元宵節英語別稱（雙語聽讀Folkculture）
2023-10-20 06:31:39 2
619th article第619期雙語推文
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"On the night of the Lantern Festival this year, the moon and lights are as bright as last year." The Lantern Festival which falls on the 15thday of the first lunar month marks the end of the Spring Festival celebration in China. This year's Lantern Festival falls on Friday, February 26th. People across the country usually take part in various activities to celebrate this festival. Let's see what they are.
「今年元夜時，月與燈依舊。」2月26日，一年一度的正月十五元宵節，是中國春節年俗中最後一個重要節令。這一天，究竟有多少傳統民俗文化傳承至今？
Eat Yuanxiao
(sweet dumplings
made of glutinous rice flour)
吃元宵
Eating Yuanxiao is an important part of the Lantern Festival celebration. It has been popular since the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Yuanxiao was originally known as "Floating Round Rice Balls", and also called "Yuanbao" (gold ingots) by businessmen in the hope of a prosperous business in the new year. Yuanxiao is sweet glutinous rice balls with various fillings made of white sugar, roses, sesame, haws, osmanthus, and five kinds of nuts and kernels. It can be boiled or deep-fried. Traditionally, Yuanxiao is handmade by rolling its fillings on the glutinous rice flour layer by layer, just like people put their best wishes for prosperity, peace, and reunion on these small round balls.
元宵節吃元宵，在宋朝時就頗為盛行，這是必不可少的重要習俗。最早元宵叫「浮圓子」，後稱「元宵」，生意人還美其名曰「元寶」。元宵通常以白糖、玫瑰、芝麻、山楂、桂花、五仁等為餡料，用糯米粉包成圓形，風味各異，可湯煮也可油炸。鄭州的元宵一般不是包的，而是在糯米粉中「滾」成的。不僅別具風味，而且寄託著人們對於國泰民安、舉家團圓的美好期盼。
Recommendation（打卡地）：
Liu's Yuanxiao on North Shuncheng Street北順城街劉家元宵
There are many time-honored restaurants on the bustling Shuncheng Street, such as Wushunzhai Roast Duck, Shengli Roast Chicken, and Tie's Beef.
順城街喧囂熱鬧，藏著鄭州的老味道，五順齋烤鴨、勝利燒雞、鐵記牛肉……
Liu's Yuanxiao is also located on this street. The shop owner is a beautiful lady who usually wears a headscarf when selling Yuanxiao. Since the age of 16, she has been making Yuanxiao with her family for more than 30 years. People intimately call her "Yuanxiao Xishi" (Xi Shi was one of the four great beauties in Chinese history) for her beautiful appearance and the tasty Yuanxiao she made. Her Yuanxiao is all handmade from stuffing to rolling. During the Lantern Festival, buying "Xuehua Yuanxiao" from Liu's Yuanxiao has become a habit of many old Zhengzhou people, even though they have to wait in a long line.
這條街上還有個遠近聞名的「元宵西施」——包著頭巾賣元宵，她從16歲開始跟著家人做元宵，至今30多年了。從打餡到滾元宵，她都是純手工製作。元宵節去劉家元宵排隊買點「雪花元宵」，似乎成了很多老鄭州人的習慣。
View lanterns
鬧花燈
Viewing lanterns is a traditional custom of the Lantern Festival, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. That's why the Yuanxiao Festival is also called Lantern Festival. After the Tang Dynasty, the lanterns were made in various shapes, well favored by the general public. The Song Dynasty saw the heyday of lanterns. At that time, lanterns were made of glass balls, five-color wax paper, linden leaves, sheepskin, and tortoiseshell, more gorgeous and delicate than ever before.
鬧花燈是元宵節的傳統習俗，始於西漢，興盛於隋唐，所以也會把元宵節稱為「燈節」。唐朝以後，花燈不但種類繁多、千變萬化，也成為深入民間的活動。而宋朝是花燈的全盛期，當時花燈有如玻璃球者，也有用五色蠟紙、菩提葉、羊皮、玳瑁等製作，華麗精巧可謂空前。
To celebrate the Spring Festival, especially the Lantern Festival, a great number of flowers and lights have been arranged on both sides of the streets in Zhengzhou.
每逢春節，鄭州街頭到處花團錦簇、燈光搖曳，到正月十五更是達到高潮。
Recommendation（打卡地）：
Fantawild Dreamland 方特夢幻王國
As night falls, the Fantawild Dreamland is brightly lit by decorative lanterns and lights. Lantern-decorated corridors, cute Boonie Bears cartoon lamps, and colorful lights hanging on trees create a fantastic illuminated world. During the Lantern Festival, it launches a number of folk activities including "Guessing Lantern Riddles" and "Floating River Lanterns", and offers thousands of free Yuanxiao. It is really a pleasure to view lanterns while eating Yuanxiao.
夜幕降臨，充滿古典韻味的花燈長廊、憨態可掬的《熊出沒》燈組以及火樹銀花的夜間美景將點亮方特夢幻王國。尤其是正月十五，方特夢幻王國會推出「猜燈謎」「放河燈」等民俗活動，還準備了上千份「免費元宵」。吃著暖心的元宵，看著熱鬧的巡遊，感受別樣的溫暖與甜蜜吧。
Guess lantern riddles
猜燈謎
Guessing lantern riddles is the second popular activity next to viewing lanterns during the Lantern Festival. Riddles are usually posted on lanterns, so that people can guess riddles while viewing lanterns.
「燈節」除花燈外，最盛行的活動就是猜燈謎。就是將謎語貼在燈上，讓人一邊賞燈，一邊猜謎。
The answer to a riddle may be a word, a poem, or an object. It is generally believed that guessing lantern riddles is as difficult as shooting a tiger; therefore, guessing lantern riddles is also known as "shooting tigers".
謎底可以是一個字，一句詩，一個物品名稱，由於燈謎很難猜中，如同老虎難以被射中一樣，所以鬧花燈時的猜謎活動俗稱「打燈虎」。
Recommendation（打卡地）：
Bus 公交車
To celebrate the Lantern Festival, Zhengzhou buses are decorated with red lanterns, Chinese knots, papercuts, and red peppers. Riddle cards are scattered under lanterns, in pepper strings, as well as on handrails, railings, and seats. The riddles are various in content, including traditional Chinese poems such as "Every cloud has a silver lining" and "Farmers are weeding at noon", and Henan local highlights such as Shaolin Kungfu and Songshan Mountain. Even Zhengzhou specialties like spicy soup are hidden in answers.
「元宵節」主題公交車上線了！高高掛起的大紅燈籠、中國結，一幅幅美麗的窗花，一串串「紅紅火火」的辣椒……踏上鄭州的公交車，這些濃濃的節日元素便映入眼帘。在燈籠下方、辣椒串上，以及扶手、欄杆、座椅等處都設有燈謎卡片。燈謎的謎面中不僅有「柳暗花明又一村」「鋤禾日當午」等中國傳統詩詞，而且有「少林小子武當拳」「閒來出門去嵩山」等河南特色，而謎底中甚至藏著諸如胡辣湯這樣的鄭州特色美食。
All of these lanterns and riddles can be seen in and around Bus 603, 100, B17, B2 (section), B102, and 21. Have you come across any of these?
鄭州公交在603路、100路、B17路、B2區間、B102路、21路等公交線路上分別打造了一個「新春鬧元宵、歡樂猜燈謎」的主題車廂，您遇見了嗎？
Happy Lantern Festival!
元宵節快樂！
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