各省習(xí)俗
湖北省
荊州元宵節(jié)吃特色米團(tuán)子。 云夢(mèng)縣(今之江漢)老農(nóng)夫於元宵夜持火炬偏照田圃，叫“照絕地蠶”。兒童則以田鼓迎神，以卜歲事。武昌的“弄龍”要一連三天。全村的男女老少都跟隨龍燈到鄰村赴宴，稱為“龍換酒”。2015年3月1日，湖北省武漢市江漢區(qū)在漢口文體中心舉行了龍騰江漢喜迎羊年元宵佳節(jié)舞龍鑼鼓大賽暨民俗表演活動(dòng)。來(lái)自該區(qū)唐家墩等12條街道唐蔡等百余個(gè)社區(qū)的近千居民人健健康康,喜氣洋洋進(jìn)行了19個(gè)節(jié)目的舞龍鑼鼓大賽、民俗表演等,他們自?shī)首詷?lè),利用喜聞樂(lè)見的方式,豐富多彩的宣傳了社會(huì)主義核心價(jià)值觀,在寓教寓樂(lè)中,傳承了中華民族的年俗文化,喜迎羊年元宵佳節(jié)到來(lái)。
湖南省
常德上元各家以椒為湯，加入韭菜儆果諸物款待客人，稱為“時(shí)湯”。新田縣游完龍燈后，將龍燈付之一炬，稱為“送災(zāi)”。
湖南郴州市蘇仙區(qū)正源村的村民正在為即將到來(lái)的“火仙牛”鬧元宵進(jìn)行最后的彩排。據(jù)村民介紹，牛是該村的守護(hù)神，“火仙牛”源于一個(gè)古老的神話故事，村民們?cè)诿磕甑恼率迦�，�?huì)用稻草扎成牛的形狀再插上香火與火龍一起鬧元宵，以此為本村保平安。
四川省
在2015年元宵佳節(jié)到來(lái)之際，一個(gè)“別樣”的群眾自制社區(qū)元宵燈會(huì)在成都高新區(qū)肖家河街道興蓉社區(qū)亮相。在這里，居民們根據(jù)自己的想象力和創(chuàng)意，精心制作的數(shù)十個(gè)主題、500多盞的具有傳統(tǒng)民俗特點(diǎn)的“專業(yè)級(jí)”花燈，營(yíng)造了濃濃的節(jié)日氛圍。四川元宵有“四偷”的習(xí)俗：“一偷湯圓二偷青，三偷檐燈四偷紅。”除了偷青是為了強(qiáng)身外，其馀皆為求子的習(xí)俗。開縣有「對(duì)罵」的習(xí)俗。元宵節(jié)時(shí)人們搬板凳到戶外去，將平日之怨氣，盡皆罵出，被罵之人不得回罵。
福建省
泉州花燈別具特色，有香燈、紙折蓮花燈、絲料宮燈、八結(jié)燈等等。邵武縣元宵夜境內(nèi)廟宇繞境迎香，稱為“凈街”。福建南部有元宵節(jié)兩村兒童互擲石為戲的習(xí)俗。據(jù)說(shuō)若不擲石，那個(gè)村子必定發(fā)生瘟疫。2014年2月14日(正月十五)晚7時(shí)30分，福州市東街口省少兒圖書館前廣場(chǎng)，活動(dòng)熱鬧登場(chǎng)。雜技魔術(shù)表演，楹聯(lián)有獎(jiǎng)對(duì)仗活動(dòng)、燈謎競(jìng)猜，一一上陣。更有福州評(píng)話、軟木畫、福州南后街花燈制作工藝、耳聾伯元宵丸制作技藝、柘榮剪紙、廈門漆線雕、福建傳統(tǒng)詠春拳、福州木金肉丸制作技藝、福州金箔制作工藝、閩侯竹編、福州油紙傘制作技藝等非遺項(xiàng)目展示。接句、對(duì)對(duì)子、猜燈謎，直觀了解“古訓(xùn)、家訓(xùn)、鄉(xiāng)規(guī)、民約”;看雜技、魔術(shù)表演，賞非遺項(xiàng)目展示，接受中華文化的熏陶……現(xiàn)場(chǎng)觀眾真切感受到傳統(tǒng)文化的魅力。
元宵節(jié)的來(lái)歷習(xí)俗意義英文
until the sui dynasty in the sixth century, emperor yangdi invited envoys from other countries to china to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala(節(jié)日的，慶祝的)performances.
by the beginning of the tang dynasty in the seventh century, the lantern displays would last three days. the emperor also lifted the curfew(宵禁令), allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night. it is not difficult to find chinese poems which describe this happy scene.
in the song dynasty, the festival was celebrated for five days and the activities began to spread to many of the big cities in china. colorful glass and even jade were used to make lanterns, with figures from folk tales painted on the lanterns.
however, the largest lantern festival celebration took place in the early part of the 15th century. the festivities continued for ten days. emperor chengzu had the downtown area set aside as a center for displaying the lanterns. even today, there is a place in beijing called dengshikou. in chinese, deng means lantern and shi is market. the area became a market where lanterns were sold during the day. in the evening, the local people would go there to see the beautiful lighted lanterns on display.
today, the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of the first lunar month throughout china. people enjoy the brightly lit night. chengdu in southwest china's sichuan province, for example, holds a lantern fair each year in the cultural park. during the lantern festival, the park is literally an ocean of lanterns! many new designs attract countless visitors. the most eye-catching lantern is the dragon pole. this is a lantern in the shape of a golden dragon, spiraling up a 27-meter -high pole, spewing fireworks from its mouth. it is quite an impressive sight!