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1、传统节日 As well known, different countries have different customs and cultures. With the development of China, it has a rich and unique culture. The holidays and festivals in China are quite different from those in other countries. We have many traditional holidays and festivals. In addition, people in

2、 different areas also have their own local customs.元旦New Year 元旦It falls on the first day of the year. It marks the beginning of a year. People will plan what to do in the new year. Because they believe that the whole year's work depends on a good start in spring.春节Spring Festival 春节Spring Festi

3、val is the most important festival in China. It is on the first day of the first lunar month(阴历正月). On the eve of the festival, people will paste spring poems(贴春联)with lucky words. They prepare delicious food, dumpling is a must. They also clean their house, but there is no sweeping on spring festiv

4、al for people think it will sweep away good luck. People often come back home to enjoy family reunion, the whole family will get together for the big dinner. They also exchange greeting with other friends and relatives.元宵节Lantern Festival 元宵节It comes on the 15th of the first lunar month and it marks

5、 the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people often eat sweet dumplings(元宵)for good luck. They will visit the display of lanterns(灯展)or go for temple fair(庙会)Spring FestivalNew Year season lasts for fifteen days. The first week is the most important and most often celebrated with visits to fr

6、iends and family as well as greetings of good luck. The celebrations end on the important and colourful Lantern Festival on the evening of the 15th day of the month. However, Chinese believe that on the third day (年初三) of the Chinese New Year it is not appropriate to visit family and friends, and ca

7、ll the day "chec hao" (赤口), meaning "easy to get ?into arguments".The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The same calendar is used in countries that have adopted the Confucian and Buddhism tradition and in many cultures influ

8、enced by the Chinese, notably the Koreans, the Japanese, the Tibetan, the Vietnamese and the pagan Bulgars. Chinese New Year starts on the first day of the new year containing a new moon (some sources even include New Year's Eve) and ends on the Lantern Festival fourteen days later. This occurs

9、around the time of the full moon as each lunation is about 29.53 days in duration. In the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on different dates each year, on a date between January 21 and February 20. In traditional Chinese Culture, Lichun is a solar term marking the start of spring, whi

10、ch usually falls on either February 4 or 5.Days before the new year ?On the days before the New Year celebration, Chinese families give their home a thorough cleaning. It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes their homes ready for good luck to arrive. All brooms and dust pans are p

11、ut away on New Year's Eve so that good luck cannot be swept away. Some people give their homes, doors and windowpanes a new coat of red paint. Homes are decorated with paper cutouts of Chinese auspicious phrases and couplets (short phrases) that speak of "happiness," "wealth,"

12、; "longevity."Reuniondinner?A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration. The New Year's Eve dinner is very large and traditionally includes chicken. Fish (鱼, yú) is included, but not eaten up completely (an

13、d the remainder is stored overnight), as the Chinese phrase年年有余 (nián nián yu yú), which means "may there be surpluses every year", sounds the same as "may there be fish every year", since "yú" is also the pronunciation for余 ("leftover" or

14、"surplus"). A type of black hair-like algae, pronounced "fat choy" in Cantonese, is also featured in many dishes since its name sounds similar to "prosperity". Hakka will serve kiu nyuk (扣肉) and ngiong tiu fu. Because certain things and/or food sound alike to certain Ch

15、inese well-wishes, the belief is that having one will lead to the other.An illustration of what a Chinese Ancient Gold Nugget might look like.Most Northerners serve dumplings as the main dish in this festive season, although most Chinese around the world would do the same because it is believed that

16、 dumplings (饺子, jio zi) are wrapped in the semblance of Chinese gold nuggets (illustrated) used in ancient China. This gold nugget is called金元宝 (jin yuán bo). However, mandarin oranges are the most popular and most abundant fruit during Chinese New Year amongst Chinese simply because of, inter

17、alia, how the name of the fruit is phonetically similar to gold - jin ju (金橘子) or kam (金) in Cantonese.Clothing ?Red clothing is worn throughout the Chinese New Year, as red will scare away evil spirits and bad fortune. Also, people typically wear new clothes from head to toe to symbolize starting a

18、new in the new year.Money Given to Children ?On the night of Chuxi, or the night before the first day of new years, parents or grandparents usually put "y suì qián" (压岁钱) or "end of year money" under children's pillows. The most common story of the origin of this tr

19、adition is below:There once was a monster called Sui(祟) that would come on the night of Chuxi and touch the forehead of sleeping children. Once touched, normal children turned insane and smart children were then mentally retarded. To avoid this, parents usually stayed up the whole to watch out for S

20、ui (守祟, or守岁). One couple loved their bright son very much, and decided one year to keep the son awake by having him playing with coins wrapped in red paper. However, both the parents and the boy eventually fell asleep, with the paper wrapped coins fallen beside the boy's pillow. At night, Sui c

21、ame in looking for the boy. The parents woke up, but it was too late for them to stop Sui. As Sui got close to the boy, a light flashed from the paper wrapped coins, scarying Sui away.The next day, the story was known through out the village, and people believed that having coins wrapped in red pape

22、r would keep Sui away on Chuxi. Therefore it became a tradition to put money by the pillows of children on the night of Chuxi, and the money is then called Ya Sui Qian压祟钱, or Sui Suppressing Money. And since Sui(祟) sounds similar to the word岁 which means year, it is then called压岁钱, for people believ

23、ed this money would keep their children safe for the rest of the year.清明节Qingming 清明节Qingming It is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. It falls on April 4th or 5th . That is a special day for the living to show love and respect to their dead friends or relatives. People often go to sweep the tomb and pu

24、t the meat, wine in front of the tomb. One interesting thing is that people burn the paper money for the dead.端午节Dragon Boat Festival 端午节This day is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month, People often get together to watch the wonderful “Dragon Boat Race”(龙舟大赛)，Rice dumpling is a must on Dragon Boat

25、 Festival.中秋节Mid-autumn Day 中秋节It comes on the 15th of the eighth lunar month. People often gaze at the “Lady in the moon”(嫦娥) and eat moon cakes.母亲节Mother's dayThe second Sunday in May is Mother's day. It is a special day for everyone! On that day, children usually give their mother with ca

26、rds, presents and flowers. 情人节Valentine's DayValentine's Day is on February 14th every year. On that day, people always give their lovers some roses and chocolate(巧克力）.Today, boys and girls look like sweet. They go to restaurants and have a big supper. Valentine's cards become more and m

27、ore beautiful.圣诞节Christmas DayDecember 25th is Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, many people will have big parties. They like eating turkey, fruits and drinking some juice for supper. After supper, many people will go out for shopping and walking with their children. They will themselves父亲节Father'

28、;s Day Father's Day is on the third Sunday in June .Some people thought that if we had Mother's Day, but we should also have a Father 's Day. The children will give their father some presents and the best wishes. Father was great, so we should give the best wishes for them愚人节April fool's day April fool's day is on April the 1st of every year, in many country, people always have a little and very beautiful party, they don't make up at that day. People always say some foolish things, but they don't care, children and old man also can play the