元宵节的初一英语作文（通用29篇）

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇1

Great China, blooming flower of carved 56 nationalities. Different regions, different customs are memorable, whether the Tibetan sholton, or yi people s torch festival.

The han nationality of the Lantern Festival is the most let I addicted.

It has more than two thousand years of history, in today s China popular is of no doubt.

The Lantern Festival of its name, because its festival and customs activities in the first month in a year on the fifteenth day of night to hold.

The Lantern Festival, the first great achievement of the nature is yuan xiao. No matter the south north, to the fifteenth day this day, men, women and children around the table and to end on a few bowl of steaming glutinous balls, the steam in a small house and now and then the clouded spread a few happy laughter sound.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇2

The Lantern Festival is our traditional festival, is also the last day of the lunar New Year, the fifteenth day of the lantern, on this day, people will eat yuan xiao, go to the flower market, to admire the lanterns, fireworks, guess riddles, dragon dance lion dance, the best blessing to the spring.

We just finished eating a family reunion dinner, dad said to take me to see lanterns, I am very happy. Early in the evening, the moon is up in the sky. A few stars naughty to blink my eyes. The silvery moon around lanterns with me together. Our family with the boisterous crowd to flower market. "Little fish" is I know dad around the neck, she glo-sticks in hand, on the head with a red ox horn, dressed in a red coat. With a happy smile on his face.

Streets, everywhere decorated, all kinds of electronic lanterns, can call a person too many things to see, as the waves of sound XuanSheng, two dragons, cross flying among the crowd.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇3

This days important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddhas body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central Plains to the whole of China.

Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇4

Today, is the Lantern Festival, we all watch a flower to the moon, but flowers are fireworks.

The moon is round, like a big rice balls, put in the sky in the big KB. Moonlight hazy, because the moon girl shy to by the veil.

The air, fireworks bloomed, colorful was so much beauty, some like chrysanthemum blossom a layer of countless petals, some like little snake winding to extend to the middle of sky, and like a fountain and spitting out of countless colorful waves, the whole sky is a beautiful big garden, is also a big concert hall pleasant sounding rolled out a tune, listen to!

Finally, we put a kongmin light, it took us ?

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇5

Tangyuan is made from glutinous rice flour. You can prepare glutinous rice flour in a bowl and slowly add hot water until they mix into dough. Then you can pinch off the dough and roll them into small balls.

Then you can fill tangyuan with either sweet or savoury fillings. Sweet fillings are often made from peanut butter, black sesame seeds or red beans. But some people prefer the savoury fillings made from meat, mushroom and green vegetables.

Then try to enwrap all the fillings into glutinous rice dough.

You can make different forms for different fillings.

Ready? Then you can drop these balls into boiling water and cook them for about 8 minutes until they float. Okay, Just enjoy them!

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇6

Today is the fifteenth lunar month - the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival has many customs: eating Lantern Festival, watching lights, watching fireworks.

In the evening, Mom and Dad go with me to view the lights of General Plaza and Riverfront Park. Street lights colorful, every family covered with lanterns. Place the square, Zuo Quan general was withered lifelike. Square, there are: God of Wealth, people say good scenery in Shanxi, literary drama, turn lights, lifelike Fortuna headlights, there are people kneeling burning incense it. Although not many, but very attractive.

Riverside Park, the lights are brilliant, the tree in the park as a light of the world, I think the best lights are: 24 filial piety, introduces the filial piety of Chinese culture, Liaoyang eight landscape introduced Zuoquan tourist attractions, Wutai Mountain Main Hall, Dacheng Hall each of them has its own unique character, with lights hanging on the road, lanterns and beautiful verses on the lamp.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇7

the 15-day celebration of chinese new year.

the first day of the lunar new year is "the weling of the gods of the heavens and earth."many people abstain from meat on the first day of the new year because it is believed that this will ensure long and happy lives for them.

on the second day, the chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. they are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.

the third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.

the fifth day is called po woo. on that day people stay home to wele the god of wealth. no one visits families and friends on the fifth day because it will bring both parties bad luck.

on the sixth to the 10th day, the chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. they also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.

