凯夫拉尔英文介绍元宵节

2021年1月22日发(作者：对话伙伴国)
Lantern festival
每年农历的一月十五日是中国人的元宵节，它正好在春节之后。

The Lantern Festival is celebrated everywhere on January 15th of the lun
ar calendar, right after the Spring Festival.
传统意义上元宵节也是春节活动的一部分。

Traditionally, the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival.
这天是农历新年里第一个月圆的日子。

This day is always the first full moon in the lunar New Year.
中国各地张灯结彩，家家户户歌舞游乐，人们做元宵、放烟火。

Across China, people celebrate by hanging up lanterns and festoons, att
ending dancing and singing performances, making
“
Yuan Xiao
”
or sw
eet rice dumplings and lighting fireworks.
这也是庆祝春节的延续。

This is also a continuation of the Spring Festival celebration.
在元宵节之夜，天上明月高照，地上彩灯万盏。

On the Lantern Festival night, the moon illuminates the dark sky while
many lanterns shine bright colors on the earth.
元宵夜观花灯的习俗开始于两千多年前的西汉时期。

The traditions of viewing decorative lanterns on this night began more t
han two thousand years ago in the Western Han Dynasty.
最早只是在皇宫中点灯祈福。

In the earlier times, those beautiful lanterns were only seen in the imper
ial palaces.
慢慢地演变成民间最盛大的灯节。

Slowly it evolved into a celebration on the grand scale for the ordinary f
olks everywhere.
在元宵节前许多天，
人们就开始忙着用油纸、
绸布、
竹子和花朵等材料制作各式
各样的灯笼。

A few days before the lantern festival, people begin gathering oiled pap
er, silk cloths, bamboo sticks and flower to make all types of lanterns.
或者到热闹的灯市上挑选自己喜爱的灯笼。

Some people go to the lively streets to pick a personal favorite.
花灯的主题既有民间传说，又有节日习俗和各种吉祥物等。

The lanterns sometimes come in a series about certain folklore, holiday
customs, or lucky mascots.
元宵节也是一个浪漫的节日。

The Lantern Festival is also a romantic holiday.
在封建社会时，年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动。

In feudal society, young girls were not allowed to go out freely.
但在元宵节晚上，她们却可以结伴出游观赏花灯。

But on the night of the Lantern Festival, they were allowed to view the l
antern lights in groups.
未婚男女也常借着赏花灯与情人相会。

Sometimes couples would go on dates strolling down the streets lit wit