【Lantern Festival English】"3 major customs" you must learn Eating dumplings, making lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, how much do you know about English?

Known as the "Little New Year", the Lantern Festival has become the most popular festival in Taiwan for international tourists. Do you know how to say Lantern Festival in English? How to introduce the customs and activities related to the Lantern Festival in English? Eating dumplings, making lanterns, guessing lantern riddles Besides, how much do you know about English? Come and see the "3 major customs" that you must learn in [Lantern Festival English], and celebrate this lively festival together!

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Lantern Festival Customs

Various traditional customs are held during Lantern Festival including watching lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, and eating yuanxiao.

1. Watching Lanterns

In order to popularize Buddhism during the Han Dynasty, one of the emperors gave an order to light lanterns in the imperial palace to worship and show respect for Buddha on the 15th day of the first lunar month . Thus, hanging lanterns gradually became the tradition of the Chinese people.
It originated in the Han Dynasty in order to popularize Buddhism . One of the emperors ordered lanterns to be lit in the palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to show respect to Buddha. So hanging lanterns has gradually become a tradition of the Chinese people.

Today, watching decorative lanterns is a traditional festival custom of the Lantern Festival. Various shapes and types of lanterns can be seen in the streets which attract countless visitors. The traditional festive lanterns have made from bamboo but the electronic counterparts have become popular in recent years .
Today, viewing lanterns is a traditional festival custom during the Lantern Festival. You can see lanterns of various shapes and types hanging on the streets, attracting countless tourists. Traditional lanterns are made of bamboo, but recently, electric lanterns have been used.

Key word finishing
In order to
Buddhism; Buddha
dynasty; Han Dynasty
emperor emperor; imperial emperor's imperial palace
worship and show respect
on the 15th day of the first lunar month
decorative lantern, carry lantern, enjoy lantern
bamboo bamboo

2. Guessing Lantern Riddles

Guessing lantern riddles is regarded as an indispensable part of the Lantern Festival since Song Dynasty. During that time some people wrote all kinds of riddles on pieces of paper and pasted them on the surface of colorful lanterns to let visitors guess. This festive activity can also enlighten wisdom , so many people responded and gradually became an indispensable part of the Lantern Festival.
Guessing lantern riddles has been considered an essential part of the Lantern Festival since the Song Dynasty. It originated from some folks who wrote riddles on paper and pasted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess. Guessing lantern riddles can add festive atmosphere and inspire wisdom, so many people responded, and it gradually became an indispensable program for the Lantern Festival.

Key word finishing
lantern riddles, guessing/solving lantern riddles
be regarded as
indispensable; dispensable dispensable
enlighten wisdom enlighten wisdom

3. Eating Yuanxiao (Tangyuan)

Yuanxiao is a novel food that was popular in the Song Dynasty and was eaten during the Lantern Festival. Yuanxiao is a glutinous rice dumpling ball stuffed with different fillings and is also called tangyuan since it is round in shape.
A novelty food popular in the Song Dynasty for the Lantern Festival, it was first called "Fu Yuanzi" and later called "Yuanxiao". "Yuanxiao" is made of glutinous rice filled with different fillings and wrapped into a round shape, so it is also called "glutinous rice balls".

The common fillings for making Yuanxiao include sugar, peanut, sesame , sweetened bean and jujube paste. Because tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed, and each has a unique taste, it is very popular.
Sugar, peanuts, sesame seeds, bean paste, jujube paste, etc. are often used as fillings to make glutinous rice balls. Because glutinous rice balls can be boiled, fried or steamed, and each has a unique taste, it is very popular.

Eating Yuanxiao has become an essential part of the festival. Yuanxiao is round in shape which symbolizes peace, harmony and reunion . During the night of the festival, family members sit together to taste yuanxiao and appreciate the full moon .
Eating the Lantern Festival has become an important part of the festival. On the night of the festival, sitting with family members to enjoy the Lantern Festival and admire the full moon represents peace, harmony and reunion.

Key word finishing
novel novel
glutinous sticky; glutinous rice
sesame
jujube dates
essential important
symbolize
reunion reunion
appreciate the full moon

English word summary of the Lantern Festival

Now let's summarize the words we learned today related to the Lantern Festival:

Lantern Festival Customs

1. Watching Lanterns
In order to
Buddhism; Buddha
dynasty; Han Dynasty
emperor emperor; imperial emperor's imperial palace
worship and show respect
on the 15th day of the first lunar month
decorative lantern, carry lantern, enjoy lantern
bamboo bamboo

2. Guessing Lantern Riddles
lantern riddles, guessing/solving lantern riddles
be regarded as
indispensable; dispensable dispensable
enlighten wisdom enlighten wisdom

3. Eating Yuanxiao (Tangyuan)
novel novel
glutinous sticky; glutinous rice
sesame
jujube dates
essential important
symbolize
reunion reunion
appreciate the full moon

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