1. 元 宵 节 yuan xiao jie Lantern’ Day
EWSIS/Chinese 1/Ms. Yang

2. Lanterns’ Day 1.When is Lanterns’ Day? 2.What do people usually
do on this day?
3.What special food for
Lanterns’ Day?

3. ◆When is Lanterns’ Day?
The Festival of Lanterns takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first month.
*2015年的中国新年是2月19日，那元宵 节是几月几号？
3月5号

4. The Story of the
Lantern Festival
元宵节的由來

5. A long time ago, a girl
named Yuan lived far
away from home and
worked in the king’s
palace.

6. Yuan missed her family
terribly and often cried.
She got so home sick
that she found it difficult
to live.

7. Just when Yuan was at the
depths of despair, a palace
guard noticed her.
He took pity on Yuan and
he tried to help her.

8. The guard told Yuan to pretend
to be the Goddess of Fire.

9. In that way, she could visit her family on the day that the Goddness of Fire was to visit Yuan’s hometown.
She liked his idea.

10. One day,
the Jade Emperor
ordered the Goddess
of Fire(Yuan)
to burn down the very
town that was her own
hometown!

11. To save the people of her hometown,
Yuan told everyone in the town to hang lanterns on the doors that night and set off fireworks.

12. That night, with all
the noise and fire,
the Jade Emperor
thought the
Goddess of Fire
was really burning
the town.

13. Afterward, the emperor ordered the
“survivors” to appease the Goddess
of Fire by offering her rice balls.

14. Happy to be reunited with their families, the people made rice balls and hung lanterns each year from them on.

15. ◆What do people do on this day?
People usually hang lanterns around the building. Some hang it in the gardens, outside the houses, or on the boats.
The government hangs lots of beautiful lanterns in parks to let cities enjoy them.

25. What special food for this day?
The special food for the Lantern
Festival is 元宵Yuan Xiao. These are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour. The round shape of the sweet dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity. （团圆 tuan yuan)

26. 3月5号是元宵节。 san yue wu hao shi yuan xiao jie。 元宵节，我们吃汤圆。 yuan xiao jie, wo men chi tang yuan。 元宵节，我们看花灯。 yuan xiao jie, wo men kan hua deng。

27. Let’s make paper lanterns! 我们一起动手做灯笼吧！