元 宵 节yuan xiao jie

Lantern’ DayEWSIS/Chinese 1/Ms. Yang

Lanterns’ Day

2.What do people usually do on this day?

3.What special food for Lanterns’ Day?

1.When is Lanterns’ Day?

The Festival of Lanterns takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first month.

◆When is Lanterns’ Day?

*2015 年的中国新年是 2 月 19 日，那元宵 节是几月几号？

3 月 5 号

The Story of theLantern Festival

元宵节的由來

A long time ago, a girlnamed Yuan lived faraway from home andworked in the king’spalace.

Yuan missed her familyterribly and often cried.

She got so home sick that she found it difficultto live.

Just when Yuan was at thedepths of despair, a palaceguard noticed her.

He took pity on Yuan andhe tried to help her.

The guard told Yuan to pretend to be the Goddess of Fire.

In that way, she could visit her family on the day that the Goddness of Fire was to visit Yuan’s hometown. She liked his idea.

One day, the Jade Emperorordered the Goddessof Fire(Yuan)to burn down the verytown that was her own hometown!

To save the people of her hometown, Yuan told everyone in the town to hang lanterns on the doors that night and set off fireworks.

That night, with allthe noise and fire,the Jade Emperorthought theGoddess of Firewas really burning the town.

Afterward, the emperor ordered the “survivors” to appease the Goddessof Fire by offering her rice balls.

Happy to be reunited with their families, the people made rice balls and hung lanterns each year from them on.

People usually hang lanterns around the building. Some hang it in the gardens, outside the houses, or on the boats.

The government hangs lots of beautiful lanterns in parks to let cities enjoy them.

◆What do people do on this day?

What special food for this day?

The special food for the Lantern

Festival is 元宵 Yuan Xiao. These are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour. The round shape of the sweet dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity. （团圆 tuan yuan)

3 月 5 号是元宵节。san yue wu hao shi yuan xiao jie 。

元宵节，我们吃汤圆。yuan xiao jie, wo men chi tang yuan 。

元宵节，我们看花灯。yuan xiao jie, wo men kan hua deng 。

Let’s make paper lanterns!

我们一起动手做灯笼吧！