元旦节的由来英语_.doc

元旦节的由来英语 今天范文小编为大家准备了元旦节的由来英语欢迎大家阅读本篇文章 元旦节的由来英语(1) Introduction Yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.Itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginninganothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheolddaysandwelethenewones.Asthefirstdayoftheyear,Yuandanhasbeenconsideredtobethemostimportantfestivalsincetheancienttimes. Customs 1.Kaisui(beginningoftheyear):AccordingtotheChinesetraditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)ofthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymustprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.Atthesametime,theytoopreparefoodfortheNewYearday:Thewholefamilywillthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshousui).Afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)wille,andthisisthearrivalofNewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,peoplebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.Vegetarianandsweetfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andincensebeburnedtowelethedeities.Intheancienttimes,itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthuswascalledkaisui. Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstructioninTongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthefortunedeityduringthefortunetimetoreceivethedeity.Ifthedirectionofthefortunedeityisattheillposition,peoplewillchoosetoreceivehappydeityornobledeityinstead. 2.ThereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakingonYuandanbetweentheChineseinthenorthernandsouthernregions.ThenorthernChinesehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinside).Somepeoplemayputasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopingtohaveasweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyearaftertastingthecoin.ontheotherhand,thesouthernChinesehavethetabooforkillingonYuandan.Therefore,theydonottakemeatinteemorningofYuandan,soastoavoidbloodshedormutualslaughter.Inordertoevademisfortune,theyhavethefirstmealofthisdaywithoutmeat.Instead,theytakevegetarianfoodforthesakeofvirtue. 3.WhatisspecialduringtheNewYearisthatparentsorelderswilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)tothechildren.Peopleintheancienttimesweremoreparticularingivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceontheeveofNewYearsothatthekidscouldsuppressthepastyearandentertheNewYear.Yasuihasthemeaningofoveringtheunpredictablefuture.Representingthewishesforthehealthypsychologicalgrowthofthechildren,yasuiqiansymbolisestheeldershopetoseetheirchildrenoverealltheunpredictableelementsbroughtbytheyear. 4.ThereisanextraordinarynumberoftaboosonYuandan.Eachplacehasitsowncustomsoftaboo.Here,wewillmentiononlyafewmontaboosinFujianProvince,GuangdongProvinceandSoutheastAsia: Inthepast,peoplemonlybelievedthatfortunewashiddeninthehouse.So,wsweepingoffloormustbedoneinthedirectionmovinginwards,andtherewasnoclearanceofrubbishatnight.ParticularlyontheNewTearday,inordertokeepfortunefromflowingout,therewasnosweeping.Somefamilieskeptthistaboountilthefifthoreventhefifteenthday.Ifanythingwasbroken,thepieceswerewrappedupinordernottoletthefortuneslipawayandweredisposedonlythefifthday. Yuandan(inmoreseriousfamilies,theperiodextendsfromthe1sttothe15thday)marksthenewbeginning.InthehopethatNewYearbringsgoodbeginning,peopleshouldutterneitherunkindwordsnorvulgarlanguage.Makingnoises,fighting,quarrelingandespeciallyweepingareavoidedtodetermisfortune.Thereareeventaboosoftakingmedicineandhavingsneeze,foritisbelievedthattheycanleadtosicknessthroughouttheyear.Taboosofthepastalsoconcernedtheuseofknifeandthebreakingofthings.Ifathingwasbroken,thewordbreakoranyotherwordimportingsimilarmeaningwasnotused.Instead,wordslikefailingtothefloorandblossominglikeflowerswhichdeliveredpleasantsenseswereusedtosuggestgoodconnections. OnYuandan,neitherlendingandnorgivingofmoneytoothersisdonesothattherewillbenooutflowingofmoneyduringtheyear.Thereisalsothesayingthatifamalesleepsintheafternoon,hiscareerwillbreakdown,andifafemalehasanafternoonnap,thekitchenwillcollapse. 