元宵節(jié)晚會英語作文一

　　The Festival of Lanterns takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year

　　Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first moon. Lanterns have been part of Chinese life for centuries so it's not surprising to see a festival of lanterns. People usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats. These lanterns are signposts to guide guestsand spirits of ancestors to the Lunar celebration. After a sumptuous fifteen-day feast, these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond.

　　Silk, paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multi-colored. Some are in the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, and

　　boats. Other are shaped like dragon, fruit and animal symbols of that year. The most popular type of lantern is the

　　The special food for the Lantern Festival is Yuen Sin or Tong Yuen. These are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour. They can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp. The round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity.

　　The Lantern Festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.

　　年底舉行的中國新年慶祝活動，在正月15月的這一天。燈籠一直是幾個世紀(jì)以來中國人的節(jié)日，所以沒什么吃驚。元宵節(jié)英語作文人們通常燈籠掛在花園外面的房子、船上。這些指示標(biāo)志燈的客人，是祖先的新年慶祝活動。15點后兩天大餐，這些燈照亮了回神后的世界。

　　絲綢、造紙、塑料燈籠形狀和大小各不相同，通常多彩。有蝴蝶形的、鳥、花、船。其他都像龍、水果和動物的象征，一年。最受歡迎的是一種花燈

　　特別是糧食的元宵圓善或湯圓。這些都是用與糯米粉圓、甜零食熟了湯，蔬菜、肉、蝦米來填補。圓圓的形狀，是象征團圓的整體性、完整性和團結(jié)。

　　元宵是和家人團聚的機會，使每一個人--青年人、老年人，不論貧富，都好好享受這個節(jié)日。

　　元宵節(jié)晚會英語作文二

　　the lantern festival or yuanxiao jie is a traditional chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the chinese new year. the festival marks the end of the celebrations of the chinese new year.

　　chinese started to celebrate the lantern festival from the han dynasty (206 bc - 221 ad). like most other chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the festival. it is also believed that the festival has taoist origins.

　　this is a festival for people having fun. on the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. there is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.

　　yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or tangyuan 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.

　　yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in shape, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.

　　元宵節(jié)晚會英語作文三

　　the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means year, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

　　one legend goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. people were very scared. one day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue nian. to nian he said, i hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? so, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.