正月为元月，古人称夜为“宵”，而十五日又是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以称正月十五为元宵节。

The first month for January, the ancients said that night as "night" and on the 15th is also the year the first full moon night, it said fifteenth day for the Lantern Festival.

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正月十五元宵夜是农历新年的第一个月圆之夜，也是春节后的第一个重要节日。

It is also the first full moon day after the grand event.

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