中西方节日英文介绍

中西方节日英文介绍世界重要传统节日一览表元旦(1月1日)---------------------------NEWYEAR'SDAY元宵节(阴历1月15日)--------------------LANTERNFESTIVAL狂欢节（巴西，二月中下旬)--------------CARNIVAL愚人节(4月1日)-------------------------FOOL'SDAY复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)---------EASTER国际劳动节(5月1日)-----------------INTERNATIONALLABOURDAY母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)--------------MOTHER'SDAY银行休假日(英国,5月31日)--------------BANKHOLIDAY国际儿童节(6月1日)-------------INTERNATIONALCHILDREN'SDAY父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)--------------FATHER'SDAY端午节(阴历5月5日)---------------------DRAGONBOATFESTIVAL中秋节(阴历8月15日)--------------------MOONFESTIVAL教师节(中国，9月10日)------------------TEACHER'SDAY万圣节(11月1日)------------------------HALLOWMAS感恩节(美国，11月最后一个星期4)--------THANKSGIVING圣诞除夕(12月24日)---------------------CHRISTMASEVE圣诞节(12月25日)-----------------------CHRISTMASDAD新年除夕(12月31日)------------NEWYEAR'SEVE(abankholidayinmanycountries)春节(阴历一月一日)-------SPRINGFESTIVAL(CHINESENEWYEAR)thanksgivingdayisthecommonfestivalofCanadaandAmerica.ItisthefourthThursdayofDecemberinAmerican,andcanadianscelebrateitonthesecondmondayofOctorber,thesamedayasAmerican'scolumbusday.Onthanksgivingday,familiesaregettogetherandhaveabigdinner.Turkeyisthemainfood,peopleoftenstuffeditwithmixedfoodandothercondiments.Thenextdayistheso-called“blackfriday”,onthatdaymanymarketsareonsales,itbecomesanewcustomforpeopleallgoouttodothefamilyshopping.HalloweenisanotherbigfestivalthatispopularinNorthAmercan,Britain，Australiaandnewzealand.It’stheeveofAllHallow’sDay,likechristmaseve.Inthatevening,childrenwillwearfancydressesandmasksgartheringcandiesfromhousetohouse.SpringFestival春节SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.Itisonthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth(阴历正月).Ontheeveofthefestival,peoplewillpastespringpoems(贴春联)withluckywords.Theypreparedeliciousfood,dumplingisamust.Theyalsocleantheirhouse,butthereisnosweepingonspringfestivalforpeoplethinkitwillsweepawaygoodluck.Peopleoftencomebackhometoenjoyfamilyreunion,thewholefamilywillgettogetherforthebigdinner.Theyalsoexchangegreetingwithotherfriendsandrelatives.LanternFestival元宵节Itcomesonthe15thofthefirstlunarmonthanditmarkstheendoftheSpringFestival.Onthisday,peopleofteneatsweetdumplings(元宵)forgoodluck.Theywillvisitthedisplayoflanterns(灯展)orgofortemplefair(庙会)Qingming清明节QingmingItisalsocalledTomb-SweepingDay.ItfallsonApril4thor5th.Thatisaspecialdayforthelivingtoshowloveandrespecttotheirdeadfriendsorrelatives.Peopleoftengotosweepthetombandputthemeat,wineinfrontofthetomb.Oneinterestingthingisthatpeopleburnthepapermoneyforthedead.DragonBoatFestival端午节Thisdayisonthefifthofthefifthlunarmonth,Peopleoftengettogethertowatchthewonderful“DragonBoatRace”(龙舟大赛)，RicedumplingisamustonDragonBoatFestival.Mid-autumnDay中秋节Itcomesonthe15thoftheeighthlunarmonth.Peopleoftengazeatthe“Ladyinthemoon”(嫦娥)andeatmooncakes.TheMid-autumnfestivalisoneofthetwomostimportantoccasionsinChinesecalendar(theotherbeingtheSpringFestivalortheChineseNewYear)anditisanofficialholiday.Itisatimeforfamiliestobetogether,sopeoplefarfromhomewillgazelonginglyatthemoonandthinkabouttheirfamilies.ChineseMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownasChineseMoonFestival,takesplaceatthe15thdayoftheeighthChineselunarmonth.Thereasonforcelebratingthefestivalduringthattimeisthatitisthetimewhenthemoonisatitsfullestandbrightest.