5.Ancientrite:Inthepast,therewasaritecalledhezheng(propergreeting)duringNewYear.WhenapersonpaidaNewYearvisittofriendsorrelatives,hetookalongapieceofpaperorcardonwhichthenameofthehostwaswrittenwitChinesebrush.Thereceiverofthisgreetingcardwouldnormallypasteitonthewallofhismainhalltoshowhisrespecttoandappreciationforthevisitor.Thequantityofgreetingcardreceivedreflectedthepersonspublicrelationshipwithothers,whilethenamesandstatusofthepeoplewhogavethegreetingcardsindicatedthehostsboundaryofsocialnetworkandstandardofliving.Nowadays,becauseofeasymunication,convenienttransportationsystemandwidersocialnetwork,whenpeoplesendtheirgreetingstheytendtofollowtheWesternstyle.Thegreetingisnowdonebymailandevenbyemail.Today,hezhengisdonebysimplybringingalongredpacketsandfoodpresentswhenmakingavisit. Tobeinlinewiththecustomoftogivingawaymoneyonthefirstday,familiesinsomeplacesdonotpayNewYearcalltoothers.Instead,thewholefamilysimplygoesouttoenjoythemselvesorstayedathomeforfamilyhappiness. 6.Inthepast,therewasasuperstitionthatwhenapersonlefthishouseintheNewYear,hemusttakethecorrectfirststep.Aparticularpersonwouldlookforthefortunatedirectioninaccordancewiththeday,monthandyearofthisbirthbasingontheexplanationofChinesecalendar.OnYuanDan,whenapersonsteppedoutofhishouse,hemustgointhefortunatedirectionandavoidtheunfortunatedirection.EvenpeopleoflessparticularityalsoconsultedChinesecalendartofindoutwherethefortunatedirectionsandfiercedeitieswerebeforethefirststepoutoftheirhouses. Meaning Fromtheabovementionedcustoms,wecanseethatthereareespeciallymanytaboosduringChineseNewYear.OnYuanDaninparticular,therearemoretaboosonspeechandbehaviourthanthoseonotherordinarydays.Similarly,therearemoreactivitiesinpursuitofgoodcausethanusual.Onprobingtheactivitiesandtaboos,wehavenodifficultytounderstandthatthethemebehindisalwaysrelatedtofortune,wealthandgoodness,andthatpeopleusuallyconcernthemselveswithagoodbeginningfortheyear. Sometaboosmaylooksuperstitiousonthesurface,buttheydoproduceefficacy.Ifwepractisethemcircumspectively,theywillyieldpracticalresults.Forexample,theprohibitionofbadwords,quarrel,weepingandcrying,togetherwiththeemphasisonthinkingpositivelyevenwhenthingsarebroken,providesomenormativerulesforpeopletofollow.Thisgivespeopletheopportunitytomendtheirways,todevelopgoodattitudes,andtoformahabitofthinkingpositivelyandlookingatthegoodsideofthings.Theprohibitionofsweepinganddisposingtherubbishinthefirstfivedaysforcespeopletoarrangetheirthingsandclearawaytherubbishproperlyattheendofeachyear,sothatnounwantedthingswillbecarriedforwardtothenewyear.Atthesametime,thetabooalsopelspeopletolearntobethrifty.Thisisbecausetopreventaccumulatedthingsfrombeingrubbish,peoplemustbecarefulintheuseofanypaperorotherthings,andthusavoidwasteofthings. Theavoidanceofmedicineandsneezeonthefirstdaylookslikeajokeandisabsurdasfarasthepatientisconcerned.However,becauseofthetaboos,peoplewillbeconsciousenoughtotakeseriouscareoftheirhealthduringthewindyandsnowingseason.Thus,theywillavoidfallingsickintheNewYearandwastingawaythepreciousspringhours. Nowadays,peoplehaveabandonedthecustomofbringingalonggreetingcardswhentheygoforNewYearhousevisits.However,ChineseMalaysiansstillmaintainthehabitofsendingNewYeargreetingcardsbypostbeforetheNewYear. ThereareevennonChinesesendingNewYeargreetingcaredinEnglishorMalaylanguagestotheirChinesefriends.Moreover,theChineseliketousecolourfulNewYearcaredtodecoratetheirhouses,soastostrengthentheNewYearatmosphere.Liketheancientdaysgreetingcardsforhezhengwhichweredisplayedinthemainhall,thesemodernNewYearcardsalsoreflectthesocialpositionofthepersonswhoreceivethecards.Thus,intheway,theancientriteofhezhenghasdevelopedinMalaysiawithaMalaysiancolour. 元旦节英语150字(2) ItstheNewYearsDaytoday IgotupveryearlyIheardthebirdsinginginthetrees AfterbreakfastmymummyfatherandIwenttothelocalpark Everythingwasbeautifulthere Wesawmanyboatsinthelake Lateronwewenttomygrandfathershome Therearemanytreesandsomef