元宵节才是我国真正意义上的情人节

时间：2018-03-03 07:27:17

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The Lantern Festival has been part of Chinese New Year celebrations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC- 221 AD).

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。

It is said that the holiday evolved¹ from an ancient Chinese belief that celestial² spirits could be seen flying about in the light of the first full moon of the lunar calendar. To aid them in their search for the spirits, people used torches. These torches gave way to lanterns of every shape, size and color.

Despite the fact that most Chinese dynasties had curfews during the night, all the people were allowed to stay out on the days around the Lantern Festival. The Chinese women, who had to stay indoors³ for most of their lives, were permitted to admire the lanterns and the full moon on the day as well.

Therefore, it was almost the only time for young men and women to meet with each other and fall in love, according to experts.

The other evidence of the Lantern Festival being Chinese Valentine’s Day is recorded in Chinese literature. In the thousands of ancient poems passed on from the Tang and Song dynasties, many depicted⁴ ardent⁵ love for their partners.

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1 evolved
动词evolve的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. 这种想法是从我在阁楼里发现的一幅画得到启发的。 Man was evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal. 人大概是从住在树上的祖先进化而来的。

2 celestial
adj.天体的；天上的
参考例句：
The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。 Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。

3 indoors
adv.(在)室内，(在)户内
参考例句：
Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。 It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。

4 depicted
描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )；描述
参考例句：
Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。 They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

5 ardent
adj.热情的，热烈的，强烈的，烈性的
参考例句：
He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。 Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。