关于传统文化元宵节的论文？英文双语对照

浅谈元宵节风俗

摘要：正月十五日元宵节，也是一年复始、大地回春的夜晚，人们对此加以庆祝，也是庆贺新春的延续。各种各样的又来传说，给人们无尽的遐想，同时也增添了元宵节的神秘色彩；丰富多彩的民间活动，反映了人们生活的寄托和希望，也为人们带来了丰厚的精神文化益处；不同地域的不同风俗，反映了各地人民物质需求、精神文化的差异，也体现了元宵节俗的多姿多彩、魅力无穷。元宵节作为中国传统节日之一，以其自身独特的方式存在着，并用它独有的文化魅力吸引着我们，启示着我们去追求创造美好光明的生活。

关键字：元宵节、风俗、由来、活动

一、元宵节的由来

元宵节又称为“上元节”，是中国的传统节日，她的由来有许多美丽的传说。 一种传说是汉文帝为纪念平吕而设；一种是明帝点灯敬佛之说；有传说是和吃元宵习俗有关的东方朔助元宵姑娘与家人团聚的故事；又有传说是天帝神鸟被猎人所射，人们为逃避天帝惩罚，户户张灯结彩、点响爆竹、燃放爆竹，做出人间起火假象成功欺瞒天帝来保护自己的生命和财产；还有传说是起源于道教的“三元说”：道教曾把一年中的正月十五称为上元节，七月十五为中元节，十月十五为下元节，合称“三元”；还在这上元节皓月高悬的夜晚，人们要点起彩灯万盏，以示庆贺。出门赏月、燃灯放焰、喜猜灯谜、共吃元宵，合家团聚、同庆佳节，其乐融融。种种传说都体现了人们对美好生活的向往、追求。

二、元宵节习俗

元宵节是个非常热闹的日子，庆祝的活动很多，举其重要者如下：

1．吃元宵

正月十五吃元宵，“元宵”作为食品，在我国也由来已久。宋代，民间即流行一种元宵节吃的新奇食品。这种食品，最早叫“浮元子”后称“元宵”，生意人还美其名曰“元宝”。关于元宵节吃元宵的来历，民间还有个有趣的传说：某个正月十五，楚昭王经过长江，见江面有漂浮物，为一种外白内红的甜美食物。楚昭王请教孔子，孔子说“此浮萍果也，得之主复兴之兆”。从此，元宵节吃元宵变成了一种传统。元宵即“汤圆”，以白糖、玫瑰、芝麻、豆沙、黄桂、核桃仁、果仁、枣泥等为馅，用糯米粉包成圆形，可荤可素，风味各异。因“汤圆”和“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人，寄托了对未来生活的美好愿望。

2．赏花灯

赏花灯是元宵节的中心活动。元宵放灯的习俗，在唐代发展成盛况空前的灯市。在皇帝的亲自倡导下，元宵灯节办得越来越豪华。唐玄宗时的开元盛世，长安的灯市规模很大，燃灯五万盏，花灯花样繁多，皇帝命人做巨型的灯楼，广达20间，高150尺，金光璀璨，极为壮观。唐代的灯会是上元前后各一日，以后历代的元宵灯会不断发展，灯节的时间也越来越长。宋代由三夜延长至五夜，灯彩以外还放烟火，表演各种杂耍，情景更加热闹，民族特色更强。到了明代，朱元璋又规定正月初八上灯，十七落灯，连张十夜，家家户户都悬挂五色灯彩，花灯烟火照耀通宵。到了清代，宫廷不再办灯会，民间的灯会日期虽缩短为五天却仍然壮观。

元宵节花灯种类甚多，或是仿照事物的形象编制的形象灯，如龙灯、虎灯、兔灯等等，或是根据民间故事编制而成的活动灯，如牛郎织女、二十四孝等等，表现忠孝节义的民族精神。不仅有悬挂观赏的花灯，有些地方还有寄托理想愿望的天灯或祈福避祸的河灯。灯象征着光明和希望，点燃灯火还有照亮前程之意。在台湾，灯还有添丁的涵义。因台语灯与丁谐音代表生男孩，因此元宵节妇女都会刻意在灯下游走，希望能喜得贵子。各种赏灯习俗表现了人们对美好生活的期盼和祝愿。

