中国传统节日英文介绍!

张其凤•SpringFestival•TheSpringFestival,oneofthemostimportantancienttraditionalfestivals,aswellasChineseuniquefestivalatthelunarcalendar,isalsocalledChineseNewYear.SincetheShunperiod（21centuryBC),theSpringFestivalcustomhasbeenextendedtillnow.TheSpringFestivalgenerallyreferstotheNewYear'sEveandthefirstmonthofthenewyear.•TherearealotoflegendsaboutSpringFestival.Themostfamousoneis“theyearbeast”fable.“Theyearbeast”cruelterriblewildanimal.Inancienttimes,therearemonsterscalledyears“thatappeartohurtpeopleandanimalsatregulartime.Once,yeargoesoutforwoundingagain,butmeetsaoldmanwhowearsredclothesandlightsbamboos.Sincethen,peoplecalledthisdaytheSpringFestival.CustomsDoshoppingfortheSpringFestival办年货Springcleaning扫尘PasteSpringFestivalCouplets，paper-cutsforwindowdecoration,NewYearpainting贴春联、窗花、年画Staying-up守岁lightfirecrackers放爆竹PayNewYear’scall拜年HaveNewYear’sEvedinner吃年夜饭InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.TheLanternFestival（元宵节）ThelunarJanuary(农历正月）isthefirstmonthofayearandthe15thdayisthefirstdayoffullmoon.TheLanternFestivalcandatebacktoQindynasty(221-206BC).It’ssaidthattheHanemperorsetuptheLanternFestivalinordertocommemorate“PingLu”.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanterns（灯笼）andchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.•Somelanternshavepuzzlesonthem,calledlanternriddles（灯谜）,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.•ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisglutinousriceball（元宵）.Theglutinousriceball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.元宵节的传统美食就是元宵啦。元宵的形状就像是天空中的满月。这种甜品，尤其受儿童的欢迎。Tomb-SweepingDay•TheTomb-SweepingDayisatraditionalChinesefestivalonthe104thdayafterthewintersolstice冬至(orthe15thdayaftertheSpringEquinox春分),usuallyoccurringaroundApril5oftheGregoriancalendar阳历(seeChinesecalendar).Astronomicallyitisalsoasolarterm节气.TheTomb-SweepingDayfallsonthefirstdayofthefifthsolarterm,namedQingMing.Itsnamedenotesatimeforpeopletogooutsideandenjoythegreeneryofspringtime(踏青Tàqīng,treadingonthegreenery)andtendtothegravesofdepartedones.清明节是中国的传统节日，冬至后的104天（或春分后的15天），通常在公历5月（农历）发生。同时它也是一个节气（参见清明）。清明节落在第五个节气的第一天，命名为清明。清明前后这段时间人们都会组织去踏青，而且多会去陵园看望已去的故人。THEDRAGONBOATFESTIVALTheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals.端午节，又称为五五节，在阴历五月的第五天被庆祝。他是中国最重要的节日之一。Duetothepoet，QuYuan，diedonthisdaywhenhasbecomeatraditionalfestivaloftheHanChinesepeoplecommemorateQuYuan;insomeareas,thedayalsocommemorateWuZixuandCaoE.后因诗人屈原在这一天死去，便成了中国汉族人民纪念屈原的传统节日；部分地区也有纪念伍子胥、曹娥等说法。customs一．HangingPicturesofZhongKui二．HangingCalamusandMoxa(挂菖蒲和艾草）三．DragonBoatRace四．TheCultureofZongzi五．SpiceBag六．RealgarWineDragonboatraceisanindispensable（不可缺少的）partofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoes（独木舟）pullingtheoarshurriedly,andspeedingtowardtheirdestinationwithrapiddrums.龙舟赛是这个节日中不可缺少的一部分，在全国各地举行。鸣枪之后，人们会看到龙舟手在龙舟上快速地拉桨，伴随着激烈的鼓声，奋力朝着他们的目的地前进。DOUBLESEVENTHFESTIVALTheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmandthegrassandtreesrevealtheirluxuriousgreens.Atnightwhentheskyisdottedwithstars,andpeoplecanseetheMilkyWayspanningfromthenorthtothesouth.Oneachbankofitisabrightstar,whichseeeachotherfromafar.TheyaretheCowherdandWeaverMaid,andthereisabeautifullovestoryaboutthempasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.•阴历的七月七日，七夕节，是一个传统节日充满浪漫。它通常在公历八月。这个节日是在盛夏，当天气暖和、草地和树木茂盛，满山果树。晚上，当天空被星星点缀的时候，人们可以看到银河系横跨南北。在银河的两岸有两颗璀璨的星星，他们可以看到彼此。他们是牛郎和织女，有一个美丽的爱情故事代代相传……STORYLong,longago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedNiuLang(Cowhand).Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.Sohelivedbyhimselfherdingcattleandfarming.Oneday,afairyfromheavenZhiNv(WeaverMaid)fellinlovewithhimandcamedownsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.ThecowhandfarmedinthefieldandtheWeaverMaidwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthtoaboyandagirl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavenstobringtheWeaverMaidback.Withthehelpofcelestialcattle,theCowhandflewtoheavenwithhissonanddaughter.Atthetimewhenhewasabouttocatchupwithhiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpinsandmadeastroke.OnebillowyriverappearedinfrontoftheCowhand.TheCowhandandWeaverMaidwereseparatedonthetwobanksforeverandcouldonlyfeeltheirtears.Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies,sotensofthousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowhandandWea