EatingYuanxiao
吃元宵
YuanxiaoisthespecialfoodfortheLanternFestival. ItisbelievedthatYuanxiaoisnamedafterapalacemaid, Yuanxiao, ofEmperorWuDioftheHanDynasty. Yuanxiaoisakindofsweetdumpling, whichismadewithstickyriceflourfilledwithsweetstuffing. AndtheFestivalisnamedafterthefamousdumpling. Itisveryeasytocook - simplydumptheminapotofboilingwaterforafewminutes - andeatenasadessert.
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。
Guessinglanternriddles
猜灯谜
"Guessinglanternriddles"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。
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