Why is the Lantern Festival called Yuán Xiāo Jié 元宵节？

Yuán Xiāo Jié yòu jiào shàng yuán jié ，shì chūn jié zhī hòu de dì yī ge zhòng yào jié rì ，yě shì zhōng guó de chuán tǒng jié rì ，zài liǎng qiān duō nián qián de Xī Hàn jiù yǒu le 。

元宵节又叫上元节，是春节之后的第一个重要节日，也是中国的传统节日，在2000多年前的西汉就有了。

Yuan Xiao Jie (the Lantern Festival), also known as the Shang Yuan Jie, is the first major festival after the Spring Festival and is a traditional Chinese festival which has more than 2000 years’ history, starting during the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C. - 8 A.D.).

Zhēng yuè shì nóng lì de “yuán yuè ”，gǔ rén bǎ “yè”chēng wéi “xiāo”，suǒ yǐ yì nián zhōng dì yī ge zhēng yuè shí wǔ “yuè yuán zhī yè” jiào “yuán xiāo jié ”。

正月是农历的“元月”，古人把“夜”称为“宵”，所以一年中第一个正月十五“月圆之夜”叫“元宵节”。

The first month of the lunar calendar is called "yuán yuè (元月)”, and the ancients called "night" as "xiāo (宵)", so the 15th day of the first month in the year (of the lunar calendar), "the first full moon night", is called Yuan Xiao Jie (Lantern Festival).

Zhè yī tiān de chuán tǒng xí sú shì shǎng yuè 、fàng yān huā 、cāi dēng mí 、chī tāng yuán 、wǔ lóng wǔ shī děng 。

这一天的传统习俗是赏月、放烟花、猜灯谜、吃汤圆、舞龙舞狮等。

The traditional customs on this day include enjoying the full moon, setting off fireworks, lighting lanterns, solving riddles, eating Tang Yuan and performing dragon and lion dance.

Fireworks on February 5, after an 11-year break!｜ Hangzhou

Jīn nián de èr yuè wǔ rì shì yuán xiāo jié，zhù dà jiā yuán xiāo jié kuài lè ！

今年的2月5日是元宵节，祝大家元宵节快乐！

The Lantern Festival this year is 15th February, Mandarin Mates wishes you a happy Lantern Festival !

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