元宵节也是中国传统节日之一，元宵节是在农历正月十五那一天。元宵节起源于中国，吃元宵、逛花灯便是从古代流传下来的习俗。如今，随着经济全球化的浪潮，西方国家的节日涌入我们国家，与此同时，我们的传统节日也逐渐走向世界。下面，沪江小编就用英文的方式去为朋友们介绍一下元宵节。

Yuanxiao 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. And the Festival is named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a dessert.

元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说，元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。元宵是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。元宵节就是因此食品得名。元宵的烹制方法非常简单，将元宵倒入装满沸水的锅中煮几分钟就可以了。

"Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

猜灯谜也是元宵节活动的一个基本组成部分。灯笼的所有者将谜语写在一张纸条上，然后将纸条展示在灯笼上。如果赏灯者猜出谜语，就将纸条取出，然后找灯笼所有者确认答案。打对的话，他们就可以领取一份小礼品。这个活动起源于宋朝(960——1279)。猜灯谜活动极富情趣和智慧，因此在全社会广受欢迎。

在中国，每一个节日的来源都与历史人物或故事有关系，这是我们为了纪念他们所设定的节日，同时，这也体现出我们中华传统文化的博大精深之处。此外，元宵节还有猜灯谜、舞龙舞狮、扭秧歌、踩高跷等特色节目，这都是世界非物质文化遗产。