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元宵节英文演讲稿庆祝元宵节的英文演讲LadiesandgentlemendistinguishedguestsandrespectedjudgesIstandbeforeyoutodaytotalkaboutanimportantandbelovedfestivalinChineseculturetheLanternFestivalalsoknownastheYuanxiaoFestivalortheSpringLanternFestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthmarkingtheendoftheChineseNewYearcelebrations.Thistraditionalholidayislivelyandcolorfulfilledwithjoyfamilyreunionsandthejoyousspiritofhopeforaprosperousyearahead.TheLanternFestivalhasahistoryofover2000yearsoriginatingduringtheHanDynasty.AswithmanyChinesefestivalsthereareseverallegendsbehinditsorigin.OnepopularstoryrevolvesaroundtheJadeEmperortherulerofheavenwhobecameangrywhenhediscoveredacitysinhabitantskilledhisfavoritecrane.Topunishthemheplannedtousefiretodestroythecity.Acleverfairywarnedthepeopleinadvanceandonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonththecitywasilluminatedwithlanternstoimitatetheeffectsofablazingfire.TheJadeEmperortrickedintothinkingthecitywasalreadyburningdecidednottoproceedwithhisplan.FromthenonthisdaybecameknownastheLanternFestivalandhasbeencelebratedwithgreatenthusiasmthroughoutChina.Symbolicallythelanternsarebelievedtowardoffevilspiritsbringinggoodluckhappinessandprosperitytoeveryone.TraditionallyfamiliesgatheronthisdaytoenjoyareuniondinnersimilartotheonecelebratedonChineseNewYearsEve.Themealisspecialwithvariousdishesrepresentinggoodfortunesuchasyuanxiaoaglutinousriceballfilledwithsweetorsavoryingredients.ItisadelicacyandanimportantelementoftheLanternFestivalcelebrations.Asthenightfallsfamiliesstrollalongthestreetswithcolorfullanternslightingupthedarknessandcreatingamesmerizingatmosphere.Itisabeautifulsighttobeholdwithlanternsofallshapesandsizeshangingfromtreesbuildingsandevenfloatingonrivers.Besidesthelanternsanotherhighlightofthefestivalistheriddle-solvingactivity.LanternFestivalriddlesknownaslanternriddlesarewrittenonstripsofpaperandattachedtolanterns.Itisatime-honoredtraditionthatencouragesintellectualengagementandaddsanelementoffunandchallengetothecelebrations.Solvingtheseriddlesnotonlystimulatesthemindbutalsobringspeopletogetherinfriendlycompetition.FurthermoretheLanternFestivalisnotlimitedtoChinaalone.IthasgainedpopularityworldwideandmanycountrieswithChinesecommunitiesorganizelanternfestivalsoftheirown.TheseeventsprovideanopportunityforpeopleofdifferentculturesandbackgroundstocometogetherappreciateChinesetraditionsandstrengtheninterculturalunderstanding.InconclusiontheLanternFestivalholdsgreatsignificanceinChineseculture.Itservesasaremindertoappreciatethepastcelebratethepresentandembracethefuturewithhopeandoptimism.Itstraditionssuchasthefamilyreuniondinnerlanternsandriddle-solvingbringpeoplecloserandcreatelastingmemories.SoletusallrejoiceinthespiritoftheLanternFestivalcelebratethebeautyofitstraditionsandcherishtheunityitbringstocommunitiesaroundtheworld.Thankyou.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。
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