【正文】 ordered that a temple be built to house a statue of Buddha and serve as a repository for the believe that the power of Buddha can dispel Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to bee the Lantern ，民間還有幾種有趣的傳說：關(guān)于燈的傳說傳說在很久以前，兇禽猛獸很多，四處傷害人和牲畜，人們就組織起來去打它們，有一只神鳥困為迷路而降落人間，卻意外的被不知情的獵人給射死了。天帝知道后十分震怒，立即傳旨，下令讓天兵于正月十五日到人間放火，把人間的人畜財(cái)產(chǎn)通通燒死。天帝的女兒心地善良，不忍心看百姓無辜受難，就冒著生命的危險(xiǎn)，偷偷駕著祥云來到人間，把這個消息告訴了人們。眾人聽說了這個消息，有如頭上響了一個焦雷。嚇得不知如何是好，過了好久，才有個老人家想出個法子，他說：“在正月十四、十五、十六日這三天，每戶人家都在家里張燈結(jié)彩、點(diǎn)響爆竹、燃放煙火。這樣一來，天帝就會以為人們都被燒死了”。大家聽了都點(diǎn)頭稱是，便分頭準(zhǔn)備去了。到了正月十五這天晚上，天帝往下一看，發(fā)覺人間一片紅光，響聲震天，連續(xù)三個夜晚都是如此，以為是大火燃燒的火焰，以中大快。人們就這樣保住了自己的生命及財(cái)產(chǎn)。為了紀(jì)念這次成功，從此每到正月十五，家家戶戶都懸掛燈籠，放煙火來紀(jì)念這個日子。YuanxiaoBesides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival,or Yuanxiao Festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice call these balls Yuanxiao or , they get the name from the festival is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth centuty, then became popular during the Tang and Song fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts（胡桃）, sesame, osmanthus flowers（桂花）, rose petals, sweetened tangerine peel, bean paste, or jujube paste（棗泥）.A single ingredient or any bination can be used as the salty variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables or a way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your North China,sweet or nonmeat stuffing is the usual fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is thenagain dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings traditionencourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more “平呂”而設(shè)另一個傳說是元宵節(jié)是漢文帝時為紀(jì)念“平呂”而設(shè)。漢高祖劉邦死后，呂后之子劉盈登基為漢惠帝。惠帝生性懦弱，優(yōu)柔寡斷，大權(quán)漸漸落再呂后手中。漢惠帝病死后呂后獨(dú)攬朝政把劉氏天下變成了呂氏天下，朝中老臣，劉氏宗室深感憤慨，但都懼怕呂后殘暴而敢怒不敢言。呂后病死后，諸呂惶惶不安害怕遭到傷害和排擠。于是，在上將軍呂祿家中秘密集合，共謀作亂之事，以便徹底奪取劉氏江山。此事傳至劉氏宗室齊王劉囊耳中，劉囊為保劉氏江山，決定起兵討伐諸呂隨后與開國老臣周勃，陳平取得聯(lián)系，設(shè)計(jì)解除了呂祿，“諸呂之亂”終于被徹底平定。平亂之后，眾臣擁立劉邦的第二個兒子劉恒登基，稱漢文帝。文帝深感太平盛世來之不易，便把平息“諸呂之亂”的正月十五，定為與民同樂日，京城里家家張燈結(jié)彩，以示慶祝。從此，正月十五便成了一個普天同慶的民間節(jié)日——“鬧元宵”。元宵節(jié)英語(論壇)詞匯元宵節(jié)：festival of lanterns，lantern festival dumplings元宵： the rice glue ball燈謎：riddles written on lanterns燈具：lamps and lanterns燈花 snuff燈籠褲 bloomers galligaskins knickers pantalettes plus fours燈籠 lantern scaldfish燈塔 beacon lighthouse pharos燈語 lamp signal燈油 kerosene lamp oil燈心蜻蜓 damselfly第五篇：元宵節(jié)的由來和習(xí)俗元宵節(jié)史話正月是農(nóng)歷的元月，古人稱夜為“宵”，所以稱正月十五為“元宵節(jié)”。正月十五日是一年中第一個月圓之夜，也是一元復(fù)始，大地回春的夜晚，人們對此加以慶祝，也是慶賀新春的延續(xù)。元宵節(jié)又稱為“上元節(jié)”。按中國民間的傳統(tǒng)，在這天上皓月高懸的夜晚，人們要點(diǎn)起彩燈萬盞，以示慶賀。出門賞月、燃燈放焰、喜猜燈謎、共吃元宵，合家團(tuán)聚、同慶佳節(jié)，其樂融融。元宵節(jié)也稱燈節(jié)，元宵燃燈的風(fēng)俗起自漢朝，到了唐代，賞燈活動更加興盛，皇宮里、街道上處處掛燈，還要建立高大的燈輪、燈樓和燈樹，唐朝大詩人盧照鄰曾在《十五夜觀燈》中這樣描述元宵節(jié)燃燈的盛況“接漢疑星落，依樓似月懸?！痹?jié)鬧花燈的傳說傳說玉帝養(yǎng)了只鵝，它下凡去玩兒時被人類打死了。玉帝非常生氣,決定要在元宵節(jié)那天放火燒死人類。聰明的人們知道了，就在元宵節(jié)那天掛燈，把放火的武將們騙了回去。所以元宵節(jié)鬧花燈就成了人們的風(fēng)俗了元宵節(jié)的習(xí)俗 元宵節(jié)的習(xí)俗是多種多樣的，有賞花燈、猜燈謎、賞冰燈、踩高蹺、舞獅子、劃岸船、耍北棍、扭秧歌、吃元宵等。下面我主要介紹一下鬧花燈、猜燈謎、舞獅子和吃元宵。（一）賞花燈。賞花燈是元宵節(jié)的中心活動。元宵花燈種類很多，式樣繁多，有掛燈、坐燈、壁燈、提燈、走馬燈、人物燈、鳥魚花竹燈等。元宵燃燈的風(fēng)俗起源于漢朝，漢此曲只應(yīng)天上有（打一成語）不同凡響一年四季花如錦（打一地名）長春千年古屋（打一現(xiàn)代作家）老舍節(jié)日的焰火（打一成語）——五彩繽紛詩曰（宋）姜白石元宵爭看采蓮船，寶馬香車拾墜鈿；風(fēng)雨夜深人散盡，孤燈猶喚賣湯元。月十五夜燈（唐）張祜千門開鎖萬燈明，正月中旬動地京。三百內(nèi)人連袖舞，一進(jìn)天上著詞聲。《十五夜觀燈》（唐）盧照鄰錦里開芳宴，蘭紅艷早年。縟彩遙分地，繁光遠(yuǎn)綴天。接漢疑星落，依樓似月懸。別有千金笑，來映九枝前。正月十五夜燈（唐）張祜千門開鎖萬燈明，正月中旬動地京。三百內(nèi)人連袖舞，一進(jìn)天上著詞聲。詩曰（唐）李商隱月色燈山滿帝都，香車寶蓋隘通衢。身閑不睹中興盛，羞逐鄉(xiāng)人賽紫姑。詩曰（宋）姜白石元宵爭看采蓮船，寶馬香車拾墜鈿；風(fēng)雨夜深人散盡，孤燈猶喚賣湯元。