有关元宵节的120个中国传统文化名词英文表达

明天又是一年元宵节！正月是农历的元月，古人称夜为“宵”，所以称一年中第一个月圆之夜正月十五为元宵节。大家知道哪些与元宵节习俗相关的英语知识呢？快来了解一下吧~

元宵节用英语怎么说？

元宵节：Lantern Festival; Festival of Lanterns

元宵、汤圆用英语怎么说？

汤圆在英语里也用dumplings表示，饺子、包子，汤圆等外面有皮包着，里面有馅儿的中式点心都能统称dumplings。

元宵：yuanxiao；the rice glue ball；sweet dumplings

汤圆：glutinous rice balls；glue pudding；sweet dumplings

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。

赏花灯 Lighting lanterns

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游客前来观赏。

舞狮子 Lion dances

The lion dance is one of the oldest traditions to celebrate the Chinese New Year. In ancient times,