3．猜灯谜

“猜灯谜”又叫“打灯谜”,始于宋朝，是元宵节派生出来的一种文字游戏。灯谜是一种富有讥谏、规戒、诙谐、笑谑的文艺游戏，将谜面贴在花灯上供人猜射，谜底多着眼于文字意义，已形成了一种独特的民俗文化。灯谜大多有限定的格式和奇巧的要求，猜谜语与赏灯相结合，生动活泼、妙趣横生。如：平原门下客三千（打一成语）——胜友如云；铁公鸡（打一成语）——一毛不拔；后村闺中听风声（打一字）——封……灯谜是集知识性、趣味性于一身的娱乐方式，既能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。现代猜灯谜的型态有揭诸在报刊、杂志上的，有电视转播某寺庙的灯谜大会，也有在某些节目中穿插的灯谜，型态多样化，比如可满足民众不同的需要。这也反应了现代社会中过传统节庆的多元型态，以及人们对美好生活的享受。

4．话灯联

元宵灯节不仅仅是一种娱乐性活动，更蕴含着很深的文化内涵。在古代，元宵节时君臣百姓都去看灯、猜谜语，文人们则饮酒、赋诗、答对。古往今来，留下了无数情趣盎然的元宵吟灯联。

南宋有个叫贾似道的人镇守淮阴（今扬州）时，有一年上元灯节张灯，门客中有人摘唐诗诗句作门灯联“天下三分明月夜，扬州十里小红楼。”据说，此联为我国最早的灯联。被称为“父子双学士，老小二宰相”的清代安徽桐城人张英、张廷玉，皆能诗善对。有一年元宵佳节，张府照例张灯挂彩，燃放鞭炮。老宰相出联试子“高烧红烛映长天，亮，光铺满地。”小廷玉思索时听到门外一声花炮响，顿时领悟，对曰“低点花炮震大地，响，气吐冲天。”对仗工整，天衣无缝，堪称妙对。此后历代都有人争相效仿，在大门或显眼的柱子镶挂壁灯联、门灯联，不仅为元宵佳节增添了节日情趣，也为赏灯的人们增加了欣赏的内容。

5．赏灯诗

历代文人墨客赞美元宵节日盛景的诗句也数不胜数，如今读来仍趣味无穷。如唐代诗人苏道味的《正月十五夜》中“火树银花合，星桥铁锁开。暗尘随马去，明月逐人来。”描绘了灯月交辉，游人如织，热闹非凡的场景。用火树银花来比喻绚丽的灯火和烟火，特指上元节富丽辉煌的灯景。在特许宽禁后，百姓们可以信步漫游灯市，尽享富丽绚烂灯火景色的欢乐喜悦，有力地烘托出太平盛世歌舞升平，百姓安居乐业、享受生活的初唐繁荣景象。

充满诗情和浪漫色彩的元宵节，也往往与爱情连在一起。历代诗词中，就有不少诗篇借元宵节抒发对情人的爱慕之情、相思之苦。欧阳修《生查子》云：“去年元夜时，花市灯如昼；月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。”“花市灯如昼”极写元宵之夜的灯火辉煌，那次约会，两情相悦。周围的环境,花市，彩灯，明丽如同白天；明月，柳梢，都是相爱的见证。情景交融，写出了恋人月光柳影下两情依依、情话绵绵的景象，制造出朦胧清幽、婉约柔美的意境。辛弃疾《青玉案》写道：“东风夜放花千树,更吹落，星如雨,宝马雕车香满路。凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。众里寻它千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。”词从开头起“东风夜放花千树”，就极力渲染元宵佳节的热闹景象：满城灯火，满街游人，火树银花，通宵歌舞。然而作者的意图不在写景，而是为了反衬“灯火阑珊处”的那个人的与众不同。此词描绘出元宵佳节通宵灯火的热闹场景，以及对意中人的思慕。

6．舞狮子

舞狮子，是我国优秀的民间艺术，每逢元宵佳节或集会庆典，民间都以舞狮前来助兴。在一千多年的发展过程中，狮舞形成了南北两种表演风格。北派狮舞以表演“武狮”为主，即魏武帝钦定的北魏“瑞狮”。狮子在狮子郎的引导下，表演腾翻、扑跌、跳跃、登高、朝拜等技巧，并有走梅花桩、窜桌子、踩绣球等高难度动作。南派狮舞表演“文狮”为主，表演时讲究表情，有搔痒、抖毛、舔毛等动作，惟妙惟肖，逗人喜爱，也有难度较大的吐球等技巧。狮子为百兽之尊，形象雄伟俊武，给人以威严、勇猛之感。古人将它当作勇敢和力量的象征，认为它能驱邪镇妖、保佑人畜平安。所以人们逐渐形成了在元宵节及其他重大活动里舞狮的习俗，以祈望生活吉祥如意，事事平安。舞狮子时，鞭炮声震天，也给元宵节带来热闹的气氛。这一习俗体现了民间风俗活动的喜庆热闹，和人们对美好生活的向往。

7．耍龙灯

在中国的传统观念中，龙是吉祥瑞兽，是中国古代先祖崇拜的一种神物，是中华民族的图腾和祖先。龙神奇威严，能呼风唤雨保证五谷丰登。每逢求雨祭祀就要起舞模拟龙，日久天长，这一仪式演变成一种广泛存在于中华民族的舞龙的风俗。在我国北方，龙灯前有一个绣球在前面逗引，所以龙头是可以上下灵活翻飞的；而湖北的龙头一般是一个“高龙”，体积巨大不便于运动，所以龙头与龙身只是用一条布带相连，龙身舞动时龙头只是配合龙身而仅作左右的摆动。耍龙灯把我们中国人的感情与龙的雄伟、龙的翻江倒海气势紧密地结合起来，从而象征中华民族英勇豪迈的性格和气魄，表现出中华民族欢乐炽热的感情，成为中华民族极为珍贵的文化遗产。

三、元宵节各地风俗异同

我国大部分地区的元宵节最主要的活动是赏灯、吃元宵、舞狮子、耍龙灯、猜谜话诗，而一些地方元宵节还有不同的习俗。山东有到外踏青以求永葆青春的走老貌习俗，有希望驱病去灾的走百病，部分北方地区还有逐鼠、迎紫姑、祭门祭户等习俗。在这种种习俗活动中，最为有趣的要数四川的 “四偷”习俗：“一偷汤圆二偷青，三偷檐灯四偷红。”除了偷青是为了强身外，其余皆为求子的习俗。四川开县还有“对骂”的习俗，元宵节时人们搬板凳到户外去，将平日之怨气，尽皆骂出，被骂之人不得回骂。随着时间的推移，元宵节的活动越来越多，不少地方节庆时还有踩高跷、划旱船扭秧歌、打太平鼓、逛庙会等传统民俗表演。 这个传承已有两千多年的传统节日，不仅盛行于海峡两岸，就是在海外华人的居住区也年年欢庆不衰

Shallow talk about custom of festival of lanterns

Summary: The first month of the lunar year 15 days of festival of lanternses, also be the night with a year of renew, rejuvenescent earth, people tries to celebrate to this, also be the continuance that congratulates the 10 or 20 days following Lunar New Year's Day. Various come again fabulous, give people endless daydream, also added the mysterious color of the festival of lanterns at the same time; The civilian activity of rich and colorful, reflected people life place and hope, also brought rich and generous mental culture profit for people; The different custom of different district, reflected the difference of culture of demand of material of each district people, spirit, the much appearance that also reflected custom of festival of lanterns colorful, glamour is boundless. The festival of lanterns regards China as one of traditional festivals, with its the kind with unique oneself is existing, attracting us with its particular culture fascination, enlightenment is worn the life that we go to going after creation happiness light.

Key word: The festival of lanterns, custom, origin, activity

One, the origin of the festival of lanterns

The festival of lanterns is called again " go up yuan of section " , it is traditional festival of China, her origin has a lot of beautiful fokelore. A kind of fokelore is Han Wendi set to commemorate smooth Lv; One kind is bright emperor lights a lamp Jing Fozhi says; Having fokelore is to mix eat Yuanxiao consuetudinary the story that concerned Oriental new moon helps Yuanxiao girl and family reunite; Having fokelore again is bird of day emperor god is shot by hunter place, people is punished to escape day emperor, noisy cracker of a decorate with lanterns and streamers, dot, set off cracker, make false appearance of terrestrial on fire the life that emperor of successful and delusive day will come to protect his and belongings; Still having fokelore is traceable Taoism " 3 yuan say " : Taoism ever the first month of the lunar year in a year 15 call go up yuan of section, in July 15 in be yuan section, october 15 to play yuan of part, close say " 3 yuan " ; Return the night that in the Yuan Jiehao on this the month hangs high, people wants 10 thousand to nod a colored lantern, congratulate in order to show. Go out enjoy the glorious full moon, light the lamp to put blaze, happy event to guess riddles written on lanterns, eat Yuanxiao in all, add up to the home to reunite, Tong Qingjia section, be in harmony of its Le Rong. A variety of fokelore reflected the yearning, pursuit that people lives to happiness.

