英文版?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)節(jié)日介紹

傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中英文介紹。1、臘八節(jié)臘八節(jié)是指農(nóng)歷的臘月初八。在這天，中國人有喝臘八粥的習(xí)俗。一般臘八粥是甜味粥，里面有干果和干鮮果品，當(dāng)然每家的臘八粥做法都不營養(yǎng)，在我們家的臘八粥里一般有紅小豆，香米，核桃，花生，小米等等。過了臘八節(jié)，各家就開始置辦年貨，打掃衛(wèi)生，正式開始為春節(jié)的到來做準(zhǔn)備了。thelabaRicePorridgeFestival“LabaFestival”fallsontheeighthdayofthetwelfthmonthinlunarcalendar.Onthatday,themajorityChinesehavelongfollowedthetraditionofeatingLabariceporridge.Usually,thericeporridgetastessweet,withnutsanddriedfruit,butdifferentfamilieshavedifferentingredientsintheporridge.Myfamilyusuallymakeporridgewithsmallredbeans，fragrantrice，walnut，peanutandmillet.LabaFestivalalsomarksthebeginningofpreparingforspringfestival.Somefamiliesbegintodospringfestivalshoppingandcleantheirhousesafterthatday.2、小年小年又叫“祭灶節(jié)”，在農(nóng)歷的12月23或者24。在中國傳統(tǒng)中，祭灶節(jié)這天，是掌管全家命運(yùn)的神仙灶神將向玉皇大帝匯報(bào)這一家人一年的情況，玉皇大帝根據(jù)灶神匯報(bào)的情況決定在下一年對(duì)這一家的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)或者懲罰。小年這天，是各家歡送灶王爺上天的日子。老百姓在這一天做糖瓜，希望灶神可以吃了糖瓜，多為自己家美言幾句，讓來年更加吉祥幸福。KitchenGod'sDayKitchenGod'sDayfallsonthe23rdor24thofthetwelfthmonthofthelunaryear.Accordingtotradition,KitchenGodwhoinchargeofthefateofthewholefamilygoesbacktoheavenduringthespringfestivaltodeliverwhatthefamilyhaddonethelastyeartotheGreatGod.AccordingtoKitchenGod'swords,theGreatGodmakesdecisiontorewardorpunishthefamilyinthenextyear.Inotherwords,itisthedaypeoplehonortheKitchenGod.Peopleusuallymadesugaredmelonswithmaltsugaronthatday.WehopeKitchenGodwilleatsugaredmelonsandputagoodwordforourfamilytotheGreatGod,sowe'llbeluckynextyear.3、春節(jié)對(duì)中國人來說，春節(jié)是最重要的節(jié)日。除夕這天，全家人要一起吃年夜飯。這是最好的一次家宴，不僅僅因?yàn)椴似坟S富，更因?yàn)檫@是個(gè)全家人相聚的日子。年夜飯后，我們會(huì)一起包餃子，通常會(huì)全家人一起看央視春晚。過年的時(shí)候，各家都放鞭炮，貼春聯(lián)。還有一件事也很重要，那就是守歲，就是在舊年的最后一天夜里不睡覺，熬夜迎接新一年的到來的習(xí)俗。大年初一，親戚朋友相互拜年，祝愿新的一年能事事順利。通常大人們還會(huì)給小孩子發(fā)壓歲錢。大年初二回娘家，是指已婚婦女回娘家拜訪。初五這天全家再次團(tuán)聚吃餃子。這天是人們要迎接灶王爺下界的日子。同時(shí)，人們打掃衛(wèi)生，放鞭炮，來驅(qū)走“晦氣”。TheSpringFestivalThespringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforChinese.AtChineseNewYear'sEve,familymembershavereuniondinnertogether.Thisdinnerwouldbethebestdinner,notonlybecausewehavevariousdishes,butit'sthedaywecouldmeetallourfamilymembers.Afterfamilyreuniondinner,wemakeChinesedumplingstogether,andusuallywatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonCCTV.EachfamilywouldlightfirecrackersandpasteupSpringFestivalcouplets.Onemorethingisimportant,thatispeopleshouldstayuplateorallnightonNewYear'sEvetowelcomethenewyear.OnNewYear'sDayoftheChineselunarcalendar,relativesandfriendswouldsendNewYear'sgreetingstoeachothertowisheverythingsmoothintheNewYear.AdultusuallygiveluckymoneytochildrenduringSpringFestival.TheseconddayoftheNewYearisusuallycalledthedayofvisitingparentalhome,whichmeansthatmarrieddaughtersshouldreturntotheirparents'home.Familymembersreunitetoeatdumplingsonthefifthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Onthatday,peoplewelcometheKitchenGodcomebacktomortalworld.Peoplecleanhouseandlightfirecrackersothatkeepawayallbadluck.4、正月十五元宵節(jié)標(biāo)志著中國春節(jié)的結(jié)束，是農(nóng)歷正月十五。通常這天家家都會(huì)吃元宵。元宵節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)活動(dòng)是賞花燈和猜燈謎。元宵節(jié)賞花燈正好是一個(gè)交誼的機(jī)會(huì)，未婚男女借著賞花燈也順便可以為自己物色對(duì)象。這天我們還會(huì)看到舞龍和舞獅的表演。TheLanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalmarkstheendofthecelebrationsoftheChineseNewYear,andit'sonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,PeopleusuallyeatriceglueballsonLanternfestival.Traditionalactivitiesareenjoyingthedisplayofvariouslanternsandriddlesolving.Enjoyingbeautifullanternsisalsoanopportunityforsinglestomakefriends.Dragonandliondancescanalsobeenseenonthatday.5、清明節(jié)清明節(jié)是我國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，也是最重要的祭祀節(jié)日，是祭祖和掃墓的日子。清明節(jié)是24節(jié)氣之一，預(yù)示著春耕的好時(shí)節(jié)已經(jīng)到了。清明節(jié)又叫踏青節(jié)，因?yàn)橐话阍谒脑?日左右，正是中國的春天，人們喜歡郊游踏青，還喜歡在清明節(jié)放風(fēng)箏。QingmingFestival/TombsweepingdayTombSweepingDayistraditionalfestivalofChina,isalsothemostimportantsacrificefestival,onthatday,peopleworshipsancestorsandvisitsgrave.Peoplepayrespectstosomebodyathistomb.Itisoneofthe24solarterms,meansthatit'sgoodtimeforspringploughing.TombSweepingDayfallsaroundAprilfifth,andit'sduringthespringofChina,soitisalsocalled“hikingday”.Peoplegotothesuburbsforanoutinginspring.PeoplelovetoflykitesduringtheQingmingFestival6、端午節(jié)端午節(jié)是為了紀(jì)念中國偉大的愛國詩人屈原，是農(nóng)歷五月初五。端午節(jié)有吃粽子和賽龍舟的習(xí)俗。粽子是一種用竹葉或蘆葦葉包成棱形的狀的飯團(tuán)子。我們將艾蒿放在門上辟邪，艾蒿還有驅(qū)除蚊蟲的作用。端午節(jié)給兒童纏七色線，一直要戴到節(jié)后第一次下雨才解下來扔在雨水里。DragonBoatFestival/DuanwuFestivalThefestivalistocommemorateagreatpatrioticpoetofChina——QuYuan.Itfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinlunarcalendar.ThereisthecustomsofeatingZongziandracingdragon-boatonDragonBoatFestival.Zongziisapyramid-shapeddumplingmadeofglutinousriceandwrappedinbambooorreedleavestogiveitaspecialflavor.Weputmugwortonthedoortowardoffevil,andithasinsectrepellentfunction.Childrenwearbraceletmadebysevencoloredstringsuntilthefirstrainafterthefestival,theyshouldthrowthestringsintopuddle.7、中秋節(jié)每年的農(nóng)歷八月十五是中秋節(jié)。對(duì)中國人來說圓月代表著幸福圓滿，所以中秋節(jié)時(shí)中國人全家團(tuán)聚，一同賞月、吃月餅、吃石榴。月餅是圓形或矩形的糕點(diǎn)，大多數(shù)月餅皮薄酥軟，餡足香甜。