the seventh day of the new year is the day for farmers to display their produce. these farmers make a drink from seven types of vegetables to celebrate the occasion. the seventh day is also considered the birthday of human beings. noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success.

on the eighth day the fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to tian gong, the god of heaven.

the ninth day is to make offerings to the jade emperor.

the 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner. after so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.

the 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the lantern festival which is to be held on the 15th night.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇8

It was the Lantern Festival, and my parents took me to the Confucius temple to see the Lantern Festival. Along the way, it was drizzling. One to the Confucius temple, the eyes are all lights, as if into the light of the sea. The lotus lantern on the left, the advertising lamp on the right, looks like two soaring dragons.

After that, my parents took me to the lantern market to buy lanterns. What a lot of lanterns! There are rabbit lights, pigeon lights, and dog lights... I looked back and forth several times. It was dazzling. I was dazzled, didn't know which to buy? Finally, I bought an antique candle lamp.

Then mom and dad took me to the pedal boat. Because of the festival, so many people, lined up a long team. We chose a goose boat, my father and mother pedaled, and I held the rudder. We had a happy Lantern Festival.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇9

Probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year.

Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

On new year's day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.

Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.

The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness.

Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

In south china, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy.

In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.

The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇10

Today my mother went home early in the morning, hands still carrying a large bag of flour and meat.

The materials are ready in a little while, and Im going to start learning to wrap up the Lantern Festival! My mother taught me the flour and the sticky, and then a little bit out to make a circle. Then use your fingers to press down one side of the circle, then stuffed with some meat inside, the opening of the concave pinch. A juicy and delicious lantern is wrapped up. The abrupt father asked me, "do you know the origin of the Lantern Festival?" I shook my head. So dad said to me: "the first month is the first month, the ancients call the night" night ", and the fifteen day is the first full moon in a year, so the fifteen is the Lantern Festival. Also known as the "Lantern Festival". It is said that early in the Han Emperor period, has been fifteen month as the Lantern Festival, when Emperor Wu created the "tachu calendar", further affirmed the importance of the Lantern festival. The Lantern Festival period, and continue to extend with the history of development, according to legend of the Tang Dynasty lantern only lasted for three days, the Song Dynasty is extended to five days, and after the Ming Dynasty, increased to ten days, from the eighth day to start activities, until seventeen years before the end of. The Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, the Han emperor is said to commemorate the "Ping Lu" and set up. The Han emperor after the death of Liu Ying, the empress of the clan dominated court politics. Zhou Chenping et al in lvhou died, except after Lu Ping forces, crowned Liu Heng for the Han emperor. Because the day is calm Lu fifteen January, each year since fifteen January night, Emperor Wen Di to the palace, and to have fun with the citizens to commemorate the fifteen day, as the Lantern festival.

This shows that knowledge can be learned at any time as long as you keep your mind.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇11

At night, today is the annual Lantern Festival, people happily walked to square, see yuanxiao party, watch the fireworks.

Have people mountain people sea, in the square heads. The faces of people like smile became a bright flower. My mother and I to watch, I can't see, mother picked up me, I see, is surrounded by a piece of boundless, it is estimated that there are thousands of!

Yuanxiao party began, the first show is the dragon, you see, the two dragons in tease each other, play, the scene like live. The second program is the dance, see them wearing a green skirt, turn left, turn right, neat, beautiful, fast, like a dragonfly flying.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇12

In the firecrackers, ushered in the traditional festival  the Lantern Festival in China.

The Lantern Festival, of course, in the morning should eat a bowl of steaming hot dumplings. Dumplings made with sticky dough rub, powder white, thin, on the pot steamed for a while. Cooked dumplings, like a lovely baby. A bite, very hot hot black sesame roll like water flowing into the lungs and mouth is filled with thick sesame flavor, emotions and thoughts on the tip of the tongue with that kind of sweet honey and taste, represents a HeHeMuMu life.

