前言: 小朋友， 你們知道中國人為什麼要在元宵節吃元宵，

提燈籠 和猜燈謎呢? 它們都是有典故的喔！

吃元宵的習俗可能從宋代就開始，不過當時稱做

「浮圓子」，到明朝才改稱「元宵。」古時候的人

為了在一年的開始有個好兆頭，就吃圓圓的湯圓

以象徵全家平安有福。元宵煮好後先敬祖先，然後闔家團聚，

吃元宵就是團圓幸福的意思。

元宵節又稱燈節，除了照明以外，燈籠還有其他意義，

每年正月私塾（古代的學校）開學時，家長會為子女

準備一盞燈籠，由老師點亮，象徵學生的前途一片光明，

稱為「開燈」。後來就由此演變成元宵節提燈籠的習俗。

也有人稱花燈為「鼓子燈」，因為過去小朋友所提的燈型

就像鼓鑼一樣。元宵花燈種類很多，如寺廟的綵燈、

店舖的走馬燈及兒童的鼓仔燈等。式樣種類很多，

基本上可分為兩類：一是形象燈如關刀燈、兔燈、

水果燈、半燈等；另一是活動燈，是根據民間故事編製，

現在多為電動花燈，如狀元遊街、八仙賀壽、桃園結義等等

表現忠孝節義的故事。

以往燈謎都在寺廟裡舉行，因為寺廟乃民眾閒暇時聚集的場所，

而且有花燈競賽與展示，所以從前都在花燈下綁上一個謎面，

到元宵夜由廟裡相關人員主持猜燈謎，場面熱鬧而溫馨，

因為可以得個獎品回家，算是小過年的吉祥兆頭。

我在這裡為你們準備幾組不同類型的燈謎，請你們動動腦筋

好好想一想，很有趣的喔！

簡易猜謎區 (大多和身體部位及日常生活有關)

1. What letter is like a ladder? (Alphabet)
H (這是梯子的正面) & A (這是梯子的側面) ^__^

2. Who are the two brothers that live on opposite sides of
the road, yet never see each other? (Body)
Eyes. Ears. Nostrils.

3. Four fingers and a thumb, yet flesh and bone have I none.
What am I ? (Clothing) The glove.

4. There is a red lady locked up in a room, whose door is
often opened, yet she can never escape. (Body) The tongue.

5. I have two small hills on my back,
four thin legs and a very long neck.
For a long time I can neither eat nor drink.
I am good at traveling through deserts. What am I? (Animal)
A camel.

6. Since the world was first made,
and just a month old. What is that? (Nature)
The moon.

7. You can use it from your head to your toes.
The more it works, the thinner it grows. (Tool)
The soap.

8. What is over the head and under the hat? (Body)
Hair.

9. Runs as smooth as any rhyme. Love to fall
but cannot climb.(Nature) Water.

10. My first letter is in boy but not in toy.
My second letter is in ear but not in bar.
My last letter is in ease but not in base.
What am I ? (Insect) bee

11. I have a round face. I have two hands on my face.
I can tell you the time to go to school.(Tool)

The clock. The watch. The alarm clock.

12. I am sticky. You use me to clean your teeth everyday.(Tool)
The toothpaste.

13. I have a lot of teeth. I can’t chew food, but
I can chew your hair.(Tool) The comb. The hair pin.

14. I look like a table. You sleep on me every day.(Tool)
The bed.

15. I have four wheels and flies are my best friends.
I eat the things you don’t want anymore. (Transportation)
The garbage truck.

16. I am black or green when I am clean. But I am white
or colorful when I am dirty. You can write words on me. (Tool)
The blackboard. The whiteboard.

17. I can help you go up. And I can bring people down.(Tool)
The ladder.

18. I have a neck but no head. I have a big belly.
You can keep water or juice in me. (Tool)
The bottle. The vase.

19. What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment,
and not once in a hundred years? (Alphabet)
m

腦筋急轉彎區 : (可隨意做答 答案越古怪越有創意越好)

1.What animal is the strongest one?
The snail. It carries a house on its back. (The turtle.
The hermit crab.)

2.What did the ocean say to the shore?
Nothing. It just waves.

3.Why does a stork stand on one leg?
It will fall if it lifts the other leg.

4.What is gray, has four legs, and a trunk?
A mouse which is on vacation.

5.What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen?
When it is time to fix.

6.What does Tarzan sing at Christmas?
Jungle Bells.

7.Why did George Washington always sleep standing up?
He can’t lie down.

8.Why did King Kong climb up the Empire State Building?
It can’t fit into the elevator.

9.What room has no walls, no doors, no floors, and no windows?
Mushroom.

10. What is more useful when it is broken?
An egg.

11. What’s the hardest part of a test?
The zero.

12. Who can stop a truck with only one hand?
The policeman.

13. Which hand should you stir coffee with?
You souldn’t stir coffee with a hand. Use the spoon, please.

14. There were twelve girls under one umbrella;
how come none of them got wet?
It is not a rainy day.

15. Why do lions eat raw meat?
They can’t cook.

數字猜謎區 : (要努力動動腦喔)

What do these stand for?

5 t on a f迳 5 toes on a foot

7 d of the w迳 7 days of the week

9 l of a c迳 9 lives of a cat

10 f on 2 h迳 10 fingers on 2 hands

12 s of the z迳 12 signs of the zodiac

12 m in a y迳 12 months in a year

18 h on a g c迳 18 holes on a golf course

24 h in a d迳 24 hours in a day

26 l of the a迳 26 letters of the alphabet

29 d in F in a l y 迳 29 days in February in a leap year

60 m in a h迳 60 minutes in a hour

90 d in a r a迳 90 degrees in a right angle

365 d in a y迳 365 days in a year

這些就是答案摟 ^__^