spring festival ".
According to the Chinese tradition, the sky bright moon hanging in the night, people will take up the lanterns to celebrate. The full moon, randeng put out flame, like guess riddles written on lanterns, yuanxiao, family reunion, holiday celebrations, enjoyable.
每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国汉族的传统节日之一的元宵节，正月是农历的元月，古人称夜为“宵”，所以称正月十五为元宵节。正月十五日是一年中第一个月圆之夜，也是一元复始，大地回春的夜晚，人们对此加以庆祝，也是庆贺新春的延续。元宵节又被称为“上元节”。
按中国民间的传统，在这天上皓月高悬的夜晚，人们要点起彩灯万盏，以示庆贺。出门赏月、燃灯放焰、喜猜灯谜、共吃元宵，合家团聚、同庆佳节，其乐融融。