2, the festival of lanterns is consuetudinary

The festival of lanterns is a very lively day, congratulatory activity is very much, it is important to lift its person as follows:

1. Eat Yuanxiao

The first month of the lunar year 15 eat Yuanxiao, "Yuanxiao " as food, be in our country also long-standing. Song Dai, folk namely the new provision that a kind of festival of lanterns takes popularity. This kind of food, cry the earliest " float yuan child " hind say " Yuanxiao " , businessmen returns call it by a good name of " a shoe-shaped gold or silver ingot used as money in feudal China " . Have the background of Yuanxiao about the festival of lanterns, folk still has an interesting fokelore: A certain the first month of the lunar year 15, hunan clear king passes the Yangtse River, meet to have floater, for the one melting food of the Bai Neigong outside planting. Hunan clear king consults Confucius, confucius says " this float fruit also, those who get advocate revive " . From now on, the festival of lanterns ate Yuanxiao to become a kind of tradition. Yuanxiao namely " stuffed dumplings masse of glutinous rice flour served in soup " , wait with white sugar, rose, sesame seed, sweetened bean taste, Huang Gui, walnutmeat, nutlet, jujube paste for stuffing, with pink of polished glutinous rice the bag becomes a circle, but meat or fish but element, gust each different. Because of " stuffed dumplings masse of glutinous rice flour served in soup " and " reunion " word sound close, take the idea of reunion, reunion of group of indicative family person is round, harmonious and happy, people also yearns for parting family member with this, placed the good will that lives to future.

2. Admire festive lantern

Admiring festive lantern is the central activity of the festival of lanterns. What Yuanxiao puts the light is consuetudinary, in Tang Dynasty development becomes the lamp city of the exceptionally grand occasion. Advocate in the emperor personally below, yuanxiao the Lantern Festival does more and more luxuriously. When Tang Xuan an administrative unit in Xizang open yuan of flourishing age, the lamp city scale of Chang'an is very large, light the lamp 50 thousand, festive lantern pattern is various, imperial life person makes giant lamp building, wide amount to 20, tall 150 feet, golden light brights, very grand. The lantern show of Tang Dynasty is to go up yuan of around each day, the Yuanxiao lantern show of past dynasties develops ceaselessly after, the time of the Lantern Festival is longer and longer also. Song Dai is lengthened by 3 night to 5 night, smoke and fire still is put beyond colored-lantern making, perform all sorts of variety, the scene is more lively, ethical characteristic is stronger. Arrived bright generation, zhu Yuanzhang sets the 8 light the lamp at the beginning of the first month of the lunar year again, seventeen fall the lamp, connect Zhang Shiye, every family is pensile 5 kinds of colored-lantern making, festive lantern fireworks is beamed all night. Arrived clear generation, palace runs the lantern show no longer, although lantern show date of folk shortens for 5 days grand still however.

Sort of festive lantern of festival of lanterns is very much, or it is to follow the figure lamp that the figure of the thing weaves, if lamp of dragon lantern, tiger, hare lamp is waited a moment, or it is the mobile lamp that weave according to folktale and becomes, if cowboy Girl Weaver, 24 filial piety are waited a moment, behave faithful filial piety the ethos of section justice. Have the festive lantern that suspension views and admire not only, some places still have the day lamp that places good will or pray blessing to avoid the river lamp of disaster. The lamp is indicative light and hope, ignite lights to still have enlighten the meaning of future. In Taiwan, the lamp still has the meaning of the have a baby born into the family. Because platform language lamp and fourth homophonic represent unripe boy, because the woman meets this festival of lanterns to be in painstakingly,the light goes downstream, the hope can is fond of expensively child. All sorts of admiring the lamp is consuetudinary expect and wish what behaved people to live to happiness.

3. Guess riddles written on lanterns

"Guess riddles written on lanterns " cry again " hit riddles written on lanterns " , only then Yu Songchao, it is a kind of paronomasia that derive of festival of lanterns comes out. Riddles written on lanterns is a kind of rich mock the give up of expostulate with, compasses, humorous, literary game that laughs at banter, stick riddle in festive lantern to offer up a sacrifice the person is guessed shoot, sense of script of much with a view to of answer to a riddle, already formed a kind of distinctive folk-custom culture. Riddles written on lanterns has the demand of definitive format and ingenious mostly, guess riddle and union of the photograph that admire the lamp, lively, full of humour and wit. Be like: The guest below Campagna door 3000 (hit one idiom) -- Sheng Youru cloud; Miser (hit one idiom) -- miserly; Hind rumour of village boudoir pleasant to the ear (make one word) -- ... riddles written on lanterns is market knowledge sex, interest sex the recreational means at a suit, can edify wisdom to be full of interest again already, circulate get in the process so society the welcome of each estate. Contemporary guess riddles written on lanterns model voice has uncover all is in on the press, magazine, have television relay the congress of riddles written on lanterns of some cloister, also have the riddles written on lanterns that alternates in certain program, model voice diversification, can satisfy the people's different need for instance. What this also reacted too traditional part is celebrated in modern society is multivariate model voice, and people is born to be enjoyed alive to happiness.

