2025年龙抬头450字英语作文 .pdf
为天地立心,为生民立命,为往圣继绝学,为万世开太平。——张载
龙抬头450字英语作文
TheDragonRaisesItsHead:ACelebrationofRenewal
andGrowth.
InthedepthsofChinesetradition,theDragon抬头
(DragonRaisesItsHead)festivalmarksasignificant
turningpointinthecelestialcalendar,heraldingthe
arrivalofspringandtheawakeningofnature.Celebrated
ontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth,thisancient
festivalissteepedinsymbolismandrituals,honoringthe
mythicaldragonasaharbingerofprosperity,goodfortune,
andthetriumphoflightoverdarkness.
Accordingtolegend,theDragon抬头wasonceanevil
creaturethatterrorizedthepeopleofancientChina.The
JadeEmperor,themythicalrulerofheaven,dispatchedhis
son,LeiGong,todefeatthedragonandbringpeacetothe
land.Afterafiercebattle,LeiGongemergedvictorious,
andthedragonwasbanishedtothedepthsofthesea.
However,theJadeEmperor,recognizingthedragons
志不强者智不达,言不信者行不果。——墨翟
potentialforgood,allowedittoreturntotheheavens
onceayear,ontheseconddayofthesecondlunarmonth.
Asthesunrisesonthisauspiciousday,theDragon抬
头issaidtoraiseitsheadfromitswateryabode,soaring
intotheskyandblessingtheearthwithitspresence.It
isbelievedthatthedragonsbreathbringswarmthand
moisture,awakeningnaturefromitswinterslumber.The
gentlebreezethatblowsonthisdayissaidtocarrythe
dragonsblessings,spreadingabundanceandprosperityfar
andwide.
ThroughoutChina,theDragon抬头iscelebratedwitha
varietyoftraditionsandrituals.Oneofthemostcommon
istheeatingofdragonwhiskers,adishmadefroml