中国传统节日英语

中国传统节日中英对照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.International Working Womens Day 国际劳动妇女节(3月8日) 5.Arbor Day 植树节(3月12日) 6.Postal Day 邮政节(3月20日) 7.World Meteorology Day 世界气象节(3月23日) 8.Ching Ming Festival ;Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节(4月5日) 9.International Labour Day 国际劳动节(5月1日) 10.Chinese Youth Day 中国青年节(5月4日) 11.Nurses Festival 护士节(5月12日) 12.Dragon Boat Festival 端午节(农历五月初五) 13.International Childrens Day 国际儿童节(6月1日) 14.The Partys Brithday 中国共产党成立纪念日(7月1日) 15.The Armys Day 建军节(8月1日) 16.Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五) 17.Teachers Day 教师节(9月10日) 18.Double-ninth Day 重阳节(农历九月九日) 19.National Day 国庆节(10月1日) 20.New Years Eve 除夕(农历十二月三十日)中国常见传统活动中英对照过年 celebrate the spring festival春联 spring festival couplets剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 new year paintings买年货 do shopping for the spring festival ; do spring festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay new years call; give new years greetings; pay new years visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note: in the old days, new years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 年糕 nian-gao; rise cake;