今天是咱們的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日元宵節(jié)。通常外國人對咱們這種傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日都比較好奇，和老外聊到元宵節(jié)的時候，我們可以說什么呢？

元宵節(jié)的英文是Lantern Festival。因為正月十五是一年中第一個月圓之夜，所以叫元宵。
The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.

說完了起源，咱們說說習俗，元宵節(jié)我們做什么呢？我們賞花燈（colorful lanterns）、猜燈謎（solve the puzzles）、吃元宵（yuanxiao，glutinous rice ball）。

元宵有甜的也有咸的，甜的通常會用糖（sugar）、胡桃（Walnuts）, 芝麻（sesame）,桂花（osmanthus flowers）, 玫瑰（rose petals）、棗泥（jujube paste）等東西做餡. 咸的就可能會用肉餡（minced meat）或者蔬菜做餡了。

最后，再給老外來上一首詩詞，你就等著被夸吧。背什么？這里有一首很有名的宋詞哦。

青玉案·元夕

? ? ? ?? ——辛棄疾

東風夜放花千樹，
更吹落，星如雨。
寶馬雕車香滿路。
鳳簫聲動，玉壺光轉(zhuǎn)，
一夜魚龍舞。
蛾兒雪柳黃金縷，
笑語盈盈暗香去。
眾里尋他千百度，
驀然回首，那人卻在，
燈火闌珊處。

怕老外聽不懂？沒關(guān)系，咱再解釋一遍：

night lights a thousand trees in bloom
a shower of stars blown
by the east wind
ornate carriages drawn by gallant horses
filled the boulevards with a sweet fragrance
voice of the magic flute flowing
luster of the jade white urn turning
all night the fishes and the dragons danced

butterflies, willows, charms of gold
gone -- that angelic laughter, that subtle perfume
in the crowds for her I’d searched a thousand times
perchance I turned
and there she was
where lights were few and dim.

知道了這些，你就可以自如的跟老外侃元宵啦。祝大家元宵節(jié)快樂！