猜灯谜的来历：“猜灯谜”又叫“打灯谜”，是元宵节后增的一项活动，出现在宋朝。南宋时，首都临安每逢元宵节时制迷，猜谜的人众多。开始时是好事者把谜语写在纸条上，贴在五光十色的彩灯上供人猜。因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。
英文："Guessing lantern riddles", also known as "playing lantern riddles", is an added activity after the Lantern Festival, which appeared in the song dynasty. During the southern song dynasty, the capital of Lin 'an during the Lantern Festival riddle system, a large number of people guess. At the beginning of the riddles are good to write on a note, posted on the colorful lights for people to guess. Because the riddle can enlighten wisdom and interest, so spread in the process of popular social strata.
关于灯谜的由来，有这样一则民间故事：元宵佳节，帝城不夜，春宵赏灯之会，百姓杂陈，诗谜书于灯，映于烛，列于通衢，任人猜度，所以称为“灯谜”。猜谜变成灯谜，还有个有趣的故事。相传，很早的时候，有个姓胡的财主，人称“笑面虎”。这笑面虎嫌贫爱富，平日鱼肉乡里。
There is a folk story about the origin of Lantern riddles.Lantern Festival, emperor city night, Spring Festival Lantern Festival, people miscellaneous display, poetry riddles in the lamp, reflected in the candle, listed in the thoroughfare, let people guess, so called "lantern riddles". Guessing becomes a lantern riddle, and there's an interesting story. Legend has it that, very early, there was a rich man surnamed Hu, known as "Smiling Tiger". This smiling tiger dislikes poverty and loves wealth.
村里有位叫王少的穷秀才，决定要斗斗这个笑面虎。
有一年，元宵将临，各家各户都忙着做花灯，王少也乐哈哈地忙了一天。到了元宵灯节的晚上，王少打出一顶花灯上了街。只见这花灯扎得又大又亮，更为特别的是上面还题着一首诗。王少来到笑面虎门前，把花灯挑得高高的，引得好多人围看，笑面虎也忙挤到花灯前，见灯上题着四句诗：
头尖身细白如银，论秤没有半毫分，
眼睛长到屁股上，光认衣裳不认人。
A poor scholar named Wang Shao in the village decided to fight the smiling tiger.
One year, when the Lantern Festival was approaching, every household was busy making lanterns and Wang Shao had a happy day. On the night of Lantern Festival, Wang Shao put out a lantern and went to the street. See this lantern tied up big and bright, especially is also inscribed on a poem. Wang Shao came to the door of the smiling tiger and held the Lantern high, which attracted many people to look around. The smiling tiger also rushed to the lantern and saw four Poems Inscribed on the lantern.
Head pointed and body white as silver, scales do not have half a centimeter.Eyes grow to the buttocks, clothes do not recognize people.
笑面虎一看，只气得哇哇乱叫：“好小子，胆敢来骂老爷!”喊着，就命家丁来抢花灯。王少忙挑起花灯，笑嘻嘻地说：“老爷，咋见得是骂你呢?”笑面虎气呼呼地说：“你那灯上是咋写的?”
Looking at the tiger with a smiling face, he was so angry that he screamed, "Good boy, dare to scold the master!" shouted, and ordered his family to grab the lantern. Wang Shao picked up the lantern and said with a grin, "Sir, how can I see that you are scolding?" He said with a tiger's face and a smile, "How did you write that lantern?"
“这不是骂我是骂谁?”王少仍笑嘻嘻地说：“噢，老爷是犯了猜疑。我这四句诗是个谜，谜底就是‘针’，你想想是不是?”笑面虎一想：可不哩!只气得干瞪眼，转身狼狈地溜走了。周围的人见了，只乐得哈哈大笑。
"This is not to scold me who I am scolding?" Wang Shao said with a grin, "Oh, my Lord has committed suspicion. My four poems are a mystery. The answer to the mystery is "needle". Do you want to think about it?"The smiling tiger thought,"No way!"He just stared angrily and turned around and ran away in confusion. The people around him saw it and laughed happily.
