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元宵節起源
元宵節，又稱上元節、小正月、元夕或燈節。農曆正月十五是元宵節，正月是農曆的元月，古人稱夜為“宵”，所以稱正月十五為元宵節。
正月十五日是一年中第一個月圓之夜，也是一元復始，大地回春的夜晚，人們對此加以慶祝，也是慶賀新春的延續。
The Lantern Festival or the Spring Lantern Festival is a Chinese traditional festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar。Usually falling in February or early March on the Gregorian calendar，
it marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations.
As early as the Western Han Dynasty （206 BCE-CE 25）， it had become a festival with great significance。 During the Lantern Festival， children go out at night carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns。
元宵節是中國傳統節日，為每年農曆正月十五日，通常是公曆二月或者三月初，
它標誌著中國傳統新年慶祝活動的最後一天。
早在西漢時期（公元前206年-公元25年），元宵節就已經成為一個具有重要意義的節日。在元宵節期間，孩子們晚上提著紙燈籠出去，猜燈謎。
The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones， which they will let go of the next year。
The lanterns are almost always red to
symbolize good fortune.
燈籠象徵著人們放棄過去的自我，獲得新的自我（辭舊迎新）。
燈籠幾乎總是紅色的，象徵著好運。
The Lantern Festival has also become popular in Western countries， especially in cities with a large Chinese community。 In London， the Magical Lantern Festival is held annually。
元宵節在西方國家也很流行，尤其是在華人聚居的城市。在倫敦，每年都會舉行神奇元宵節。
In June 2008， the Lantern Festival was included in the second batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage。
2008年6月，元宵節選入第二批國家級非物質文化遺產。
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有燈無月不娛人,
有月無燈不算春。
春到人間人似玉,
燈燒月下月如銀。
——唐伯虎
In the traditional feudal society， the Lantern Festival provides an opportunity for unmarried men and women to encounter。 Young girls are not allowed to go out of free activity， but they can come out to play together during the festival。 The Lantern Festival is just a chance to have a good time。 At that day， unmarried men and women will enjoy the beautiful lanterns and meanwhile looking for the other half。
The Lantern Festival is also a time for young men and women to meet their lovers. So the Lantern Festival is really the Chinese equivalent of Valentine's Day.
元宵燈會在封建的傳統社會中，給未婚男女相識提供了一個機會。傳統社會的年輕女孩不允許外出自由活動，但是過節卻可以結伴出來遊玩，元宵節賞花燈正好是一個交誼的機會，未婚男女藉著賞花燈也順便可以為自己物色物件。
元宵燈節期間，又是男女青年與情人相會的時機，所以元宵節可以說是地道的中國情人節。
The Lantern Festival is regarded to be poetic and romantic。 There are many poems describing this festival to express love。
元宵節充滿詩情和浪漫色彩，歷代詩詞中，就有不少詩篇借元宵抒發愛慕之情。
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眾裡尋他千百度，驀然回首，那人卻在，燈火闌珊處。
——《青玉案·元夕》【宋】辛棄疾
去年元夜時，花市燈如晝。
月上柳梢頭，人約黃昏後。
——《生查子·元夕》【宋】歐陽修
樂昌公主與徐德言在元宵夜破鏡重圓；《春燈謎》中宇文彥和影娘在元宵訂情；傳統戲曲中陳三和五娘是在元宵節賞花燈相遇而一見鍾情。
最後，小編祝大家月圓人圓事事圓，花好燈好好事連連。
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