中国文化博览:中华民俗之元宵节的起源和习俗
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="lunarmonth">lunarmonth</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gregorian">Gregorian</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (206 <span word="BC">BC</span>-<span word="AD">AD</span> 25), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>.</p><p>元宵节是在阴历的元月15号，通常在阳历的二月或者三月。早在西汉时期（公元前206年-公元25年）元宵节就已经成为具有重要意义的节日。</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (206 <span word="BC">BC</span>-<span word="AD">AD</span> 220), <span word="Buddhism">Buddhism</span> <span word="flourished">flourished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="monks">monks</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="sarira">sarira</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cremation">cremation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Buddhas">Buddhas</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temples">temples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandfestival">grandfestival</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>这一天重要的活动就是看灯啦。早在公元前206年至公元220年的汉代，佛教就在中国盛行。有一位帝王听说僧侣可以看到舍利，也就是佛被火化后留存在体内的东西，在阴历的正月十五这一天点灯敬拜佛祖，于是这位帝王就命令这一天在他的宫殿和庙宇里点灯以表现他对佛祖的尊敬。此后，这项佛教仪式发展成为普通民众的盛大节日，它的影响力从中原地区一直蔓延到整个中国。</p>
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