1、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习俗。汤圆，又名“元宵”，是由糯米粉等做的球形食品，一般有馅料，煮熟带汤吃。
Traditionally, the balls come stuffed with sweet black sesame paste, although the fillings can vary. Tangyuan are eaten during Lantern Festival because of a homophone for union.
通常用黑芝麻做馅，但又不仅限于黑芝麻。据说元宵象征合家团圆美好，吃元宵意味着新的一年合家幸福、团团圆圆，所以正月十五元宵必备。
2、赏花灯Lighting lanterns
A painting of the Lantern Festival by Zou Li. [Photo/artron.net]
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习俗。人们把大大小小的花灯悬挂于家门口、公园、街道或者其他公共场所。各式各样的红灯笼将会吸引无数的游客前来观赏。
3、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.
从宋代开始，猜灯谜就是一项非常受欢迎的民俗活动。人们把谜语写到纸上并悬之于灯，供人猜射。通常，谜底都是各种吉祥话和祝福。
1、吃汤圆Eating Tangyuan，Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival.
2、赏花灯Lighting lanterns，A painting of the Lantern Festival by Zou Li.Decorating and hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival。
3、猜灯谜Lantern riddles，Solving riddles on lanterns has been a popular tradition since the Song Dynasty。
民间在除夕供奉老天爷时要设立“天地堂”。人们在院子里扎一小棚，棚里面小桌上立着“天地三界十方万灵真宰”的神位。
神位前摆着香炉、供品，还挂着一盏灯笼，灯笼代表姜太公的席位。据说姜太公当年封神时，别人都封了，就是忘记了封自己，自己没有席位只好和老天爷坐在一起。
The first lunar month on the 15th, is China's traditional Lantern Festival. The first month of January, the ancients said that night as "Xiao," and on the 15th is the first year of a full moon night, so that fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival. Also known as the "Lantern Festival." According to Chinese folk traditions, in a one-start, are born in spring festival night, the sky the moon hung high ground lights 10000 people Guandeng, guess riddles, eating Lantern the family reunion, and enjoyable.
Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wen of Han was said to commemorate the "Ping Lu" and set up. Han Hui Di Liu Ying's death, Empress Lu usurpation of power, Lu clan dominate affairs of state. Bo Zhou, Chen Empress Lu of equality in death, Empress Lu Ping addition to forces of Emperor Wen of Han Yong-Li Liu. Since the days of calm Zhulv first month on the 15th, every year since then the first month on the 15th night, and the Chinese empire Chugong incognito, with the public to show their mark. And the first lunar month as Lantern Festival on the 15th. Han Wu Di, the "too much a god" in the fifteenth day of the festival. Sima Qian in the "calendar was in the beginning," put the Lantern Festival as a major holiday.
China's private sector have to eat during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival customs. Folk legend, Lantern Festival originated in the Spring and Autumn Period Chuzhao Wang. A first month on the 15th, Chuzhao Wang after the Yangtze River, see the river, there are floating objects, as an outside white inside a red sweet foods. Chu Zhaowang ask Confucius, Confucius said, "This duckweed fruit also, may the Lord rejuvenation trillion." Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year's rice cakes, dumplings, like the Dragon Boat Festival, are seasonal food. Lantern Festival to eat like a symbol of family reunion as the full moon in the hands of the people's good wishes for the future of life. Lantern Festival in the south known as "sweet rice balls," "Mariko", "floating Mariko", "Water Circle", made from glutinous rice, or solid, with or without stuffing.
Filling with red bean paste, sugar, hawthorn, etc., boiled, fried, steamed, fried Jieke.
Lotus Lantern Lantern Festival originated in Taoist practices, "said Three"; the first month on the 15th for the Lantern Festival, July 15 for the Hungry Ghost Festival, October 15th for the ha yuen festival. In charge of the upper, middle and lower ternary were "Heaven" and "land" "person" three officials, Tian Guan joy, so should Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern. The Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern arson, has been the custom since the Han Dynasty, Tang, the right amount of attention from the Lantern Festival; in the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern become a custom. The great Tang Dynasty poet Lu Zhaolin had in the "15 Nights Guandeng" and described the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern, "then the Han doubt sing off, depending on floor, like hanging on." Enlightening the custom of the Lantern Festival, after a dynasty of ancient heritage,Festival of lights-style more and more lights at the nominal content of more and more, there are mirror lights, phoenix lamps, glass lamps and so on. In addition to the Lantern Festival Lotus Lantern, he also made fireworks add to the fun.
"Guess riddles," also known as "playing riddles" is an activity and then increased during the Lantern Festival, appeared in the Song Dynasty. Southern Song Dynasty, the capital of Lin'an during the Lantern Festival-time fans, puzzles many people. At first people's hearts softened to the riddle written on a piece of paper, attached to the colorful lantern offerings on the altar of people guess. Because the riddle could inspire the wisdom of further interest, so popular during the deeply welcomed by all sectors of society.
In addition to the Lantern Festival celebrations, there are faith-based activities. That is "walking sickness" also known as "roasted sickness" "San sickness," the participants are women, they go hand in hand, or go against the wall, or walking across the bridge over the outskirts of the purpose of driving the disease disaster.
As time goes by, the Lantern Festival activities in more than a few local festivals increase in playing the dragon, playing lion, stilt, is zoned Han Chuan Niu Yangge, playing Taiping drums and other ac本回答被提问者采纳
In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged.
On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival.
Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really excited by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.