Mid-AutumnDayMid-autumndayfallsonthefifteenthdayofeighthlunarmonth.ForChinese,thefullmoonmeansblessednessandunity. Traditionally,onthatday,Chinesefamilymembersandfriendswillgathertoadmirethebrightmid-autumnmoon,andeatmooncakesandpomegranatetogether.Typicalmooncakesareroundorrectangularpastries.Mostmooncakesconsistofathintenderskinenvelopingasweet,densefillingMyexplanationsofinterestingquestions：1、WhydoChinesehaveSpringFestival?Wherediditcomefrom?InChinesemythology,themonsterNianisabeastthatlivesinthemountains.Every365days,itcomesoutofhidingtoattackpeople,especiallychildren.Thatdayisthecriticaldayforpeople.ButNianissensitivetoloudnoisesandisafraidofthecolorred.Peoplecameupwithaplantodrivethemonsteraway.OnthedayNiancameout,peopleshutdoorsandstayathome.TheymadeloudnoisesandlightfirecrackerstoscareawayNian.為什么中國人要過年？"年"是什么？傳說有一種兇猛的怪獸叫“年”住在山里，它每隔三百六十五天就出現(xiàn)一次，它咬傷百姓，尤其是小孩。百姓們便把每年的這可怕的一夜視為這一年的關(guān)口，但是年獸對(duì)噪音很敏感，而且害怕紅色，于是百姓們想出了辦法來趕走年獸。在年獸出沒的那天，百姓們大門緊閉待在家里用，并用鞭炮的噪音來驅(qū)趕年獸。WhyshouldChinesedohousecleaningbeforeSpringFestival?The24thdayonthelastlunarmonthisthedayforcleanup.Everyoneshouldhaveaspring-cleaning,dohomecleaning,sweeptheirhome,cleanwindows,washclothesandcleandishes,sothatkeepdustaway.InChinese,theword“dust”hasthesamepronunciationwith“old”.Sotosweepdustisametaphorofsweepingawaytheoldandstartingafresh.為什么要大清掃？農(nóng)歷臘月二十四傳統(tǒng)掃房日。迎新首先要除舊。掃塵之日，全家上下齊動(dòng)手，用心打掃房屋、庭院，擦洗鍋碗、拆洗被褥，干干凈凈迎接新年。其實(shí)，人們借助“塵”與“陳”的諧音表達(dá)除陳、除舊的意愿。WhydopeoplewearnewclothesonSpringFestival?Peoplewearnewclothesinspringfestivaltomakeagoodimpressiononothers.NewclothisalsothesymbolofwelcomingtheNewYear,hopingthateverythingisnewandauspicious.為什么要穿新衣？人們穿上新衣服在新年時(shí)給別人留下好印象。新衣服也是迎接新年的標(biāo)志，人們希望來年每件事是都是嶄新而吉祥的。WhydoChinesesetofffirecrackeronSpringFestival?Inlegend,peoplesetofffirecrackertoscarethemonster“Nian”away.Nowadays,wesetofffirecrackerstobidafarewelltoolddaysandcelebratethestartoftheNewYear.為什么要放鞭炮？傳說以前人們放鞭炮以驅(qū)趕年獸，而如今，我們以劈劈啪啪的爆竹聲辭舊迎新。WhydoChinesePasteSpringCouplets?SpringcoupletisakindoftypicalChineseliterature,expressingbestwisheswithbrief,periodicandheroiccouplets.為什么要貼對(duì)聯(lián)？對(duì)聯(lián)是以工整、對(duì)偶、簡潔、精巧的文字描繪時(shí)代背景，抒發(fā)美好愿望，是我國特有的文學(xué)形式。WhydoChinesehangredlanterns?Red,inChinaalwaysistorepresentthegoodluckandauspiciousness.Redlanternisthesymbolofhappiness,peaceandwarmth,為什么要掛紅燈籠？紅色在中國一直有好運(yùn)和吉祥之意。過春節(jié)掛紅燈籠是因?yàn)闊艋\是幸福、祥和和溫馨的象征。WhydoChinesemakeandeatChinesedumpling?InChinese,thewordofChinesedumplingshasthesamepronunciationwiththewordwhichmeansthemomentbetweentheoldandNewYear.Chinesedumplings/JiaozimeansreplacementoftheoldyearbytheNewYear.Moreover,theshapeofChinesedumplingislikeshoe-shapedgoldingot,whichsymbolizestheliferichandgoodluck.為什么要包餃子、吃餃子？餃子和“交子”同音，“交子”即新年與舊年相交的時(shí)刻。餃子就意味著更歲交子，過春節(jié)吃餃子被認(rèn)為是大吉大利。另外餃子形狀像元寶，包餃子意味著包住福運(yùn)，吃餃子象征生活富裕。