The introduction of Lantern Festival(元宵节英文简介)

The introducation of Lantern Festival

Today,I will give you a presentation of Lantern Festival.As we know, Lantern Festival is a importnant festival for Chinese.The Lantern Festival is celebrated everywhere on January 15th of the lunar calendar, right after the Spring Festival.

In this presentation,I will introduce the origin & customs of Lantern Festival.

At first,I will introduce origin of Lantern Festival:

On the origin of the Lantern Festival, there are three claims.Firstly,Lantern Festival has been valued in the Western Han Dynasty. However, the Lantern Festival is truly a folk festival , after the Han.Seconly,Lanteern Festival originated in the Torch Festival.Thirdly,Lantern Festival originated in Taoist practice s Enlightening the “Three said”.

Then,I will introduce customs of Lantern Festival:

I would like to ask you a question:During the Lantern Festival, what do your usually play?

In Lantern Festival,People often eat rice glue ball.Tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with …tuanyuan‟ ,meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union and happiness for the family.

Apart from having dinner with parents and relatives, there are also lots of activities on that day.People of go to the Park or big street to watch lanterns. S everal days before Lantern Festival,people begin to make nterns are made in the shape of different

animals,vegetables,fruits and many,other things.While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lantern. At the night of Lantern Festival ,People guess lantern riddles.There are some riddles.Can you guess the answer?

1.four nights.

2.good harvest

3.like travling.

The answer for the first one is “罗”。Next one is‘移’。The last one is‘喜出望外’。

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.

In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, , a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged.

Traditional society does not allow young girls to go out freely, but they can go hand in hand out of play festival. The Lantern Festival Flower lights is just the chance of a friendship. Unmarried men and women lights the way through the flowers to find objects for their own. So it is typ ical of Chinese Valentine‟s day.

That‟s all.Thanks for your appreciation！