Do you know the blessing of the Lantern Festival in ancient China?

Sunday, February 5, 2023

The Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival, the Little First Month, the New Year's Eve or the Lantern Festival, is on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar. The ancients called "night" as "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night of the year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist saying of "three yuan", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival".

In ancient times, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the lights were as bright as the day, and the BMW carvings filled the road with incense. Watching lanterns, writing lantern couplets, guessing lantern riddles, appreciating lantern poems... People celebrate the Lantern Festival in this way. The Lantern Festival is a poetic day. At this time, people make wishes for relatives and friends, send blessings from afar, pray for a happy reunion in the new year, and everything goes well. Let's see the blessing of the Lantern Festival in ancient China!

 

1. 元宵佳节，三五风光，月色婵娟，灯火辉煌。愿月圆人安，岁月无恙，生活晴朗。

Yuánxiāo jiājié, sānwǔ fēngguāng, yuè sè yàn juān, dēnghuǒ huīhuáng. Yuàn yuè yuán rén ān, suìyuè wú huì, shēnghuó qínglǎng.

The Lantern Festival, the scenery of the Third Five-Year Plan, the moon and the lights are bright. May the full moon be safe, the years safe and the life sunny.

 

2 今宵圆明月，一圆思乡情。

Jīnxiāo yuán míngyuè, yī yuán sīxiāng qíng.

The moon is full tonight, and homesickness is full.

 

3. 元夜琴鼓奏，花街灯如昼。

Yuán yè qín gǔ zòu, huā jiēdēng rú zhòu.

On the Lantern Festival 's night, the zither and drum are playing, and the flower street lights are as bright as day.

 

4. 听元宵，往岁喧哗，歌也千家，舞也千家。

Tīng yuánxiāo, wǎng suì áo'áo, gē yě qiānjiā, wǔ yě qiānjiā.

Listen to the Lantern Festival and make a lot of noise. There are also thousands of songs and dances.

 

5. 岁岁月圆花常好，年年华灯醉流光。

Suì suìyuè yuán huācháng hǎo, nián nián huádēng zuì liúguāng.

The round flowers are always good at the age of years, and the bright lights are drunk every year.

 

6. 月满团圆作良夜，春回东方是今宵。

Yuè mǎn tuányuán liángyè, chūn huí dōngfāng shì jīnxiāo.

It's a good night when the moon is full, and it's tonight when spring returns to the east.

 

7. 良辰景色笑语浓，赏味一场花园月圆。

Liángchén jǐngsè xiàoyǔ nóng, shǎng wèi yī chǎng huāyuán yuè yuán.

The beautiful scenery is full of laughter, enjoying a full moon in the garden on the Lantern Festival.

 

8. 月圆向吉，花开向喜；一岁一礼，一寸欢喜。

Yuè yuán xiàng jí, huā kāi xiàng xǐ; yī suì yīlǐ, yīcùn huānxǐ.

The moon is full and the flowers are blooming; Every year a gift, every inch of joy.

 

9. 上元佳节信步游灯，灯谜成趣叠印美好。

Shàng yuán jiājié xìnbù yóu dēng, dēngmí biàn chéng yǒuqù de yìnjì měihǎo.

The lantern riddle becomes interesting and beautiful when you walk around the lantern during the Shang yuan Festival.

 

10. 月色阑珊院中满，千门如昼闹元宵。

Yuè sè gé shān yuàn zhōng mǎn, qiān mén rú zhòu nào yuánxiāo.

The moonlight is waning, the courtyard is full, and thousands of doors are like the Lantern Festival in the daytime.

 

11. 月色婵娟，灯火辉煌；元宵甜，心里暖。

Yuè sè mèi juān, dēnghuǒ huīhuáng; yuánxiāo tián, xīnlǐ nuǎn.

The moon is beautiful and the lights are bright; The Lantern Festival is sweet and the heart is warm.

 

12. 最暖万家灯火处，最喜人间喧闹时。

Zuì nuǎn wàn jiā dēnghuǒ chǔ, zuì xǐrén jiànxiē nào shí.

The warmest place is the place where all the lights are lit.

 

13. 月色婵娟，彩灯万点，火树银花，万家灯火是世间最美的光影。

Yuè sè wǔmèi, cǎi dēng wàn diǎn, huǒshùyínhuā, wàn jiā dēnghuǒ shì shìjiè zuìměi de guāngyǐng.

Moonlight, colorful lights, fireworks, and thousands of lights are the most beautiful lights and shadows in the world.

 

14. 年年景不改，岁岁人常在。愿你人安心安，花好月圆。

Nián nián jǐng bù gǎi, suì suì rén cháng zài. Yuàn nǐ rén ānxīn ān, huāhǎoyuèyuán.

The scenery is unchanged every year, and people are always there. I wish you peace of mind and a full moon.

 

15. 灯火良宵，鱼龙百戏；琉璃盛世，锦绣三春。

Dēnghuǒ liángxiāo, yú lóng bǎi xì; liúlí shèngshì, jǐnxiù sānchūn.

All kinds of fish and dragons play in the night with lights; In the golden age of colored glaze, there are three beautiful seasons.

 

16. 良宵玉宇初圆月，火树银花不夜天，愿你：吉星高照，喜上眉梢，快乐逍遥！

Liángxiāo yùyǔ chū yuán yuè, huǒshùyínhuā bu yè tiān, yuàn nǐ: Jíxīng gāo zhào, xǐ shàng méishāo, kuàilè xiāoyáo!

The moon is full at the beginning of the night, and the fire and silver are shining all night. I wish you good luck and happiness!

 

17. 月圆人圆事事圆满，花好灯好好事连连。

Yuè yuán rén yuán shì yuánmǎn, huā hǎo dēng hǎoshì liánlián.

Full moon, be healthy, all is well, Flower beautiful, Lantern bright, and good luck will come.

 

18. 元宵佳节，万象更新，愿凛冬散尽，星河长明。

Yuánxiāo jiājié, wànxiàng gēngxīn, yuàn lǐn dōng sàn jǐn, xīnghé cháng míng.

During the Lantern Festival, everything will be renewed. May the cold winter be over and the stars will be bright.

 

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