4. Word light couplet

Yuanxiao the Lantern Festival is activity of a kind of amusement not just, more accumulate containing very deep culture connotation. In ancient time, common people of official of the gentleman when the festival of lanterns sees the light, guess riddle, civil people drinks, ode poem, answer sb's question. Of all ages, left the couplet of Yuanxiao chant lamp with countless full interest.

The Southern Song Dynasty has a secret of person guard the Huaihe River that makes Gu Shi (today Yangzhou) when, one year goes up Zhang Deng of yuan of the Lantern Festival, the somebody in a hanger-on of an aristocrat picks Tang poetry line to make door lamp couplet " the world night of 3 minutes of bright moons, yangzhou 10 lis of small red buildings. " allegedly, this couplet is our country's earliest lamp couplet. Be called " double bachelor of father and son, grown-ups and children 2 prime minister in feudal China " Zhang Ying of person of city of tung of Qing Daian badge, Zhang Tingyu, all can poetic kind is right. Have a year of festival of lanterns, be wounded in fight of Zhang Deng of Zhang Fu as usual, set off firecracker. Old prime minister in feudal China gives couplet to try child " high fever Gong Zhuying grows a day, bright, light bespreads the ground. " fireworks and firecrackers outside the door is being heard when jade of young the seat of a monarchical government ponders is noisy, comprehend immediately, to saying " earth of shake of low fireworks and firecrackers, noisy, gas is spat towering. " a matching of both sound and sense in two lines carefully and nearly, flawless, can says clever right. After this past dynasties somebody contends for photograph follow the lead of, set in gate or conspicuous post hang wall lamp couplet, door lamp couplet, increased festal interest for the festival of lanterns not only, also added the content of appreciation to admire the people of the lamp.

5. Admire lamp poem

Red-letter day of night of dollar of assist of guest of Chinese ink of past dynasties bookman fills the line of scene also without number, read nowadays come still gout is boundless. Those who be like Su Daowei of Tang Dynasty poet " the first month of the lunar year 15 night " in " fiery trees and silver flowers closes, astral bridge iron is locked up. Dark this world goes along with the horse, the bright moon chases a person to come. " depicted lamp month to hand in brightness, if tourist is knitted, lively and extraordinary setting. Will compare flowery lights and fireworks with fiery trees and silver flowers, refer in particular to go up yuan of section richly brilliant lamp scene. Be in concessionary wide after banning, common people people can stroll roam lamp city, all enjoy richly the joy of gorgeous lights picture is happy, effectively foil gives millennium put on a false show of peace and prosperity, common people lives and work in peace and contentment, enjoy the life first Tang Fanrong picture.

Be full of poetics and romantic colorific festival of lanterns, often also be together repeatedly with love. In word of past dynasties poem, what have the feeling that many poems lend express of festival of lanterns the love to the lover, lovesickness is bitter. Ou Yangxiu " unripe check child " the cloud: "Last year yuan when night, beautiful city lamp is like day; Tip of the branch of the willow on the month, after the person makes an appointment with dusk. " " beautiful city lamp is like day " extremely the lights of the night that keeps Yuanxiao is brilliant, date that, yue of two affection photograph. The environment all round, spend city, colored lantern, bright and beautiful as by day; The bright moon, liu Sao, it is the testimony that love each other. The scene blends, drew up shadow of lover moon willow leaves two feeling the picture with supple, unbroken lovers' prattle, create the artistic concept that gives soft beauty of hazy quiet and beautiful, graceful and restrained. Laborious abandons disease " gray jade case " write: "East wind night puts Hua Qianshu, more blow fall, the star is like rain, BMW carve car is sweet full grade. Feng Xiao sound is moved, jade crock light turns, dance of one night ichthyosaur. Moth fontanesia gold detailed, laugh language be filled with be filled with dark sweet go. Numerous in search it a thousand times, suddenly turn one's head, that person wanes to the close in lights however place. " the word rises from begin " east wind night puts Hua Qianshu " , do his utmost apply colours to a drawing the lively picture of the festival of lanterns: Full town lights, full street tourist, fiery trees and silver flowers, all night singing and dancing. However the author's intent is not being written scene, however for serve as a foil to " lights wanes to the close place " the extraordinary of that individual. This word depicts the lively setting that gives lights of all night of festival of lanterns, and the think of sb with respect to the person oen is in love with.

