原标题：When Did the Lantern Festival Begin?

​When Did the Lantern Festival Begin?

元宵节是什么时候开始的？

1. The Lantern Festival can be traced back to 2,000 years ago.元宵节能够追溯到2000年前。
2. In the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220), 在西汉初期，Emperor Hanmingdi was an advocate主张，提倡 of Buddhism佛教. 汉明帝是一个主张佛教的人。
3. He heard that some monks lit lanterns in the temples to show respect to Buddha佛像 on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. 他听说一些僧人在庙里点灯笼目的是表达对佛像的敬
4. Therefore, he ordered that all the temples, households家庭, and royal palaces王室宫殿 should light lanterns on that evening.因此，他命令所有的寺院，家庭和王室宫殿在那个晚上要点灯笼。
5. This Buddhist custom gradually became a grand festival among the people.这个僧人的习俗逐渐地成为一个在民间极其重要的节日。

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