WhydoChineseeatricecakes?Ricecakehasthesamepronunciationwiththewordwhichmeanseveryyearwecouldbeluckyandthingsgetbetter.SoricecakeshowsChinese'swishesabouteverythinggoingwell.為什么要吃年糕？年糕一詞在漢語中與“年年高”春節(jié)吃年糕，寓意萬事如意年年高。WhydoChineseburnpapermoney?PeoplebelievethatpapermoneyusedinHades.Inordertoexpressemotionsmourningoveraperson'sdeath,peopleoftenburnpapertothedeceasedperson,especiallyonfestivals.為什么要燒紙？人們相信紙錢就是陰間的錢。為了表示對(duì)死者的追悼，人們常常燒紙錢送給亡靈,尤其是每逢過節(jié)時(shí)。WhydoChineseburnincense?Burningincenseisakindofoffering,expressinggratitudeandvenerationtotheBuddha.It'sawaytopraypiously.為什么要焚香？燒香是一種對(duì)佛陀表達(dá)感激及尊敬之情的供品。是虔誠祈禱一種方式。WhydoChineseworshipancestors?WhatarethedifferentattitudesbetweenChineseandwesternersonworshipancestors?Chineseworshipancestorstoexpresstheirsympathyandcondolencestothedeceased.Atmosphereisseriousandmysterious.ComparedwithChinese,Halloweenhasmoreromantic,happierandhumoratmosphere.中國人為什么要祭祀祖先？中國人對(duì)祖先與西方人對(duì)祖先的態(tài)度有何不同？中國祭祀祖先以向逝者表達(dá)哀思。氣氛嚴(yán)肅且神秘。而與中國的祭祀相比，西方的萬圣節(jié)更多了幾分浪漫、快樂、幽默的氣氛.12.WhydoChinesepaste“blessing”upsidedown?InChinese,theword“blessing”isusedtoexpressyearningforgoodluckandhappiness.Andtheword“upsidedown”hasthesamepronunciationwiththeword“coming”.Pasting“blessing”upsidedownisametaphorof“goodluckiscomingintothehouse”.”福”字為何要倒著貼？在我國，人們往往用一個(gè)“?！弊謥肀磉_(dá)對(duì)福運(yùn)、福氣、幸福的向往和追求。每當(dāng)辭舊迎新的時(shí)刻，家家戶戶都要把“福”字貼在屋門上，意味著福氣進(jìn)入家門。許多地方還倒貼“?！弊郑谩暗埂迸c“到”的諧音，寓意“福到了”。13.WhydochildrengetgiftmoneyonSpringFestival?TheChineseword“giftmoney”hasthesamepronunciationwiththeancientwordwhichmeans“strikingghostdown”.It'stheexpectationofwardingoffevilsandprayingtoGodforchildren'ssafeandstrong.Itdoesn'tmatterhowmuchmoneyinredenvelope.為什么孩子要收壓歲錢？因?yàn)椤皻q”與“祟”諧音，長輩們希望壓歲錢能驅(qū)邪免災(zāi)，保佑孩子平平安安。壓歲錢寄托著長輩對(duì)晚輩的殷切希望和深情關(guān)愛，錢的數(shù)目并不重要。14.WhydoChineseeatriceglueballs?Riceglueballshavethemeaningsafeandsound，andit'salsothetimeforfamily.為什么要吃元宵？元宵有平安無事之意和團(tuán)聚之意。15.WhydoChineseeateggsonQingmingFestival?What'sthesimilaritybetweenQingmingfestivalandThanksgivingDay?TheoriginofeatingeggsonQingmingFestivalisconcernedwiththecustomof“nocooking”andColdFoodFestival.Duringthesedays,eggisthebestfood.Itisalsosaid,eggisthesymboloflifeandbirth,eatingeggsistoexpressemotionofrespectandworship.PeopleexpressemotionofthanksgivingandadmirationonQingmingFestival.Tosomeextent,it'slikeThanksgivingDayinwesterncountry.清明節(jié)為什么要吃雞蛋？清明節(jié)與感恩節(jié)有何相似之處？清明節(jié)吃雞蛋最早的起源是，某些地區(qū)的禁火習(xí)俗，禁火寒食期間，雞蛋無疑是最好的食物儲(chǔ)備。也有人說，雞蛋在中國古代文化中是生育與生命的象征，因此吃雞蛋也是表達(dá)對(duì)于生命、生育的敬畏與崇信之情。中國的清明節(jié)，是表達(dá)對(duì)古人的感恩于敬仰，在某種程度上和西方感恩節(jié)是類似的。16.WhydoChinesemakericedumplingswithreedleaves?Ricedumplingwaswrappedinreedleaves.Reedleafissimilartobambooleaf,butbroaderthanbambooleaf.Reedleafissoft,soitiseasytomakericedum