元宵节 心存善念2022-02-15 16:22:21
每年农历的一月十五是中国的元宵节。在这天晚上， 孩子们提着灯笼外出游玩， 猜字谜。这一天的到来标志着农历春节的结束，所以人们又把它看作是小年。
因为正月又叫元月，“宵”是“夜晚”的意思， 所以正月十五这个节日就叫元宵节。 正月十五的晚上是一年里第一个月圆之夜。 元宵节， 中国人有赏花灯和吃元宵的习俗，所以，元宵节也叫灯节。 元宵节这天，到处张灯结彩， 人们就成群结队地去观赏花灯。有的花灯上海写有谜语，人们会想办法破解灯谜， 也很有趣。猜灯谜的传统在唐代就已经有了。中国人希望诸事圆满，在一年开始的第一个月圆之夜吃元宵就是希望家人团圆， 和睦， 幸福，圆圆满满。
The Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival (Yuanxiao Festival in Chinese) celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to carry lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. It officially ends the Chinese New Year. The Lantern Festival is also known as the Little New Year since it marks the end of the series of celebrations starting from the Chinese New Year.
Because the fact that first lunar month is called Yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao, this festival is called Yuan Xiao Festival in Chinese. The night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month marks the appearance of the first full moon. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. People will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat Yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. Another popular activity at this festival is guessing lantern riddles (which became part of the festival during the Tang Dynasty).
Chinese people hope that everything is satisfactory, and to eat Yuanxiao (glutinous rice dumplings) on the fist night with a full moon in a year is to wish that all families remain united, harmonious, happy, and satisfied.
(Reference: Wikipedia)