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原标题：元宵节英语怎么说？和元宵节有关的英语词汇你晓得吗？
今日是元宵节，祝我们元宵节高兴！
正月是阴历的元月，古人称夜为“宵”，所以称一年中第一个月圆之夜正月十五为元宵节。我们晓得哪些与元宵节习俗有关的英语常识呢？
元宵节：Lantern Festival;Festival of Lanterns
汤圆在英语里也用dumplings标明，饺子、包子，汤圆等外面有皮包着，里边有馅儿的中式点心都能总称dumplings。
元宵：yuanxiao；the rice glue ball；sweet dumplings
汤圆：glutinous rice balls；glue pudding；sweet dumplings
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吃汤圆 Eating Tangyuan
Eating Tangyuan is an 
important tradition for the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan, also know as yuanxiao,is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling water.
吃汤圆是元宵节的一项重要风俗。汤圆又名“元宵”，是由糯米粉等做的球形食物，一般有馅料，煮熟带汤吃。
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赏花灯 Lighting lanterns
Decorating and hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival, with lanterns big and small hung around households, parks, streets and other public spaces. Red lanterns of various shape and type will attract countless visitors to watch.
正月十五赏花灯是元宵节必有的另一项风俗。我们把大巨细小的花灯悬挂于家门口、公园、大街或许其他公共场所。林林总总的红灯笼将会招引许多游客前来赏识。
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猜灯谜 Lantern riddles
Solving riddles on lanterns has been a popular tradition since the Song Dynasty. People write riddles on paper and stick them to the lanterns and if someone
guesses correctly, they can pull the riddle off. The notes often contain messages of good fortune and wishes.
从宋代初步，猜灯谜就是一项非常受等待的风俗活动。我们把谜语写到纸上并悬之于灯上，招供猜射。一般，谜底都是各种吉利话和祝福。
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舞龙灯Dragon lantern dance
Dragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festival celebration. The dance is performed by a team of dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon using poles positioned at regular intervals along the length of the dragon.
舞龙灯是我国独具特征的风俗活动。与舞狮子相同，每当佳节，我们都要舞龙灯。扮演者由数十人构成，每人用一杆间隔支撑起一条长龙。
Chinese dragons are a symbol of China, and they are believed to bring good luck to people, therefore the longer the dragon in the dance, the more luck it will bring to the community.
龙是我国的标志，相传龙可以带来吉吉利好运。耍的龙灯越长，就越能给当地公民带来好运。因而，每当新年、元宵节，我们都会举办舞龙灯的活动。
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踩高跷 Walk on stilts
Walking on stilts is another popular traditional performance for
the Lantern Festival, especially in Northern China. According to the archives, our Chinese ancestors began using stilts to help them gather fruits from trees.This practical use of stilts gradually developed into a kind of folk dance.
踩高跷是元宵节的另一项重要风俗，特别在我国北方。据记载，咱们的祖先踩高跷是为了从树上摘果子。之后，高跷逐步打开变成一种群众性技艺扮演艺术。
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