中华传统
The Lantern Festival
导读：同学们，这个单元我们学习了中国传统节日，除了春节、端午节、中秋节和重阳节外，中国还有许多有意思的传统节日。我们在很多古诗文里会看到“上元节”，这是哪个节日呢？读一读下面的介绍，了解一下这个重要节日吧！
The Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Festival), also known as Shangyuan Festival, is one of China's important traditional festivals.
"Yuan" means to start and "xiao" means night. The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the first full(满的) moon of the Chinese lunar calendar(农历), and that's why it is called Yuanxiao Festival.
The Lantern Festival first began in the Western Han Dynasty(西汉). Before the name of the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was called "looking out in the first lunar month"(正月望), a religious(宗教的) festival at first. It became a festival of fun before the Sui Dynasty. The name of the festival was officially(正式地) started in the Tang Dynasty, and it became a popular carnival(狂欢节) in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, people had ten days to celebrate the festival. Most traditions of the festival came from the Qing Dynasty.
The main traditional activities on the Lantern Festival include(包括) enjoying the bright full moon, watching lanterns, eating yuanxiao and going to temple fairs(庙会). Guessing riddles(谜语) on the lanterns is a traditional and popular activity.
There are other activities such as walking on stilts(高跷) and performing folk(民间的) dance.
The Lantern Festival is the last big event among the Spring Festival celebrations. For Chinese people, the Lantern Festival means the end of the Spring Festival.
我来试试
同学们，你们能根据短文内容完成表格，并结合表格信息介绍一下元宵节吗？
| What festival | The $^{(1)}$ Festival |
| ---- | ---- |
| When | The 15th day of the $^{(2)}$ lunar month |
| What to do | Enjoy the bright full $^{(3)}$. Watch $^{(4)}$.
Go to $^{(5)}$ . Guess $^{(6)}$ on the lanterns. |
| What to eat | Eat $^{(7)}$. |
| Meaning | The end of the $^{(8)}$ Festival |
阅读小帮手
“中华传统”译文：
元宵节(花灯节)，又称上元节，是中国一个很重要的传统节日。
“元”的意思是开始，“宵”的意思是“夜晚”。元宵节在每年农历第一个月的第十五天，也就是中国农历第一次满月的时候。这也是它被叫作“元宵节”的原因。
元宵节开始于西汉。在这一名字(形成)之前，农历正月的第十五天叫作“正月望”。起初这是一个宗教节日，在隋朝之前成了一个娱乐性节日。节日名称于唐朝正式确定，并且在宋朝发展成为一个非常受欢迎的狂欢节。明朝时期，举国欢庆，节日长达十天。我们目前沿袭的大部分传统活动是从清朝开始的。
元宵节的主要传统活动包括赏明月、看花灯、吃元宵和逛庙会。猜灯谜是一项既传统又流行的活动。
其他庆祝活动包括踩高跷和表演民间舞蹈。
在春节的一系列庆祝活动中，元宵节是最后一件大事。在中国人眼中，元宵节意味着春节的结束。

(1) Lantern（或Yuanxiao/Shangyuan）
(2) first
(3) moon
(4) lanterns
(5) temple
(6) fairs
(7) riddles
(8) yuanxiao
(9) Spring

本题需结合短文内容，定位关键信息完成表格填空：
1. 由短文开头“The Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Festival), also known as Shangyuan Festival, is one of China's important traditional festivals.”可知，节日名称为Lantern（Yuanxiao或Shangyuan也符合要求）；
2. 根据第二段“The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month”，可知时间为农历正月，填first；
3. 从第四段“The main traditional activities on the Lantern Festival include enjoying the bright full moon”可知，此处填moon；
4. 依据第四段“watching lanterns”，此处填lanterns；
5-6. 根据第四段“going to temple fairs”，可知这两空分别填temple和fairs；
7. 由第四段“Guessing riddles on the lanterns is a traditional and popular activity.”可知，此处填riddles；
8. 根据第四段“eating yuanxiao”，此处填yuanxiao；
9. 从最后一段“the Lantern Festival means the end of the Spring Festival.”可知，此处填Spring。