上海新东方酷学酷玩夏令营介绍，元宵节的英文是Lantern Festival。因为正月十五是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以叫元宵。
The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.
说完了起源，咱们说说习俗，元宵节我们做什么呢?我们赏花灯(colorful lanterns)、猜灯谜(solve the puzzles)、吃元宵(yuanxiao，glutinous rice ball)。
元宵有甜的也有咸的，甜的通常会用糖(sugar)、胡桃(Walnuts), 芝麻(sesame),桂花(osmanthus flowers), 玫瑰(rose petals)、枣泥(jujube paste)等东西做馅. 咸的就可能会用肉馅(minced meat)或者蔬菜做馅了。
最后，再给老外来上一首诗词，你就等着被夸吧。背什么?这里有一首很有名的宋词哦。