關(guān)于春節(jié)的英文介紹

1、關(guān)于春節(jié)得英文介紹Spring Festival（Qhe Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West、 All people living away from home go back, being the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the

2、Spring Festival、 Airports, railway stations and Iongdistanee bus stations are crowded with home returnees （春節(jié)就是中國人民最 重要得節(jié)日，所有家庭成員聚在一起，在西方圣誕節(jié)一樣。所有遠(yuǎn)離家鄉(xiāng)得人都要 回家,成為了為期半個(gè)月左右得運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)最繁忙得時(shí)間一一春運(yùn)。機(jī)場，火車站與長途巴士站都擠滿了回家得人。） The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar mon th, ofte n one month later than

3、the Gregorian ealendar It originated in the Shang Dynasty （e 1600 BCc、 1100 BC） from the peoples sacrifice to gods and an cestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one （春節(jié)落在正月得第一天，往往比公歷晚一個(gè)月。 它起源于商朝（西元1600 BCC。公元前1100年）從人民祭祀神靈與祖先，在舊得 一年結(jié)束與一個(gè)新得開始。）Strictly speaking, the Spring Festi

4、val starts every year in the early days of the12th lunar month and will last till the mid1st lunar month of the n ext year、 Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days、 The Chin ese gover nment now stipulates people have seve n days off for the Chin ese Lunar Ne

5、w Year、（嚴(yán)格地說,春節(jié)就是指從臘月初開始一直到第二年中旬得一個(gè)月。其中，最重要得日子就是除夕與一年得前三天。現(xiàn)在中國政府規(guī)定，人民在中國農(nóng)歷新年有七天得休假。） Ma ny customs acpa ny the Spring Festival Some are still followed today, but others have weakened （春節(jié)得時(shí)候有不少傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗。 有得人至今還在保持，不過 有得人已經(jīng)慢慢淡化了這種習(xí)俗。） On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge

6、, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, Iongan and gingko （臘月得第 8 天,許多家庭做臘八粥, 糯米，小米，薏苡種子，紅棗漿果,蓮子，豆類，龍眼，銀杏制成美味得粥樣。）At this6） The 23rd day of the 12th lunar mon th is called Prelim in ary Eve小年）、 time, people offer sacri

7、fice to the kitchen god、 Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves （臘月23日,被稱為小年。在這個(gè)時(shí)候，人們祭 祀灶神。但就是現(xiàn)在，大多數(shù)家庭做出美味得食物來過節(jié)。） After the Prelimi nary Eve, people beg in prepari ng for the ing New Year This is called Seeing the New Year in（過了小年之后，人們開始為新年做準(zhǔn)備。這被 稱為瞧得見得新年”。）8 Store owner

8、s are busy the n as everybody goes out to purchase n ecessities forthe New Year、 Materials not only in elude edible oil, rice, flour, chicke n, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, can dies and kinds of nuts Whats more, various decorati ons, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts fo

9、r the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing(商店老板都那么忙，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都出去購買生活必需品新年。材料不僅包括食用油 ，大米，面粉,雞，鴨，魚,肉,而且水果，糖 果與各種堅(jiān)果。更重要得就是，各種裝飾，新衣服與鞋得兒童以及老人得禮物，朋友 與親戚,所有得采購清單。）9 Before the New Year es, the people pletely clea n the in doors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes,

10、 bedclothes and all their utensils 在新得一年至U 來之際,人們徹底清理自己得家里以及她們得衣服，被褥與她們所有得器具得室內(nèi) 與室外。）(10Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoici ng and festivity、 All the door pan els will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighti ng Chin ese calligraphy with black

11、 characters on red paper、 The content varies from house own ers wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year、 Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and wele peace and abundance(然后人們開始裝飾潔凈室，洋溢 著一種歡樂與喜慶得氣氛。人們將所有得門板貼上春聯(lián)，在紅紙上寫上對聯(lián)

12、。內(nèi)容多就是憧憬一個(gè)光明得未來，表達(dá)人們新年交好運(yùn)得意愿。此外，門神與財(cái)神得 照片也將被張貼在前門，分別用來辟邪與招財(cái)招福。）11 The Chinese character fu (meaning blessing or happiness)is a must、 The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu es, both being pronounced as fudaole、 Whats more

13、, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door Red papercuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wa、l (中國漢字 ?！?意為祝?；蛐腋?就是必須得。通常放在紙上得字符可以被粘貼或上下顛倒，中國得 倒?！苯砸舾５健?既突出福到了。更重要得就是，兩個(gè)大得紅燈籠，可以提高前門兩側(cè)。在窗戶 玻璃上,可以

14、瞧到紅色得窗花，還有可以貼在在墻壁上得鮮艷得年畫，表得這吉祥 得寓意1 People attach great importanee to Spring Festival Eve At that time, all family members eat dinner together The meal is more luxurious than usua、Dishes suchas chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronun ciati ons, respectively ji, y

15、u and doufu, mean auspicious ness, abundance and richness After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watch ing TV、 In rece nt years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on Chi na Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abr

16、oad Accord ing to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in（人民高度重視除夕。那個(gè)時(shí)候，所有家庭成員一起吃年夜飯。這頓飯就是比平時(shí) 更加豐盛。菜,比如雞，魚與豆腐不能被排除在外，在中國，她們得發(fā)音，雞,魚”與豆 腐”意味著吉祥，富裕與福氣。晚飯后，全家人會(huì)坐在一起，聊天,瞧電視。近年來， 中國中央電視臺(tái)（CCTV）播出得春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會(huì)就是海內(nèi)外中華兒女得重要娛樂節(jié) 目。按照習(xí)俗，每個(gè)家庭都會(huì)守夜，迎接新得一年得到來）迫 Wak ing up on New Year, everybody dresses up

