元宵节英语简介.doc

能飞韩语 能飞日语 元宵节英语简介TheFestivalofLanternstakesplaceattheendoftheChineseNewYearCelebration,onthefifteenthdayofthefirstmoon.LanternshavebeenpartofChineselifeforcenturiessoitsnotsurprisingtoseeafestivaloflanterns.Peopleusuallyhanglanternsinthegardens,outsidethehouses,andontheboats.TheselanternsaresignpoststoguideguestsandspiritsofancestorstotheLunarcelebration.Afterasumptuousfifteen-dayfeast,theselanternslightthewayforthespiritsbacktotheworldbeyond.Silk,paperandplasticlanternsvaryinshapeandsizeandareusuallymulti-colored.Someareintheshapesofbutterflies,birds,flowers,andboats.Otherareshapedlikedragon,fruitandanimalsymbolsofthatyear.Themostpopulartypeoflanternisthehorse-racingone,inwhichfiguresoranimalsrotatearoundtheverticalaxisofthelantern.ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisYuenSinorTongYuen.Thesearerounddumplingsmadewithstickyriceflour.Theycanbefilledandservedasasweetsnackormadeplainandcookedinasoupwithvegetables,meatanddriedshrimp.Theroundshapeofthedumplingisasymbolofwholeness,completenessandunity.TheLanternFestivalisanoccasionforfamiliestogettogetherandforeveryone-young,old,richandpoortohavefun 能飞英语 能飞背单词