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元宵节习俗——中国的情人节

　　观灯

　　元宵节也是一个浪漫的节日，元宵灯会在封建的传统社会中，也给未婚男女相识提供了一个机会，传统社会的年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动，但是过节却可以结伴出来游玩，元宵节赏花灯正好是一个交谊的机会，未婚男女借着赏花灯也顺便可以为自己物色对象。元宵灯节期间，又是男女青年与情人相会的时机。

　　在台湾，还有未婚女性在元宵夜偷摘葱或菜将会嫁到好丈夫的传统习俗，俗称：“偷挽葱，嫁好尪”、“偷挽菜，嫁好婿”，希望婚姻美满的女孩，要在元宵之夜到菜园里偷摘葱或青菜，期待未来家庭幸福，唐代的灯市还出现乐舞百戏表演，成千上万的宫女，民间少女在灯火下载歌载舞，叫做行歌、踏歌。

　　欧阳修(生查子)云：去年元夜时，花市灯如书;月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。辛弃疾(青玉案)写道：众里寻它千百度，暮然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。就是描述元宵夜的情境，而传统戏曲陈三和五娘是在元宵节赏花灯进相遇而一见钟情，乐昌公文与徐德言在元宵夜破镜重圆，《春灯谜》中宇文彦和影娘在元宵订情。所以说元宵节也是中国的“情人节”。

元宵节习俗——走百病

　　元宵节除了庆祝活动外，还有信仰性的活动。那就是“走百病”又称“烤百病”“散百病”参与者多为妇女，他们结伴而行或走墙边，或过桥过走郊外，目的是驱病除灾。

　　随着时间的推移，元宵节的活动越来越多，不少地方节庆时增加了耍龙灯、耍狮子、踩高跷、划旱船扭秧歌、打太平鼓等活动。

　　正月十五元宵节还有一些鲜为人知已经失传的民间活动，这里列举二三。

　　祭门、祭户古代有“七祭”，这是其中的两种。祭祀的方法很简单，把杨树支插在门户上方，在盛有豆粥的碗里插上一双筷子，或者直接将酒肉放在门前。

元宵节英语作文：“元宵节”佳话

　　the lantern festival or yuanxiao jie is a traditional chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the chinese new year. the festival marks the end of the celebrations of the chinese new year.

　　chinese started to celebrate the lantern festival from the han dynasty (206 bc - 221 ad). like most other chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the festival. it is also believed that the festival has taoist origins.

　　this is a festival for people having fun. on the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. there is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.

　　yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or tangyuan is the special food for the lantern festival. it is believed that yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, yuanxiao, of emperor wu di of the han dynasty. yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing.

　　yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in shape, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.