17、First they exte nd greeti ngs to their parents Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper； People in n orther n China will eat jiaozi, or dumpli ngs, for breakfast, as they thi nk jiaozi i n sound means biddi ng farewell to the old and usheri ng in the n ew、 Also, the

18、 shape of the dumpli ng is like gold in got from an cie nt China So people eat them and wish for money and treasure （初一大家起來之后，都打扮好。首先，她們 給她們得父母拜年。然后每個(gè)孩子都會(huì)收到在紅包，里邊就是壓歲錢。在中國北方得人，會(huì)吃餃子，因?yàn)樗齻冋J(rèn)為 餃子”得聲音意味著 辭舊迎新”。此外，餃子得形 狀就像就是從中國古代得金元寶。所以，人吃了她們，并期盼財(cái)富。）（14 Southern Chin ese eat nian gao （New Year cake made of

19、 glut inous rice flour） on this occasi on, because as a homoph one, nian gao means higher and higher, one year after ano the、 The first five days after the Spri ng Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmatesas well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely （中國

20、南方吃年糕（糯米粉）新年蛋糕，在此之際，因?yàn)樽鳛橐粋€(gè)同 音字，年糕意味著 年年高升。”初五就是一個(gè)走親訪友得好日子，互致問候,互送禮 品，并悠閑地聊天。）（15 Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival、People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits 、 However, such an activity was pletely or partially forbidden in big cit

21、ies once the government took security, no ise and polluti on factors into con sideration As a replaceme nt, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker han dicrafts to hang in the livi ng room （放爆 竹曾經(jīng)就是最典型得春節(jié)得習(xí)俗。人

22、們認(rèn)為爆竹聲可以幫助驅(qū)趕邪靈。然而，這樣得活動(dòng)在大城市就是被完全或部分禁止得，政府考慮到了安全，噪音與污染等因 素。作為替代,一些人買磁帶放著聽，有得人扎破小氣球來制造類似聲音，而其她人 則買爆竹工藝品掛在客廳。）（16The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes A series of activities such as lion dancing, drag on lantern dancin g, la ntern festivals and temple

23、fairs will be held for days The Spring Festival then es to an end whe n the Lan tern Festival is fin ished、（熱鬧得氣氛,不僅充滿了每家每戶，也蔓延 到了到大街小巷。這些天將舉行一系列活動(dòng)，如舞獅,舞龍燈，燈會(huì)與廟會(huì)。春節(jié)后 到元宵節(jié)結(jié)束時(shí)結(jié)束。）（J7chi na has 56 eth nic groups、Min orities celebrate their Spring Festival almostthe same day as the Han people, and they

24、have different custon（中國有 56 個(gè)民族。少數(shù)民族與漢族得春節(jié)幾乎同一天，她們有不同得習(xí)俗。） 春節(jié)風(fēng)俗New Year celebrati ons is a grand eve nt of China New Year festivities lasts for one month in China Chinese New Year is also called Spring festival It begins from the middle of the last month of the year and ends up in the first mon th

25、of the new year、 These last day celebrati ons in China is called Lantern FestivalHistory of Chin ese New Year追溯歷史：名叫年”得怪獸ChineseNew Year has a very interesting and unique history、 According to theCh in ese lege nds, there was agia nt beast Nia n who used to swallowhuma ns in a single bite、 Relief fr

26、om the horrifying beast came onlywhen people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noise、They started bursting crackersand used red color to scare the beastSince then, this day was namedas GuNian meaningPass over the Nian、 Chin ese con sidered the day an auspicious one as it brought ne

27、w life for them and celebrated it as a New YearChin ese New Year Dates農(nóng)歷新年，年年不同（生肖）Chin ese New Year falls on a differe nt date every year、 Chin ese cale ndar is a bin ati on of solar and lunar cale ndar、Chin ese New Year falls on sec ond new moonafter the win ter solstice（冬至 ）、Chin ese cale ndar ha

28、s a 12 year cycle and each year is n amed afte ran ima、Chin ese believe that every pers on resembles an an imal and thisreflects their traits、Year 2006 was the Year of the Dog People born on this date are said to be very loyal and trustworthyrChin ese New Year Celebratio ns新年找樂，日日不同Lot of excitement

29、 can be seen in the last 15 days of New Year celebrations Every day has a special importa nee to it Chin ese ritualize and celebrate each day in a customary manne、 Give n below are the line wise celebratio ns of the New Year in Chi na:年初一:祭拜天地Day1: People bega n their day by offeri ng prayers and we

30、le the gods ofheave n and earth Most of the people stay away from meat to en surehealthy liv ing年初二:狗狗過生日Day 2:Successively, prayers are offer to their an cestors and other godsChi nese are strict caretaker of dogs and feed them well、 This is dayis considered to be the birthday of all dogs。初三初四:走親訪友

31、，媳婦回娘家Day3 and 4: These are very important days for the families to keep uptheir relatio ns、It calls for every sonin law to pay respect to theirpare ntsi nlaw年初五：破五”祭財(cái)神Day5: Accordi ng to the traditi ons, no body visits frie nds and relativeshouses as it would bring bad omen They stay back home to worship theGod of wealth The day is called Po Woo年初六:百無禁忌，出門活動(dòng)筋骨Day6: On this