元宵节

元宵节是中国的传统节日之一，早在XX多年前西汉时就存在了，元宵节赏灯始于东汉明帝时期，明帝倡议佛教，听说佛教有正月十五僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶庄民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成了元宵节。

“猜灯谜”又叫“打灯谜”，是元宵节后增的一项活动，出现在宋朝。南宋时，首都临安每逢元宵节时制谜，猜谜的人众多。一般是把谜语写在纸上，贴在五光十色的灯笼上让人猜。

我喜欢猜灯谜，喜欢有趣的元宵节。

我爱元宵节!

正元十五的晚上，我怀着激动地心情，提着小灯笼，跟着爸爸来到马路上，加入到闹元宵的人流当中。

大街上人山人海可真热闹，有舞龙灯、划旱船、还有花环队、彩旗队。街道两旁挤满了许多观看的人。我最喜欢看舞龙灯。

龙灯队里面有年轻的叔叔，还有80多岁的老爷爷，他们穿着黄色的衣服，腰里扎着红丝带，一个个显得那么精神。看，他们舞起来了，那些围观的人们把鞭炮扔在他们中间，鞭炮炸开了，他们舞的更欢了。只见那条“巨龙”在龙灯的指挥下上下翻滚。

今天我过的真高兴。

元宵节晚上，我和爸爸妈妈一行六人一起去广场看礼花。一路上，看灯的人可多了，男女老少都有，他们兴高采烈地边说边笑，整个城市一派节日的气氛。

忽然，一个“导弹”喷的一声飞向天空，就像打飞机似的，在天空中爆炸了，五颜六色的伞兵飘然而落，快到地面时就消失了。几颗“流星”从空中划过，看，那流星闪闪发亮，飞向云层，接着出现了无数小礼花，小礼花噼里啪啦的响声吓得我弟弟赶忙捂住耳朵，一会儿，小礼花便消逝得无影无踪。

元宵节的晚上可热闹了，看灯的人人山人海，人们笑逐言开，我以为这是在做梦，可这的的确确是真的。

“欢欢乐乐迎新春，热热闹闹过元宵。”一年一度的元宵节又来了，我和爸爸、妈妈匆匆吃完晚饭，到大街上观赏龙灯。

到了大街上，哇!大街和往日大不一样，人来人往，车水马龙。不管男女老少脸上都带着笑容，喜气洋洋。街边的小店张灯结彩，灯火辉煌。“啪!”--一个彩色的礼花首先飞上了天空，划破了明静的夜空。人们高喊:“龙来了，快看!龙来了……”人们一涌而上，我被挤在人群中，使劲地踮着脚尖，伸长脖子东张西望，可还是看不见什么。哎，有了!我“嗤溜”一穿，穿到了人群前面。费了好大的力气，我终于看到了，原来是一条布龙。龙的眼睛大得好似铜铃，挺挺的鼻子下有一张血盆大嘴，嘴张得象山洞，舌头上有一颗晶莹剔透、银光发亮的龙珠，龙身上披着金鳞，如同一位威风凛凛的将军。为了显示龙的轻盈灵活，舞龙的人们开始在铁桥边“盘龙”。只见它回过头，一上一下的盘了起来，盘好时就象小朋友爱吃的甜筒冰淇淋;出来时，龙头随着摇晃不定的龙珠不停的摇动着。铁桥上霓虹灯放映出迷人的光彩:红如火、紫如烟、黄如金……就象变幻的七彩虹桥，使我眼花缭乱。

你知道为什么龙会来我们国家吗?因为我们的祖国安宁、和平。我想:舞动的长龙也预示着我们将有一个美好的未来。你们说对吗?

英语翻译：

The Lantern Festival is one of China’s traditional festivals. It existed as early as XX years ago in the Western Han Dynasty. The Lantern Festival lantern appreciation began in the Ming Emperor period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Ming Emperor advocated Buddhism. It is said that Buddhist monks on the 15th lunar month watch Buddha relics and light lamps to worship Buddha. The practice of this day was ordered to light up lights in palaces and temples to worship the Buddha that night, so that the nobles and villagers would hang lights. Later, this Buddhist etiquette festival gradually formed the Lantern Festival.

"Guessing lantern riddles", also called "playing lantern riddles", is an activity added after the Lantern Festival and appeared in the Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an, the capital, produced riddles during the Lantern Festival, and many people guessed them. Riddles are usually written on paper and pasted on colorful lanterns for people to guess.

I like to guess lantern riddles and the interesting Lantern Festival.

I love Lantern Festival!

On the night of the fifteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty, with excitement, carrying a small lantern, I followed my father to the road and joined the crowd of people making Lantern Festival.

The crowds on the street are really lively, there are dragon dance lanterns, dry boats, garland teams, and flag teams. The streets were crowded with many people watching. I like watching dragon dance lights the most.

There are young uncles in the Dragon Lantern team, as well as an 80-year-old grandfather. They are dressed in yellow clothes with red ribbons around their waists, and they all look so energetic. Look, they danced, and those onlookers threw firecrackers among them, the firecrackers exploded, and they danced more happily. I saw the "great dragon" rolling up and down under the command of the dragon lantern.

I am so happy today.

On the evening of Lantern Festival, my father and mother and I went to the square to watch fireworks with six people. Along the way, there are many people watching the lights, men and women, young and old. They talk and laugh happily, and the whole city has a festive atmosphere.

Suddenly, a "missile" flew into the sky with a spurt, like a plane, exploded in the sky, and the colorful paratroopers floated down and disappeared when they reached the ground. A few "shooting stars" passed through the sky, and you saw that the meteor was shining and flew toward the clouds, and then countless small fireworks appeared. The crackling sound of the small fireworks scared my brother to cover his ears. After a while, the small fireworks disappeared. Without a trace.

The night of the Lantern Festival can be very lively. There are so many people watching the lanterns, and people are laughing and talking. I thought this was a dream, but it was indeed true.

"Welcome the New Year with joy and joy. The Lantern Festival is lively." The annual Lantern Festival is here again. My father and mother and I hurriedly finished dinner and went to the street to watch the dragon lanterns.

On the street, wow! The street is very different from the past, with people coming and going and busy. Both men and women, young and old, have smiles and beaming. The small shops on the street were festooned and brightly lit. "Pop!"-A colorful firework flew into the sky first, cutting through the clear night sky. People shouted: "The dragon is here, look! The dragon is here..." As soon as the people rushed up, I was squeezed into the crowd. I stood on my toes and craned my neck to look around, but I still couldn't see anything. Hey, yes! I "sneered" through it and got in front of the crowd. After a lot of effort, I finally saw it. It turned out to be a clo