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　　There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival. But one thing for sure is that it had something to do with religious worship.

　　关于元宵节的起源流传着各种传说，可以肯定的是，有自己的起源于宗教信仰有关。

　　One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven in ancient times. The belief was that the God of Heaven controlled the destiny of the human world. He had sixteen dragons at his beck and call and he decided when to inflict drought, storms, famine or pestilence upon human beings. Beginning with Qinshihuang, the first emperor to unite the country, all subsequent emperors ordered splendid ceremonies each year. The emperor would ask Taiyi to bring favorable weather and good health to him and his people. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty directed special attention to this event. In 104 BC, he proclaimed it one of the most important celebrations and the ceremony would last throughout the night.

　　传说之一是元宵节是为了供奉古时的天帝太乙，太乙掌控了天地万物。他的背上有16条龙供驱使，所以他可以左右人间的天气，如旱灾、暴雨、洪涝、和瘟疫。秦始皇统一中国后，下令每年阴历元月15以盛大的活动祈雨，皇帝祈求太乙赐予风调雨顺和国泰民安，至此 ，历朝历代的皇帝都遵从了这一先例。汉武帝非常重视祈雨活动，公元前104年，他下令这一天是全国最重要的节日，可以通宵达旦地庆祝。

　　Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the Taoist god responsible for good fortune. His birthday falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It is said that Tianguan likes all types of entertainment. So followers prepare various kinds of activities during which they pray for good fortune.

　　另一个传说则把元宵节和道教联系起来。天冠是道教中掌控吉兆的神仙，他的诞辰是阴历元月15这一天，据说天冠喜好享乐，所以他的信徒在这一天准备了了各种活动庆祝他的生日，以祈求好运。

　　The third story about the origin of the festival is like this. Buddhism first entered China during the reign of Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty. That was in the first century. However, it did not exert any great influence among the Chinese people. one day, Emperor Mingdi had a dream about a gold man in his palace. At the very moment when he was about to ask the mysterious figure who he was, the gold man suddenly rose to the sky and disappeared in the west. The next day, Emperor Mingdi sent a scholar to India on a pilgrimage to locate Buddhist scriptures.After journeying thousands of miles, the scholar finally returned with the scriptures. Emperor Mingdi ordered that a temple be built to house a statue of Buddha and serve as a repository for the scriptures. Followers believe that the power of Buddha can dispel darkness. So Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to become the Lantern Festival.

　　还有一个传说是与佛教有关。佛教在公元1世纪的东汉明帝时开始传播到中国，但起初，佛教在民间并没有很大的影响力。一天，明帝做了一个梦，他梦见一个浑身金黄的人来到他的宫殿，正当他想问此人是谁时，金人突然升到空中，在西方消失了。第二天，明帝派遣了一位学者到印度取经，经过跋山涉水，学者终于但这经书回到了中国。明帝下令修建了庙宇来安放佛祖的神像和贮藏佛经。信徒们相信佛祖能驱邪避恶，明帝又下令百姓在阴历元月15举行灯展，这也是后来元宵节的来源。

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