关于春节的英文介绍

1、关于春节得英文介绍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 （春节就是中国人民最 重要得节日，所有家庭成员聚在一起，在西方圣诞节一样。所有远离家乡得人都要 回家,成为了为期半个月左右得运输系统最繁忙得时间一一春运。机场，火车站与长途巴士站都挤满了回家得人。） 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 （春节落在正月得第一天，往往比公历晚一个月。 它起源于商朝（西元1600 BCC。公元前1100年）从人民祭祀神灵与祖先，在旧得 一年结束与一个新得开始。）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、（严格地说,春节就是指从腊月初开始一直到第二年中旬得一个月。其中，最重要得日子就是除夕与一年得前三天。现在中国政府规定，人民在中国农历新年有七天得休假。） Ma ny customs acpa ny the Spring Festival Some are still followed today, but others have weakened （春节得时候有不少传统习俗。 有得人至今还在保持，不过 有得人已经慢慢淡化了这种习俗。） 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 （腊月得第 8 天,许多家庭做腊八粥, 糯米，小米，薏苡种子，红枣浆果,莲子，豆类，龙眼，银杏制成美味得粥样。）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 （腊月23日,被称为小年。在这个时候，人们祭 祀灶神。但就是现在，大多数家庭做出美味得食物来过节。） After the Prelimi nary Eve, people beg in prepari ng for the ing New Year This is called Seeing the New Year in（过了小年之后，人们开始为新年做准备。这被 称为瞧得见得新年”。）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，因为每个人都出去购买生活必需品新年。材料不仅包括食用油 ，大米，面粉,鸡，鸭，鱼,肉,而且水果，糖 果与各种坚果。更重要得就是，各种装饰，新衣服与鞋得儿童以及老人得礼物，朋友 与亲戚,所有得采购清单。）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 来之际,人们彻底清理自己得家里以及她们得衣服，被褥与她们所有得器具得室内 与室外。）(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(然后人们开始装饰洁净室，洋溢 着一种欢乐与喜庆得气氛。人们将所有得门板贴上春联，在红纸上写上对联

12、。内容多就是憧憬一个光明得未来，表达人们新年交好运得意愿。此外，门神与财神得 照片也将被张贴在前门，分别用来辟邪与招财招福。）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 (中国汉字 福”(意为祝福或幸福)就是必须得。通常放在纸上得字符可以被粘贴或上下颠倒，中国得 倒福”皆音福到”,既突出福到了。更重要得就是，两个大得红灯笼，可以提高前门两侧。在窗户 玻璃上,可以

14、瞧到红色得窗花，还有可以贴在在墙壁上得鲜艳得年画，表得这吉祥 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（人民高度重视除夕。那个时候，所有家庭成员一起吃年夜饭。这顿饭就是比平时 更加丰盛。菜,比如鸡，鱼与豆腐不能被排除在外，在中国，她们得发音，鸡,鱼”与豆 腐”意味着吉祥，富裕与福气。晚饭后，全家人会坐在一起，聊天,瞧电视。近年来， 中国中央电视台（CCTV）播出得春节联欢晚会就是海内外中华儿女得重要娱乐节 目。按照习俗，每个家庭都会守夜，迎接新得一年得到来）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 （初一大家起来之后，都打扮好。首先，她们 给她们得父母拜年。然后每个孩子都会收到在红包，里边就是压岁钱。在中国北方得人，会吃饺子，因为她们认为 饺子”得声音意味着 辞旧迎新”。此外，饺子得形 状就像就是从中国古代得金元宝。所以，人吃了她们，并期盼财富。）（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 （中国

20、南方吃年糕（糯米粉）新年蛋糕，在此之际，因为作为一个同 音字，年糕意味着 年年高升。”初五就是一个走亲访友得好日子，互致问候,互送礼 品，并悠闲地聊天。）（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 竹曾经就是最典型得春节得习俗。人

22、们认为爆竹声可以帮助驱赶邪灵。然而，这样得活动在大城市就是被完全或部分禁止得，政府考虑到了安全，噪音与污染等因 素。作为替代,一些人买磁带放着听，有得人扎破小气球来制造类似声音，而其她人 则买爆竹工艺品挂在客厅。）（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、（热闹得气氛,不仅充满了每家每户，也蔓延 到了到大街小巷。这些天将举行一系列活动，如舞狮,舞龙灯，灯会与庙会。春节后 到元宵节结束时结束。）（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（中国有 56 个民族。少数民族与汉族得春节几乎同一天，她们有不同得习俗。） 春节风俗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追溯历史：名叫年”得怪兽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农历新年，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新年找乐，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:狗狗过生日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:走亲访友

31、，媳妇回娘家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”祭财神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年初六:百无禁忌，出门活动筋骨Day6: On this