第二年元宵，人们纷纷仿效，将谜语写在花灯上，供人猜射取乐。所以就叫"灯谜"。以后相沿成习，猜灯谜、打灯虎成了元宵佳节的重要活动内容，《红楼梦》里有好几个章回都描绘了清人制猜灯谜的情景。
In the second year of Lantern Festival, people followed suit and wrote riddles on lanterns for people to guess and shoot. So it's called "lantern riddle". Later, they became accustomed to guessing lantern riddles and playing lantern tigers. Several chapters in A Dream of Red Mansions depicted the scenes of lantern riddles guessed by Qing people.
In ancient times, every Lantern Festival, people have to divide Caoshefu, cited as laughter. The riddles were first developed from riddles and originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is a kind of literary game that is full of ridicule, discipline, humor, and laughter.
Riddles hang in the light for people to guess and start in the Southern Song Dynasty. "Wulin Old Things and Lighting Products" records: "Cut poems with lanterns, laugh at them, and draw characters, hidden words, and old Beijing Proverbs, teasing pedestrians. "
"The Lantern Festival, the imperial city is not night, the spring festival is not night, the people are mixed, the poetry mystery book is reflected in the lamp, reflected in the candle, listed in the Tongyu, let people guess", so it is called "lantern mystery." Riddles turn into riddles, and there's an interesting story.
According to legend, a long time ago, there was a rich man, known as the smiling Tiger. When he saw a man in decent clothes, he went to great lengths to flatter him; Seeing the poor man in rough clothes, he blew his beard and stared.
A young man named Wangshao was driven out of the gate once when he went to borrow food because of his rags. The more Wangshao went back, the more he wanted to get angry. On the night of Yuanxiao, he put on a large lantern and came to the smiling Tiger house. There is a poem inscribed on the lantern. Smiling Tiger came forward to look, and saw that it read:
The tip of the head is as white as silver.It is said that there is no half a millimeter;Eyes on the ass,He who knows only his clothes does not recognize others.
Smiling Tiger looked away, angry and red, furious, shouted: "Good boy, dare to curse the master. "The family ordered Ding to grab the lantern. Wangshao was busy picking up the lantern and smiled and said:" Hey, the old man is not guilty of suspicion. My four poems are a mystery. The answer is "needle".
Think about it. How can this needle be for you? How else would you know it was you? "A smiling Tiger thought, but it was not, but he was so angry that he stared and the ash slipped away. The people around him were laughing with joy.
After the news spread, it spread farther and farther. In the second year of Lantern Festival, people followed suit and wrote riddles on lanterns for people to guess and shoot for fun. So it's called a lantern puzzle.
Ancient times, on Lantern Festival, people always shoot Cao overthrow, lead to laughter. Lantern riddles originated from riddles in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is a literary and artistic game full of ridicule, discipline, humor and laughter.
Riddles hang over lanterns for people to guess and shoot, which began in the Southern Song Dynasty. "Old Stories of Wulin Lantern Pin" records: "When writing poems with silk lanterns, it contains ridicule, and paints characters, hides the head of hidden language, and old Beijing mockery, teasing pedestrians. "
On Lantern Festival, the Emperor's City stays up all night, the Spring Festival Lantern Festival, the people mixed, poem riddles in the lamp, reflected in the candle, listed in the thoroughfare, let people guess, so called" lantern riddles.
Lantern Festival is a China’s traditional festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year.
I,antern Festival is one of the biggest holidays in China. Several days before Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns are made in the shape of different animals, vegetables, fruits and many, other things. While making lanterns people usually write riddles on lanterns. On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up.
On Lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns. Perhaps you call see some wonderful folk performances,Dragon Dance and Yangko. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.本回答被提问者采纳