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Lantern Festival （元宵节）
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 15 this year. Its arrival also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations.
常用词语的英文说法
在元宵节来临之际，祝你平安，快乐，幸福。万事圆！
Wishing you peace, joy and happiness and everything all the best through Lantern !
致以热烈的祝贺和良好的祝福，元宵节快乐！
Warm greetings and best wishes for Lantern Festival!
the Lantern Festival 元宵节
glutinous rice ball 元宵
exhibit of lanterns 灯会
dragon lantern dancing 耍龙灯
walking on stilts 踩高跷
land boat dancing 划旱船
yangko/yangge dance 扭秧歌
lions/dragons dancing舞狮/舞狮
guessing lantern riddles 猜灯谜
playing couplets game 对对联
enjoying beautiful lanterns 赏花灯
snuff 灯花
beating drums while dancing
打太平鼓
drum dance 腰鼓舞
fireworks party 焰火大会
traditional opera 戏曲
variety show/vaudeville 杂耍
Lantern Festival's temple fair
元宵庙会
colored lanterns' temple fair
彩灯庙会
相关的词汇
相关的习俗
Decorating and hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival, with lanterns big and small hung around households, parks, streets and other public spaces. Red lanterns of various shape and type will attract countless visitors to watch.
Viewing the lantern is a traditional custom of Lantern Festival, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the trends of lanterns prevailed and passed on to later generations. Nowadays，every Lantern Festival, various distinctive lantern shows are organized all over China.
Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan, also know as yuanxiao, is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling water.
Yuanxiao （ glutious rice balls) is a must-eat festival delicacy during Latern Festival. It's made of glutious rice, wrapped in bean paste, sesame, hawthorn and other fillings. It can be boilded, fried and steamed.With the soft and sweet taste, Yuanxiao is deeply loved by everyone. In southern China, it's called Tangyuan, people mix glutinous rice flour with water to form glutinous rice balls, and then wrap the filling.
猜灯谜 Lantern riddles
Solving riddles on lanterns has been a popular tradition since the Song Dynasty. People write riddles on paper and stick them to the lanterns and if someone guesses correctly, they can pull the riddle off. The notes often contain messages of good fortune and wishes.
舞狮子Lion dances
The lion dance is one of the oldest traditions to celebrate the Chinese New Year. In ancient times, people regarded the lion as a symbol of bravery and strength and believed the dance could drive away bad fortune to protect people and their livestock. The custom has continued to the modern day and lion dances are performed at important events on the Chinese calendar, such as the Lantern Festival, to bring good luck.
舞龙灯Dragon dance
Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festival celebration. The dance is performed by a team of dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon.
踩高跷Walking on stilts
Walking on stilts, or Cai Gaoqiao, is another popular traditional performance for the Lantern Festival, especially in Northern China. According to the archives, our Chinese ancestors began using stilts to help them gather fruits from trees. This practical use of stilts gradually developed into a kind of folk dance.
语法填空练习1 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Lantern Festival arrives as the first full moon of the new lunar year lights up the sky.
___1___ (know) as Yuan Xiao Jie in Chinese, it falls on February 15 this year. ___2___ one of major traditional Chinese festivals, it is celebrated on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of celebrations of the Chinese New Year.
It is time ___3___(admire) lanterns, guess lantern riddles and watch lion or dragon dances and art performances.
In addition to diverse lanterns and games, ___4___ important tradition of the festival is eating glutinous rice (糯米) balls, known as yuanxiao or tangyuan. In ___5___(variety) regions across China, people prepare different foods to mark the occasion.
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Yuanxiao are popular in northern China ___6___ tangyuan dominate the south. They are both soft glutinous rice balls with fillings.
Although similar in ___7___(appear), there are some differences in terms of cooking and storage.
Yuanxiao should be boiled for at least 10 minutes, while tangyuan can ___8___(serve) after around five minutes of cooking. The former have shorter durability period while the latter can be stored for ___9___(long) time when kept in cold environment.
The practice of eating these rice balls is a way of paying homage(敬意) to the moon and ___10___(pray) for family reunion, harmony and happiness.