In the evening, I go play outside, streets are decorated, the most beautiful is the moat. City moat lights, thronged. I wander in the light of the world, watch carefully, lifelike gold fish lamp, image lifelike lotus lamp, of primitive simplicity and elegant palace lantern, all kinds of lights elegant, exquisite decoration, fine workmanship, really make a person dazzling, breathtaking. In a calm river, which reflects the light shadow, as if under the river also lit a lamp. There was a slight breeze, surface ripples, light shadow followed the wobbly.

"Good!" Attracted by a burst of cheers me, turned out to be nearby someone guess riddles. I also want to guess in the past, but we had too many people, formed a "person" wall, enclosed as the stage of guess riddles. I stand outside the 'people' wall, listening to the sounds of laughter from inside. The host began to say lantern riddle: "a man a mouth (guess a word)." I thought to myself: what is that? I'm thinking of, an old man raised his hand, replied: "is a 'or' word." The host and smiling said: "congratulations to you, right." The words sound just fell and around there was a thunderous applause.

The Lantern Festival, the boisterous festival, in the laughter of people in the end.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇13

On this day, I read the poem "Kyoto yuxi", which reminds me of last years Lantern Festival.

That night, my mother cooked the dumplings, which were white, green and purple... Its nice. Its sticky, sweet and delicious.

After eating the dumplings, my father and I went to the peoples park. When we got to the park, I saw all kinds of lanterns, including rabbit lights, lantern lights, and carp lanterns... These lights are colorful, red, yellow, green... Its like a sea of lights.

I saw a lot of people around, and it was very strange. Approaching, they were guessing lantern riddles. I also followed to guess, the first lantern riddle is "from one to ten," I thought for a long time, could not guess, have to ask dad, dad said: "dont understand, this is a" sit "word." I thought, yeah! "Sit" does not have a "from" a "one" and "ten"? Then I looked at the next lantern riddle, "more than half," and I guessed it, it was "xi". I told my dad the answer, and dad complimented me on my intelligence.

The time passed quickly, it was very late, father said: "lets go back!" I had to go home reluctantly.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇14

The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It's a Chinese custom to eat lanterns. After dinner, I came to the lantern party with my father and mother.

I took my father and mother's hands and came to the Lantern Festival. The lights were bright and the crowd was like a tide. The first thing that comes into our eyes is the civilization gate. There are all kinds of lanterns on the left and right sides of the civilization gate. One of my favorite is "peacock open screen". Its beautiful big tail is one by one, which is very vivid and realistic. There are two or three cranes on both sides and the big ship. When I see the big ship, I feel like I'm sailing and sailing on the sea.

Some people buy snacks and eat snacks while resting on the roadside. Some children buy fluorescent sticks and fluorescent balls and play in the street. We took several photos as a souvenir.

What a beautiful night! I like beautiful lanterns.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇15

he Lantern Festival is a very busy day. On the Lantern Festival this year, I went to the small square with my mom and dad to watch the Lantern Festival. When we walk on the road, I see the small square is a sea of people, very lively. I can't wait to get a small square, where the lights are all kinds of pagoda shaped, with lights, big fish shaped lamps, saw a whoosh, a fireworks into the sky, in the sky from colorful light.

One of the lanterns slowly rising into the sky and gradually drifted toward the east.

After watching the lights and returning home, I decided that next year's Lantern Festival would also go to the small square to see the lights. I believe that the Lantern Festival next year will be more lively than this year.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇16

the festival of lanterns takes place at the end of the chinese new year celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first moon. lanterns have been part of chinese life for centuries so it's not surprising to see a festival of lanterns. people usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats. these lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the lunar celebration. after a sumptuous fifteen-day feast, these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond. silk, paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multi-colored. some are in the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, and boats.

other are shaped like dragon, fruit and animal symbols of that year. the most popular type of lantern is special food for the lantern festival is yuen sin or tong yuen. these are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour. they can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp. the round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity.

the lantern festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇17

The Lantern Festival is a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar year in the lunar calendar marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.

It is not to be confused with the Mid-Autumn Festival; which is sometimes also known as the "Lantern Festival" in locations such as Singapore and Malaysia.

In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, and only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones .

[citation needed] In modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in the shape of animals. The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones, which they will let go of the next year. The lanterns are almost always red to symbolyze good fortune.

