各省习俗
湖北省
荆州元宵节吃特色米团子。 云梦县(今之江汉)老农夫於元宵夜持火炬偏照田圃，叫“照绝地蚕”。儿童则以田鼓迎神，以卜岁事。武昌的“弄龙”要一连三天。全村的男女老少都跟随龙灯到邻村赴宴，称为“龙换酒”。2015年3月1日，湖北省武汉市江汉区在汉口文体中心举行了龙腾江汉喜迎羊年元宵佳节舞龙锣鼓大赛暨民俗表演活动。来自该区唐家墩等12条街道唐蔡等百余个社区的近千居民人健健康康,喜气洋洋进行了19个节目的舞龙锣鼓大赛、民俗表演等,他们自娱自乐,利用喜闻乐见的方式,丰富多彩的宣传了社会主义核心价值观,在寓教寓乐中,传承了中华民族的年俗文化,喜迎羊年元宵佳节到来。
湖南省
常德上元各家以椒为汤，加入韭菜儆果诸物款待客人，称为“时汤”。新田县游完龙灯后，将龙灯付之一炬，称为“送灾”。
湖南郴州市苏仙区正源村的村民正在为即将到来的“火仙牛”闹元宵进行最后的彩排。据村民介绍，牛是该村的守护神，“火仙牛”源于一个古老的神话故事，村民们在每年的正月十五日，会用稻草扎成牛的形状再插上香火与火龙一起闹元宵，以此为本村保平安。
四川省
在2015年元宵佳节到来之际，一个“别样”的群众自制社区元宵灯会在成都高新区肖家河街道兴蓉社区亮相。在这里，居民们根据自己的想象力和创意，精心制作的数十个主题、500多盏的具有传统民俗特点的“专业级”花灯，营造了浓浓的节日氛围。四川元宵有“四偷”的习俗：“一偷汤圆二偷青，三偷檐灯四偷红。”除了偷青是为了强身外，其馀皆为求子的习俗。开县有「对骂」的习俗。元宵节时人们搬板凳到户外去，将平日之怨气，尽皆骂出，被骂之人不得回骂。
福建省
泉州花灯别具特色，有香灯、纸折莲花灯、丝料宫灯、八结灯等等。邵武县元宵夜境内庙宇绕境迎香，称为“净街”。福建南部有元宵节两村儿童互掷石为戏的习俗。据说若不掷石，那个村子必定发生瘟疫。2014年2月14日(正月十五)晚7时30分，福州市东街口省少儿图书馆前广场，活动热闹登场。杂技魔术表演，楹联有奖对仗活动、灯谜竞猜，一一上阵。更有福州评话、软木画、福州南后街花灯制作工艺、耳聋伯元宵丸制作技艺、柘荣剪纸、厦门漆线雕、福建传统咏春拳、福州木金肉丸制作技艺、福州金箔制作工艺、闽侯竹编、福州油纸伞制作技艺等非遗项目展示。接句、对对子、猜灯谜，直观了解“古训、家训、乡规、民约”;看杂技、魔术表演，赏非遗项目展示，接受中华文化的熏陶……现场观众真切感受到传统文化的魅力。
元宵节的来历习俗意义英文
until the sui dynasty in the sixth century, emperor yangdi invited envoys from other countries to china to see the colorful lighted lanterns and enjoy the gala(节日的，庆祝的)performances.
by the beginning of the tang dynasty in the seventh century, the lantern displays would last three days. the emperor also lifted the curfew(宵禁令), allowing the people to enjoy the festive lanterns day and night. it is not difficult to find chinese poems which describe this happy scene.
in the song dynasty, the festival was celebrated for five days and the activities began to spread to many of the big cities in china. colorful glass and even jade were used to make lanterns, with figures from folk tales painted on the lanterns.
however, the largest lantern festival celebration took place in the early part of the 15th century. the festivities continued for ten days. emperor chengzu had the downtown area set aside as a center for displaying the lanterns. even today, there is a place in beijing called dengshikou. in chinese, deng means lantern and shi is market. the area became a market where lanterns were sold during the day. in the evening, the local people would go there to see the beautiful lighted lanterns on display.
today, the displaying of lanterns is still a big event on the 15th day of the first lunar month throughout china. people enjoy the brightly lit night. chengdu in southwest china's sichuan province, for example, holds a lantern fair each year in the cultural park. during the lantern festival, the park is literally an ocean of lanterns! many new designs attract countless visitors. the most eye-catching lantern is the dragon pole. this is a lantern in the shape of a golden dragon, spiraling up a 27-meter -high pole, spewing fireworks from its mouth. it is quite an impressive sight!