元宵节：赏灯约会，这才是真正的情人节
<p>其实，从历史上来说，元宵节才是我国真正意义上的情人节。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (206 <span word="BC">BC</span>- 221 <span word="AD">AD</span>).</p><p>自汉朝（公元前206年—公元221年）起，元宵节就已成为了春节庆祝活动的一部分了。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</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="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="torches">torches</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="torches">torches</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="color">color</span>.</p><p>据说，元宵节由古代中国的一个传说演化而来，传言每至农历第一个月圆之夜，便可看到天上飞动的神灵。为了更容易寻找神灵，人们都会用火把照明，而这些火把也逐渐被形状、大小、颜色各异的灯笼所取代。</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dynasties">dynasties</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="curfews">curfews</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p>中国古代的大多数朝代都在夜晚实行宵禁，但是在元宵节前后那几天，允许人们在外流连。古代中国女性一生大部分时间都深居闺中，在元宵节之夜她们也获准可以出门赏灯赏月。</p>
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