In Hong Kong, it is commercialized as the Chinese equivalent of Valentines Day.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇18

Today is the Lantern Festival. In the evening, as usual, we are going to watch the annual fireworks and exhibited.

Some people on the road at the fireworks, we looked for a moment. So late, but the fireworks will not wait for us. When we have begun to set off fireworks. We picked a good place, began to read. Put the fireworks from the palace of. These beautiful fireworks night as like day, colorful fireball ascended, continuous, cheng bloom of fireworks in the sky. These fireworks like contend in fragance and fascination with each other in the spring of a flower, a feast for the eyes. Golden rain drops of the night sky and the earth open each yinhua collected a sea of joy. Some of fireworks, the appearance of the peacock. Some fireworks is round, with hole in the day, like the stars blink blink ah.

On the Lantern Festival is not only the world of light, but also people sea. Countless lights together with people, form the scenery strange lights and the crowds. These lights, having a unique style, glistening pearls. I saw a lantern show picture is an old woman and strong cattle, cattle dance left shaking right sway, bobbing ears very cow. The old woman dancing wind more cattle than cattle. In this way, we enjoy in our guanding sea.

This year the Lantern Festival is happy.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇19

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.

According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇20

Today is the fifteenth day of the month, that is, the Lantern Festival. At night shower, I was attracted to the balcony by a cheering sound. I quickly ran over, looked up, sky full of fireworks, the original is the Lantern Festival fireworks. My sister and my mother, aunt, uncle, father to watch the fireworks together.

The fireworks are like the lotus flowers in full bloom; some are like the open lilies, a bit like an open fan; more like a small lamp illuminates the sky like a meteor shower, , Colorful. This is the most beautiful fireworks I've ever seen.

I really like this moment of brilliant. I really hope Grandpa can see such a beautiful fireworks.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇21

The 15thday of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival. At the very beginning of a new year, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hungout.

During the Lantern Festival,people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuan xiao.

In the SuiDynasty in the sixth century, Emperor Yangdi used to see the colorful ligh te dlanterns and enjoy the gala performances.

By the be ginning of the Tang Dynasty, the lantern displays would last three days.

In the Song Dynasty, the festival was celebrated for five days and the activities began to spread to many of the big cities in China.

Today, the displaying of lanternsis still a big event on the 15th day of the first lunar month throughout China.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇22

The Lantern Festival night, mother and I went to the most prosperous street square is watching lanterns.

One out of the door, I saw the street crowded, many shop doorway the blazing exuberant. People all around each side by a warm hand, while talking about. The trees on both sides of the road hung a beautiful lights, YiZhanZhan small lights like the stars twinkle, I as if into the world of fairy tales. Each lantern is various, the store has a long, there are round, and automatic rotation. All these form a festive and peaceful yuanxiao nights.

We went to the square, the square was a sea of people, the north side of the square built a grand palace decorated gateway, decorated gateway variety were pictured on the dragon, there are many spirited rabbit, under the light reflect, they come in all shapes, lifelike. The south of the square is a curtain of blue, so the light "waterfall" waterfall, inlaid with a few red big word: "I wish the original people's happy life" lights flash, falls as if to flow, I can't help but the superb artistry of gasp in admiration for the designers.

All of a sudden, listen to "bang" sound, I looked inside, see a beam of light into the sky, and then opened the colorful fireworks. This a fireworks such as call to arms, all of the fireworks lit the sky suddenly turned into another splendid stage, colours, shapes, just look at this one, another rose again, make a person dazzling. Thunder is heard, asing if is hammering in melee, the people can't help expletives, yuanxiao nights to the climax stage!

Fireworks over, I rubbed his acid trapped neck and mom returned home reluctantly and sick at this how happy Lantern Festival!

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇23

Today, it is our country's annual traditional festival -the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan stands for reunion.

During the day, my family and I went to shopping park in xintiandi. The shopping mall is full of everything. Customers are happy to buy things they like.

The people at the amusement park were also enjoying themselves. Some are sitting on a mountain dragon: some are sitting on a revolving cup: some are sitting in a flying chair; My favorite bumper cars lined up.

