中国文化博览:中华民俗之元宵节的三个传说
<p><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> <span word="fifteenth">fifteenth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="symbolizing">symbolizing</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>. <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p>元宵节是农历正月的第十五天，这是新年的第一次满月，象征着和睦和团圆。元宵节是春节的一个重要组成部分，也象征着春节长假的正式结束。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>.</p><p>关于元宵节的来历有很多传说。</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="swan">swan</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortal">mortal</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Jade">Jade</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>, <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avenge">avenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swan">swan</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifteenth">fifteenth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="incinerate">incinerate</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risked">risked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifteenth">fifteenth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="firecrackers">firecrackers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="burning">burning</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="tricking">tricking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jade">Jade</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="humanity">humanity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="extermination">extermination</span>.</p><p>有一个传说是这样的，在古代，有一位神界天鹅闯入人间被猎手误杀。天界最高的神玉皇大帝因此发誓为这只天鹅报仇。他开始制定计划，派出一支天兵天将于农历正月十五来到人间，命令他们火烧所有的人和动物。但是其他神仙并不赞同这一计划，他们冒着生命危险提醒人间的人们。结果，在正月十五这一天前后，每一个家庭在门外挂起灯笼，并燃放烟花爆竹，给天兵天将造成各家各户起火的假象。通过这种方式，人们成功骗过了玉皇大帝，人类也因此逃过灭绝的危险。</p>
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