元宵节的第一缕阳光

当正月十四的夜幕落下，天上闪起一颗月牙，轻盈的光辉如帛纱笼罩着大地。明亮的北斗星迎接着2021年元宵的第一缕阳光。

于是满天的烟花只为元宵，于是人们的欢笑只为元宵，于是烧开的热水只为元宵，最后一颗颗晶莹的白色精灵内含着众人的喜悦迎着欢笑成为了人们的美肴。汤圆是元宵节的象征。

传说起源于春秋末期。元宵的种类很多，味道有香甜、酸、辣、咸五种。其做法有包元宵和摇元宵两种。食用的方法为煮、炸、蒸三种元宵的做法，是以馅为基础。大致过程是先是拌馅料，和匀后摊成大圆薄片，晾凉后再切成比乒乓球小的立方块。然后把馅块放入像大筛子似的机器里，倒上江米粉，“筛”起来了。随着馅料在互相撞击中变成球状，江米也沾到馅料表面形成了元宵。真不知还能有几人记得这传统食物的制作方法

元宵节的来源有许多种说法，其中流传最广的与道教有关。道教信奉“三官神”传说“三官神”各有自己的生日。其中“天官”的生日是正月十五。据说:天官主管向人间赐福，于是人们便兴高采烈地在这一天给“天官神”过生日，祈求“天官赐福”。农历正月十五元宵节，又称为“上元节”，是中国汉族和部分兄弟民族的传统节日之一，在2000多年前的秦朝就有了。汉文帝时，下令将正月十五定为元宵节。东汉佛教传入，为了扩大在本土的影响力逐附会传统文化把元宵节定为参佛的吉日良辰

元宵节有很多的活动，这些活动不仅好玩还又很懂得技术含量。比如:舞龙狮、猜灯谜、赏灯……元宵节以白昼为市，热闹非凡，夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。

最热闹的当属舞龙狮了。这项活动的起源可以追溯到上古时代。在长期的发展演变中，耍龙灯形成了许多样式，通常这种龙是竹蔑扎成的。在刚刚过去的元宵节上，我还特地跑到城市广场去看舞龙灯，看舞龙的人可谓是人山人海，“龙”在锣鼓声的伴奏中翩翩起舞，气势雄伟壮观。

有灯无耳不娱人，有月无灯不算春。春到人间人似玉，灯烧月下月如银。正如诗中所说，中国的元宵节热闹非凡、蔚为壮观。让我们为我们的传统元宵鼓掌吧!

英语翻译；

When the night on the fourteenth of the first month fell, a crescent flashed in the sky, and a light radiance enveloped the earth like a silk yarn. The bright Big Dipper welcomes the first ray of sunshine of the 2021 Lantern Festival.

So the sky full of fireworks is only for the Lantern Festival, so people’s laughter is only for the Lantern Festival, so the boiling hot water is only for the Lantern Festival, the last crystal white elves contain the joy of everyone, and laughter has become a delicacy for people . Tangyuan is a symbol of the Lantern Festival.

The legend originated in the late spring and autumn. There are many kinds of Lantern Festival, with five flavors: sweet, sour, spicy and salty. There are two ways to do it: Bao Yuanxiao and Shaking Yuanxiao. The method of eating is boiled, fried, and steamed. It is based on stuffing. The general process is to mix the fillings, mix them evenly and spread them out into big round slices, and then cut them into cubes smaller than a ping-pong ball after cooling. Then put the stuffing into a machine like a big sieve, pour the rice noodles, and "sif" it. As the fillings become spherical when they collide with each other, Jiangmi also touches the surface of the fillings to form Lantern Festival. I really don’t know how many people still remember how this traditional food is made

There are many theories about the origin of the Lantern Festival, among which the most widely spread is related to Taoism. Taoism believes in the "Three Official Gods", and it is said that each of the "Three Official Gods" has its own birthday. Among them, the birthday of "Tianguan" is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is said that the superintendent of the heavenly official blessed the world, so people happily celebrated the birthday of the “heavenly official god” on this day and prayed for the “blessing of the heavenly official”. The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, also known as the "Shangyuan Festival", is one of the traditional festivals of the Han Chinese and some brothers in China. It existed in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. At the time of Emperor Hanwen, he ordered the fifteenth of the first lunar month to be the Lantern Festival. Buddhism in the Eastern Han Dynasty was introduced, and in order to expand its influence in the local area, the traditional culture of the Attachment Association designated the Lantern Festival as the auspicious day for Buddhist participation.

There are many activities on the Lantern Festival. These activities are not only fun but also very technical. For example: dancing dragons and lions, guessing lantern riddles, admiring lanterns... The Lantern Festival takes daylight as the city, it is very lively, and the lights are lit at night, which is spectacular. Especially the exquisite and colorful lights make it the climax of entertainment activities during the Spring Festival.

The most lively is the dragon and lion dance. The origin of this activity can be traced back to ancient times. In the long-term development and evolution, the dragon lantern has formed many styles, usually this kind of dragon is made of bamboo. On the Lantern Festival that just passed, I even went to the city square to watch the dragon dance lanterns. The people watching the dragon dance were a sea of people. The "dragon" danced gracefully to the accompaniment of gongs and drums.

A light without ears does not entertain people, and a month without light does not count as spring. People are like jade in spring, and the moon is like silver when the lamp burns. As the poem says, China’s Lantern Festival is lively and spectacular. Let's applaud our traditional Lantern Festival!