In the evening, we went to the victory park to enjoy the ice lanterns and guess the fans. The park was ablaze with lights and voices. Back at home, the family ate dumplings together. Mother said that she did not have so much fun, good-looking, now living standards and the strength of the motherland is inseparable. I will study hard and contribute my strength to the prosperity of our motherland.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇24

In his sleep, I was suddenly a burst of nose smell "called" wake up, I will with the fastest speed to put on clothes, jumped out of bed and ran into the kitchen down the fragrance, saw mother is boiled dumplings!

Yuan xiao like each one grownup at "karaoke" jump beautiful dance, let a person see the's saliva dc, very anxious to swallow it bite into the belly, at this moment, mom found me, said: "little lazier, soon can eat yuan xiao!" Sure enough, after a while, the fragrant rice dumplings out of the pot, I can't wait to eat a small yuan xiao, "ah! Burned to death." I jumped three feet high, mother in the kitchen heard the call, hurriedly ran out, anxiously shouted: "what? What's the matter? When she saw that I was flushed, my mother knew what was going on, and I poured a glass of cold water for me to drink, and it was better.

In the evening, I went to see the lanterns with my mother, wow! Good beauty! The lantern has yellow, red, pink and so on, let a person see really colorful, beautiful! Walking forward, I saw a small lantern hanging on a tree. Inside, a child was carrying a lantern as if to say, "happy Lantern Festival! Happy Lantern Festival! There was a riddle next to him, and my eyes turned, and I thought of the answer.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇25

The Lantern Festival which occurs on the 15-th day of the First Month of the Chinese Year marks the end of the New Year's Holidays.

Lanterns are everywhere. A most interesting tradition is the posting of riddles called 'Lantern Riddles.' Riddles are written on pieces of paper and posted on lanterns or wall. Any one solving the riddle is awarded a prize. And the food for lantern festival is Tang Yuan i have made some Tang Yuan in a ginger soup my wife got a serious cold so i cooked a pot of ginger soup for her. I look forward to the next spring festival.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇26

Today is the Lantern Festival, in order to go to see the Lantern Festival early, I eat the speed also accelerated. At chengbei park, it is a sea of people and a sea of joy.

I wanted to see the dragon dance, but there were too many people to get in, so we had to go to the playground first. After playing for a while, my mother suddenly saw a big light, I was attracted by it, and ran to the past. It's really big, bigger than daddy! Here is a small boat with a big golden bull, which means we have a good year in the ox.

The sky was filled with all kinds of lights. There are lotus lanterns, fish lamps, jade rabbit lights, octagonal palace lanterns... They were strung together like a river of lights, shining brightly across the park.

Looking up, a large and round moon hung in the sky, and countless lanterns were rising. The kong ming lamp was invented by zhuge kong ming in The Three Kingdoms period, also known as the wishing lamp, which brought good luck and happiness to people.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇27

Yuan xiao is the first full moon night of the year. Yuan xiao has the name yuan xiao. At the time of the Lantern Festival, all the people were happy as if they were happy. In this yuan xiao nights, the most attractive country "fireworks", because the fireworks not only good-looking, and it makes people see the colorful feel mood delectation, emotional annoyed and opened my arms.

This day we eat very early, all because want to see the firework, the evening I have had a meal, immediately rushed down the building, find a friend together to see dazzling.

Every time the fireworks exploded, I yelled, except for applause. At the end of the day, the fireworks were one by one, but the fireworks were much faster and much bigger than what I had just seen. All of a sudden, there were fireworks on all sides, and all of them were fireworks that shone like gold, and they shone more brightly around them than during the day. Suddenly, another set of fireworks opened under the golden "scarf". After that, the fireworks disappeared.

Though the fireworks ended quietly in our cheers, the fireworks, which had just been lit, would be forever in my perfect memory.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇28

I like the Lan tern Festival.

probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year. vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.

on new year's day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. the chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

in south china, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous ricepudding and zong zi, another popular delicacy.

in the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. the tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.

元宵节的初一英语作文 篇29

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This day's important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddha's body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central Plains to the whole of China.