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▼解析：
1.Known 考查非谓语。因它是“被称作”元宵节，用过去分词表被动。
2.As考查介词。作为。
3.to admire 考查非谓语。it is time to do 做……的时间。
4.another 考查代词。前面提到了lanterns and games，用不定代词another表示“又一个，另一个”传统。
5. various 考查词类转换。名词转换为形容词，意为“不同的”。
6.while 表示对比，用while，意为“而”。
7.appearance考查词类转换。动转换为名词，“外观，外表”。
8.be served 考查被动语态。因汤圆是“被端上”来，用被动语态。
9.longer 考查比较等级。对上半句的shorter对应，本空也用比较级。
10.praying考查非谓语。与paying并列，位于a way of后，都用ing形式。
语法填空练习2
Spring festival comes to an end. Here 1.__________ (come) the lantern festival.The lantern festival can be dated back to Han dynasty. It is 2._________ the 15th day of the first lunar mouth. Almost every 3.__________(tradition) festival in China comes with4.__________ (it) own food and the lantern festival is no exception.It is popular to have "yuanxiao" or "tangyuan".It is a kind of dessert 5.____________ （make) from glutinous rice, filled with black sesame, red bean paste or even meat fillings.In Chinese,tangyuann has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan", 6.______________ means reunion. Thus, having tangyuan denotes reunion, harmony and happiness for the family. On the Lantern Festival night, the moon illuminates the dark sky while
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made
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many lanterns shine bright colors on the earth. Lantern is the most notable part of the festival. Chinese craftsmen have made countless lanterns in different 7.___________ (variety) such as Kongming lanterns, water lanterns. People used to join in lantern fairs in which they can watch lanterns, guess riddles and give their faithful prayers to decedents. In ancient China, unmarried woman couldn't go out at will. Only at the lantern festival were they allowed to go to the lantern exhibition. That's why ancient Chinese people considered the Lantern Festival as 8.___________ occasion to look for a match 9._____________ meet up with the beloved. Therefore, the lantern festival was 10._______________ (actual) the real Chinese valentine's day.
varieties
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▼解析
1、comes考察谓语动词，第三人称单数。
2、on考察介词，具体时间用on。
3、traditional考察形容词。
4、its考察代词，形容词性物主代词。
5、made考察非谓语，过去分词做后置定语修饰dessert。
6、which考察定语从句连词。
7、varieties考察名词复数。
8、the考察冠词，特指用定冠词。
9、or考察并列连词。
10、actually考察副词。
语法填空3
The Lantern Festival or Yuan Xiao Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the first month (Yuan) of the lunar calendar, marks the first full moon of the new lunar year. During the festival, houses are decorated with colourful lanterns, often with riddles 1.______( write) on them. Festival celebrations also include lion and dragon dances, parades, and fireworks. Small glutinous rice balls filled with fruits and nuts, called yuanxiao or tangyuan, 2.__________( eat) during the festival. The round shape of the balls symbolizes3.______(whole) and unity within the family.
The Lantern Festival may originate as far back as the Han dynasty, 4.__________Buddhist monks would light lanterns on the 15th day of the lunar year in honour of the Buddha. The ceremony was
written
are eaten
wholeness
when
5.__________(late) adopted by the general population and spread throughout the country and other parts of Asia. A legend 6.________ ( concern) the festival's origin tells the tale of the Jade Emperor (Yu Di) , who became angered at a town 7.___________killing his goose. He planned to destroy the town with fire, 8._______that was prevented by a fairy who advised the people to light lanterns across the town on 9._______ appointed day of destruction. The emperor, fooled by all the light, assumed the town was already in flames. The town was spared, and the thankful people continued to celebrate the event 10.______(annual) by carrying colourful lanterns throughout the town.
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▼解析 这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了元宵节的习俗以及关于这个节日的传说。
1．考查非谓语动词。句意：节日期间，家家户户都挂着五颜六色的灯笼，上面还经常写着谜语。“with+宾语+宾语补足语”为固定用法，空处需填非谓语动词作宾语补足语，riddles和write为逻辑上的动宾关系，表示被动，需用过去分词形式。故填written。
2．考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：人们在节日期间吃一种由水果和坚果制成的小糯米团子，称为“元宵”或汤圆。此处陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语“Small glutinous rice balls”和“eat”为被动关系，使用被动语态，主语为复数，故填are eaten。
3．考查名词。句意：圆球的形状象征着家庭的完整和团结。空处和“unity”并列，需填名词作宾语，wholeness意为“完整”，表抽象概念，不可数。故填wholeness。
4．考查定语从句。句意：元宵节可以追溯到汉代，当时佛教僧侣会在农历正月十五点灯拜佛。空处引导定语从句，先行词the Han dynasty在定语从句中作时间状语，需用关系副词when引导。故填when。
5．考查副词。句意：这个仪式后来被普通民众采用，并传遍了整个国家和亚洲其他地区。空处需填副词“后来”修饰动词“was adopted”，later意为“后来”。故填later。
6．考查介词。句意：关于这个节日的起源，有一个传说是关于玉帝的故事，他因为自己的鹅被杀而迁怒于一个城镇。根据句意刻字此处表示“关于”，concerning用作介词，表示“关于”。故填concerning。
7．考查介词。句意同上。结合语境可知，“killing his goose”是玉帝发怒的原因，此处需填介词“因为”，for意为“因为”。故填for。
8．考查连词。句意：他计划放火烧毁小镇，但一位仙女阻止了他的计划，她建议人们在指定的毁灭日在小镇各处点灯。根据“He planned to destroy the town with fire”和“was prevented by a fairy”形成转折关系，需用连词but连接。故填but。
9．考查冠词。句意同上。根据“appointed day of destruction.”可知，此处特指“指定的毁灭日”，需用定冠词the修饰。故填the。
10．考查副词。句意：小镇幸免于难，心怀感激的人们每年都提着五颜六色的灯笼在小镇各处庆祝这一事件。空处修饰动词celebrate，需用副词作状语。故填annually。

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