元宵節是中國的傳統節日，早在2000多年前的西漢就有了，元宵賞燈始於東漢明帝時期，明帝提倡佛教，在漢文帝時，已下令將正月十五定為元宵節。漢武帝時，“太壹神”的祭祀活動定在正月十五。（太壹：主宰宇宙壹切之神）。司馬遷創建“太初歷”時，就已將元宵節確定為重大節日。
Festival of lanterns is China's traditional holiday, as early as had in more than 2000 year ago Western Han Dynasty, lantern festival day enjoys the lamp to begin in the Eastern Han Dynasty bright emperor time, Ming Di advocates Buddhism, when Chinese written language emperor, issued an order in first lunar month 15 to decide as the festival of lanterns.When Martial emperor of Han dynasty,a the sacrificial offering activity decides in the first lunar month 15.(Too one: Control universe all gods).Sima Qian founds when initially under, festival of lanterns had determined will be the significant holiday.
吃元宵：
正月十五吃元宵，“元宵”作為食品，在我國也由來已久。宋代，民間即流行壹種元宵節吃 的新奇食品。這種食品，最早叫“ 浮元子”後稱“元宵” ，生意人還美其名曰“元寶” 。元宵即"湯圓"。出門賞月、燃燈放焰、喜猜燈謎、***吃元宵，合家團聚、同慶佳節，其樂融融。
Eats the lantern festival day:
In first lunar month 15 eats the lantern festival day,the lantern festival takes food, is also long-standing in our country.Song Dynasty, the folk namely popular one kind of festival of lanterns eats novel food.This kind of food, after calls to float the most early to call the lantern festival , the businessman also gives the euphemistic name of the silver .Lantern festival day is " sweet dumplings served in soup ".Goes out enjoys looking at the moon, burns the lamp to put the flame, to play lantern-riddles happy, altogether eats the lantern festival day, the reunion of the whole family, rejoices alike the festival, harmony happiness.