6. Dance lion

Dance lion, it is our country's fine folk art, whenever the festival of lanterns or assembly celebration, folk comes round with dance lion add to the fun. In development process of more than 1000 years, lion dance formed north and south style of two kinds of performances. Dance of boreal group lion in order to perform " fierce lion " give priority to, namely Northen Wei Dynasty of regius of emperor of fierce of the Kingdom of Wei " lucky lion " . The lion falls in the guiding of lion man, the performance is vacated break up, the skill such as wrestling, bouncing, uprise, pilgrimage, have table of wintersweet picket, change, step on the tall difficulty such as big-leaf hydrangea movement. Clique lion dance is performed south " article lion " give priority to, expression is stressed when the performance, have itching, shake hair, lick the movement such as wool, lifelike, rich love, also have difficulty bigger spit the skill such as the ball. The lion is 100 animal honour, figure is grand handsome fierce, give a person with august, bold and powerful feeling. The ancients regards it as mix bravely of force indicative, think it can exorcise town bewitching, bless person cultivate restful. So people was formed gradually in etc of festival of lanterns of lion of the dance in major activity consuetudinary, look at life good fortune as one wishes with pray, at every turn is restful. When dance lion, day of firecracker sonic boom, also bring lively atmosphere to the festival of lanterns. This one consuetudinary those who reflected folklore activity is festival and lively, what live to happiness with people is yearning.

7. Make fun of dragon lantern

In traditional idea of China, dragon is lucky luck animal, it is a kind of wonder that Xian Zuchong of Chinese ancient time does obeisance to, it is the totem of the Chinese nation and ancestor. Dragon is magical and august, can control the forces of nature assures golden harvests. Whenever beg rain sacred be about to remove dance imitate dragon, day of with the passing of time is long, this one ceremony evolves into the custom of the dance dragon of the Chinese nation of a kind of extensive consist in. In our country north, before there is an a ball made of strips of silk to be in before dragon lantern face tease, so bibcock can fly with fluctuating to break up neatly; And the bibcock of Hubei is commonly " Gao Long " , bulk is tremendous and disadvantageous at motion, so bibcock and dragon body just use belt of a cloth to be linked together, the bibcock when dragon body is waved just cooperates dragon body and make the left and right sides only swing. Make fun of dragon lantern the terrific imposing manner of the grand, dragon of the feeling our Chinese and dragon is united in wedlock cheek by jowl rise, symbolize thereby the disposition with bold and generous heroism of the Chinese nation and boldness of vision, show the emotion with blazing joy of the Chinese nation, become the culture heritage with very precious the Chinese nation.

3, similarities and differences of custom of each district of festival of lanterns

The activity with the mainest festival of lanterns of our country major area is to admire the lamp, eat lion of Yuanxiao, dance, make fun of dragon lantern, guess word poem, and festival of lanterns of a few places still has those who differ is consuetudinary. Shandong has outside in an attempt to of go for a walk in the country in spring always nurture takes old appearance greenly consuetudinary, hopeful drive disease goes of calamity take 100 disease, partial north area still has chase rat, greet door of violet aunt, hold a memorial ceremony for door of hold a memorial ceremony for consuetudinary. It is in a variety of this consuetudinary activities, of most interesting Sichuan wanting number " 4 steal " consuetudinary: "Steal stuffed dumplings masse of glutinous rice flour served in soup 2 steal blueness, the 3 lamps that steal brim 4 steal red. " besides stealing blueness is for powerful body outside, the others all is beg child consuetudinary. Sichuan opens a county to still have " call each other names " consuetudinary, the people when the festival of lanterns moves bench to outdoors go, ferial complaint, all all scold piece, the person that is abused must not be answered scold. As the elapse of time, the activity of the festival of lanterns is increasing, when many local joints are celebrated, still have step on stilt, delimit land boat do the yangko dance, dozen beat of peace and tranquility, ramble the traditional folk-custom such as temple fair is performed. This inheritance already had traditional red-letter day of more than 2000 years, not only be current at the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, the living area that is overseas Chinese also is celebrated joyously year after year do not decline