各省習俗
湖北省
荊州元宵節吃特色米團子。 云夢縣(今之江漢)老農夫於元宵夜持火炬偏照田圃，叫“照絕地蠶”。兒童則以田鼓迎神，以卜歲事。武昌的“弄龍”要一連三天。全村的男女老少都跟隨龍燈到鄰村赴宴，稱為“龍換酒”。2015年3月1日，湖北省武漢市江漢區在漢口文體中心舉行了龍騰江漢喜迎羊年元宵佳節舞龍鑼鼓大賽暨民俗表演活動。來自該區唐家墩等12條街道唐蔡等百余個社區的近千居民人健健康康,喜氣洋洋進行了19個節目的舞龍鑼鼓大賽、民俗表演等,他們自娛自樂,利用喜聞樂見的方式,豐富多彩的宣傳了社會主義核心價值觀,在寓教寓樂中,傳承了中華民族的年俗文化,喜迎羊年元宵佳節到來。
湖南省
常德上元各家以椒為湯，加入韭菜儆果諸物款待客人，稱為“時湯”。新田縣游完龍燈后，將龍燈付之一炬，稱為“送災”。
湖南郴州市蘇仙區正源村的村民正在為即將到來的“火仙牛”鬧元宵進行最后的彩排。據村民介紹，牛是該村的守護神，“火仙牛”源于一個古老的神話故事，村民們在每年的正月十五日，會用稻草扎成牛的形狀再插上香火與火龍一起鬧元宵，以此為本村保平安。
四川省
在2015年元宵佳節到來之際，一個“別樣”的群眾自制社區元宵燈會在成都高新區肖家河街道興蓉社區亮相。在這里，居民們根據自己的想象力和創意，精心制作的數十個主題、500多盞的具有傳統民俗特點的“專業級”花燈，營造了濃濃的節日氛圍。四川元宵有“四偷”的習俗：“一偷湯圓二偷青，三偷檐燈四偷紅。”除了偷青是為了強身外，其馀皆為求子的習俗。開縣有「對罵」的習俗。元宵節時人們搬板凳到戶外去，將平日之怨氣，盡皆罵出，被罵之人不得回罵。
福建省
泉州花燈別具特色，有香燈、紙折蓮花燈、絲料宮燈、八結燈等等。邵武縣元宵夜境內廟宇繞境迎香，稱為“凈街”。福建南部有元宵節兩村兒童互擲石為戲的習俗。據說若不擲石，那個村子必定發生瘟疫。2014年2月14日(正月十五)晚7時30分，福州市東街口省少兒圖書館前廣場，活動熱鬧登場。雜技魔術表演，楹聯有獎對仗活動、燈謎競猜，一一上陣。更有福州評話、軟木畫、福州南后街花燈制作工藝、耳聾伯元宵丸制作技藝、柘榮剪紙、廈門漆線雕、福建傳統詠春拳、福州木金肉丸制作技藝、福州金箔制作工藝、閩侯竹編、福州油紙傘制作技藝等非遺項目展示。接句、對對子、猜燈謎，直觀了解“古訓、家訓、鄉規、民約”;看雜技、魔術表演，賞非遺項目展示，接受中華文化的熏陶……現場觀眾真切感受到傳統文化的魅力。
元宵節的來歷習俗意義英文
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(節日的，慶祝的)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!