Guessing lantern riddles

猜燈謎

"Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

猜燈謎也是元宵節(jié)活動的一個基本組成部分。燈籠的所有者將謎語寫在一張紙條上，然后將紙條展示在燈籠上。如果賞燈者猜出謎語，就將紙條取出，然后找燈籠所有者確認答案。打?qū)Φ脑挘麄兙涂梢灶I(lǐng)取一份小禮品。這個活動起源于宋朝（960——1279）。猜燈謎活動極富情趣和智慧，因此在全社會廣受歡迎。