“元宵节”的英语，并不是用“元宵”来进行直译的，而里用的是一种更浪漫的说法——Lantern Festival或者 Spring Lantern Festival 。
除了叫元宵节，它还有很多小名，如上元节、春灯节、小正月等。
In addition to the Lantern Festival, it also has other names, such as Yuan Festival, Spring Lantern Festival, Small First Month, etc.
元宵节用英语怎么说
元宵节：
Lantern Festival;Festival of Lanterns
汤圆在英语里也用dumplings表示，饺子、包子，汤圆等外面有皮包着，里面有馅儿的中式点心都能统称dumplings。
元宵：yuanxiao；the rice glue ball；sweet dumplings
汤圆：glutinous rice balls；glue pudding；sweet dumplings
吃汤圆Eating Tangyuan
Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival. Tangyuan, also know as yuanxiao,is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling water.
吃汤圆是元宵节的一项重要习俗。汤圆又名“元宵”，是由糯米粉等做的球形食品，一般有馅料，煮熟带汤吃。
