元宵节英语风俗

1、Eating Yuanxiao吃元宵

元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说，元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。元宵节就是因此食品得名。

2、Guessing lantern riddles猜灯谜

因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。唐宋时灯市上开始出现各式杂耍技艺。明清两代的灯市上除有灯谜与百戏歌舞之外，又增设了戏曲表演的内容。

3、Dragon lantern耍龙灯

龙是中华的图腾，中华民族崇尚龙，把龙作为吉祥的象征。正月十五舞龙灯，载歌载舞的喜气氛围，流传于很多的地方。

4、Lion Dance舞狮子

舞狮，又称“狮子舞”、“狮灯”、“舞狮子”，多在年节和喜庆活动中表演。狮子在中国人心目中为瑞兽，象征着吉祥如意，从而在舞狮活动中寄托着民众消灾除害、求吉纳福的美好意愿。

5、Stilt walking踩高跷

高跷会一般由群众自发串连组织起来的。正月十一、十二开始踩街，寓意告知人们在众多的民间花会中，今年挂个号。正月十五正式上街，一直到十八方告结束。

According to the Chinese folk tradition, on the night when the bright moon is hanging high, people light thousands of lanterns to celebrate. Go out to enjoy the moon, light the fire, like guessing lantern riddles, eat the Lantern Festival together, get together with the family, celebrate the festival, and have fun.

It is a folk custom to eat Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is made of glutinous rice, either solid or filled. Fillings include bean paste, white sugar, hawthorn, all kinds of fruit materials, etc., which can be boiled, fried, steamed or fried when eaten.

At first, people called this kind of food "fuyuanzi", later it was also called "tangtuan" or "Tangyuan". These names "tuanyuan" have similar pronunciation and take the meaning of reunion, which symbolizes the family's reunion, harmony and happiness. People also miss their departed relatives and place their good wishes for future life.

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。

民间过元宵节吃元宵的习俗。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、煎、蒸、炸皆可。

起初，人们把这种食物叫“浮圆子”，后来又叫“汤团”或“汤圆”，这些名称“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人，寄托了对未来生活的美好愿望。

元宵节的习俗英语：the custom of the Lantern Festival。示例：The custom of the Lantern Festival mainly mainly eats dumplings. 元宵节的习俗主要就以吃汤圆为主。

custom读法英 [ˈkʌstəm]  美 [ˈkʌstəm]

n. 风俗，习俗；习惯；光顾，惠顾；<法律>惯例，习惯法；（经常性的）顾客

adj. 定做的，量身设计的

词汇搭配：

1、Folk custom 民俗 ; 民间习俗

2、Custom Control 自定义控件

3、Social Custom 社会风俗

1、custom的基本意思是“风俗，习惯，惯例”，指一个团体或社会长期以来形成的传统，也可指个人的习惯，有单复数形式，用于泛指时多用单数；表示某种习俗时可加不定冠词a,指各种风俗习惯时也可用复数。

2、custom还可作“光顾”“顾客”解。作“光顾”解时指去某商店购物的行为；作“顾客”解时，指“顾客群”而不指具体某人，不可数，无复数形式。

Eating Yuanxiao吃元宵Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert. 元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说，元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。元宵节就是因此食品得名。元宵的烹制方法非常简单，将元宵倒入装满沸水的锅中煮几分钟就可以了。Guessing lantern riddles猜灯谜"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 lantern 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). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.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。打对的话，他们就可以领取一份小礼品。这个活动起源于宋朝（960——1279）。猜灯谜活动极富情趣和智慧，因此在全社会广受欢迎。Watch fireworks看烟火In the daytime of the 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. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some 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.元宵节的白天会有舞龙舞狮、划旱船、扭秧歌、踩高跷。而在晚上，除了各种大型灯会，灿烂的焰火也是一幅美丽的画卷。很多家庭在春节时会留下一部分烟花等着元宵节放。有的地方政府甚至会组织焰火晚会。当新年的第一轮圆月升上夜空时，人们都会因燃放的烟火和空中的明月而兴奋。