中外主要节日英文表达.doc

英语课外资料中外主要节日英文表达chinese festivals 中国传统节日1.new years day 元旦(1月1日)2.spring festival;chinese new years day 春节(农历一月一日)3.lantern festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日)4.tomb-sweeping festival 清明节(4月5日)5.dragon boat festival 端午节(农历五月初五)6.mid-autumn day 中秋节(农历八月十五)7.double-ninth festival 重阳节(农历九月九日)8.national day 国庆节(10月1日)9.new years eve 除夕(农历十二月三十日)foreign festivals 西方节日元旦(1月1日)-new years day成人节(日本，1月15日)-adults day情人节(2月14日)-st.valentines day (valentines day)元宵节(阴历1月15日)-lantern festival狂欢节（巴西，二月中、下旬）-carnival桃花节(日本女孩节，3月3日)-peach flower festival (dolls festival)国际妇女节(3月8日)-international womens day圣帕特里克节(爱尔兰，3月17日)-st. patricks day枫糖节(加拿大，3-4月)-maple sugar festival愚人节(4月1日)-fools day复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)-easter宋干节(泰国新年4月13日)-songkran festival day食品节(新加坡，4月17日)-food festival国际劳动节(5月1日)-international labour day男孩节(日本，5月5日)-boys day母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)-mothers day把斋节-bamadan开斋节(4月或5月，回历十月一日)-lesser bairam银行休假日(英国, 5月31日)-bank holiday国际儿童节(6月1日)-international childrens day父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)-fathers day端午节(阴历5月5日)-dragon boat festival仲夏节(北欧6月)-mid-summer day古尔邦节(伊斯兰节，7月下旬)-corban筷子节(日本，8月4日)-chopstics day中秋节(阴历8月15日)-moon festival教师节(中国，9月10日)-teachers day敬老节(日本，9月15日)-old peoples day啤酒节(德国十月节，10月10日)-oktoberfest南瓜节(北美10月31日)-pumpkin day鬼节(万圣节除夕，10月31日夜)-halloween万圣节(11月1日)-hallowmas感恩节(美国，11月最后一个星期4)-thanksgiving护士节(12月12日)-nruse day圣诞除夕(12月24日)-christmas eve圣诞节(12月25日)-christmas dad节礼日(12月26日)-boxing day新年除夕(12月31日)-new years eve(a bank holiday in many countries)春节(阴历一月一日)-spring festival (chinese new year)中国传统节日英文资料英语课外资料中外主要节日英文表达chinese festivals 中国传统节日1.the spring festival 春节(农历一月一日)2. the lantern festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日)3.tomb-sweeping day 清明节(4月5日)4.dragon boat festival 端午节(农历五月初五)5.mid-autumn festival 中秋节(农历八月十五)6.double-ninth festival 重阳节(农历九月九日)7.national day 国庆节(10月1日)1. the spring festival is a very important festival in china. during this holiday, people go back to hometown from everywhere no matter how far the distance is. they make delicious food and buy presents for the spring festival. chinese will have a happy family party on the spring festival eve. they believe thats the end day of last year and they will stay up for good luck until the first day of next year. spring festival is also the happiest time for children, because they can get pocket money as a gift from the elder. 2. the lantern festival is on january 15 on the lunar calendar. during lantern festival, people watch lanterns and children light their own small lanterns for some fun. some lanterns have puzzles （灯谜）on them, the one who gets the answer could receive small presents. the traditional food for lantern festival is yuanxiao. it is especially welcomed by children.3. tombsweeping day is an ancient festival in spring, also called qing ming festival. it is on april 5th. qing ming is a time to remember the dead. families get together to sweep tombs for the dead family members. in some cities, people eat qingtuan during qing ming festival.4. the dragon boat festival, also called the duanwu festival, is on the fifth day of the fifth month in chinese calendar. on this day, people have dragon-boat races to remember the death of qu yuan. during this festival, people usually eat zongzi. it is a kind of sticky rice dumpling. 5. mid-autumn day is on august 15th on lunar calendar. as august 15th is in the middle of autumn, so it is called mid-autumn day. the traditional food of mid-autumn day is moon cake, a round baked cake with fillings in it. at the night of mid-autumn day, every family has moon cake and enjoys the moon.6. the double ninth festival. ancient chinese believes nine represents the sun, the brightest thing. september 9th has two nine, the sun being doubled, so they call it double ninth festival. nine also means long in chinese words, so the double ninth festival is also recognized the old festival.7. the national day of the peoples republic of china is on october 1st.