用英语介绍寒食节

1、用英语介绍寒食节【篇一：清明节中英文简介】qingming festival(清明节中英文介绍)the qingming (pure brightness) festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in china, falling on april 4-6 each year. after the festival, the temperature will rise up and rainfall increases. it is the high time for spring plowing and sowing.but t

2、he qingming festival is not only a seasonal point to guide farm work, it is more a festival of commemoration. the qingming festival sees a combination of sadness and happiness.清明是中国的二十四节气之一,时间为每年的 4月4日到6日.清 明节之后,气温上升,雨水增多,是春耕和播种的大好时间.但是, 清明作为节日,不仅是指导农耕的节气,更是一个纪念的节日.(节气是我国物候变化、时令顺序的标志,而节日那么包含着一定的 风俗活

3、动和某种纪念意义.)因此,这个节日中既有祭扫新坟生别 死离的悲酸泪,又有踏青游玩的欢笑声,是一个富有特色的节日.this is the most important day of sacrifice. both the han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased. also, they will not cook on this day and only cold food is served. the ha

4、nshi (cold food) festival was usually one day before the qingming festival. as our ancestors often extended the day to the qingming, they were later combined.清明节是最重要的祭奠日子.汉族和一些少数民族在这个时候会他 们祖先献上祭品以及把坟墓外面清扫干净.同时,他们在这一天不 动烟火,而是只吃凉的食物.寒食节一般是清明节的前一天,我们 的祖先们一般把这一天延长到清明节,最后干脆合二为一了.on each qingming festival

5、, all cemeteries are crowded with people who came to sweep tombs and offer sacrifices. traffic on the way to the cemeteries becomes extremely jammed. the customs have been greatly simplified today. after slightly sweeping the tombs, people offer food, flowers and favorites of the dead, then burn inc

6、ense and paper money and bow before the memorial tablet.每一个清明节,所有的墓地挤满了前来扫墓和献祭品的人.前往公墓的道路因而变得异常拥挤.现在的习俗已经简单了很多.稍微清扫坟墓之后,人们开始将食物、鲜花 和已故之人喜欢的供祭在墓前,然后就在墓碑前点燃香烛、焚化纸 钱和鞠躬.in contrast to the sadness of the tomb sweepers, people also enjoy hope of spring on this day. the qingming festival is a time when th

7、e sun shines brightly, the trees and grass become green and nature is again lively. since ancient times, people have followed the custom of spring outings. at this time tourists are everywhere.与清明节扫墓的悲哀相反,人们在这个春光明媚的日子里,也一样 是可以享受生活的.在清明节里,阳光明媚,树木和小草绿意盎然, 大自然又充满了活力.自从古代,人们就春游的风俗,这这个时候 到处都是春游的人.people

8、love to fly kites during the qingming festival. kite flying is actually not limited to the qingming festival. its uniqueness lies in that people fly kites not during the day, but also at night.a string of little lanterns tied onto the kite or the thread look like shining stars, and therefore, are ca

9、lled gods lanterns.放风筝也是清明时节人们所喜爱的活动.放风筝其实不局限于清明 节.每逢清明时节,人们不仅白天放,夜间也放.夜里在风筝下或 风稳拉线上挂上一串串彩色的小灯笼,象闪烁的明星,被称为 神 灯.the qingming festival is also a time to plant trees, for the survival rate of saplings is high and trees grow fast later. in the past, the qingming festival was called arbor day. but since

10、1979, arbor day was settled as march 12 according to the gregorian calendar.由于种植树苗成活率高,成长快,清明节也是一个植树的好时间.在过去,清明节也被叫做植树节.但自从1979年,每年公历的三月12日被规定为植树节工origin 起源qing ming is popularly associated with jie zi zhui, who lived inshanxi province in 600 b.c. legend has it that jie saved his starving lords life

11、 by serving a piece of his own leg. when the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. however, jie declinedhis invitation, preferring to lead a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.谈到清明节,有点历史知识的人,都会联想到历史人物介子椎.据 历史记载,在两千多年以前的

12、春秋时代,晋国公子重耳逃亡在外, 生活艰苦,跟随他的介子椎不惜从自己的腿上割下一块肉让他充饥. 后来,重耳回到晋国,作了国君即晋文公,春秋五霸之一,大 事封赏所有跟随他流亡在外的随从,惟独介子椎拒绝接受封赏,他 带了母亲隐居绵山.believing that he could force jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. to his consternation, jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt t

13、o death. to commemorate jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of jies death. thus began the cold food feast, a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit.晋文公无计可施,只好放火烧山,他想,介子椎孝顺母亲,一定会 带着老母出来.谁知这场大火却把介子椎母子烧死了.为了纪念介 子椎,晋文公下令每年的这一天,禁止生火,家家户户只能吃生

14、冷 的食物,这就是寒食节的来源.the cold food festival occurs on the eve of qing ming and is often considered as part of the qing ming festival. as time passes, the qing ming festival replaced the cold food festival. whatever practice is observed , the basic observation of qing ming is to remember ones elders by ma

15、king a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. to make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of jie zi zhui who choose death over capitulation.寒食

16、节是在清明节的前一天,古人常把寒食节的活动延续到清明, 久而久之,清明取代了寒食节.拜介子椎的习俗也变成了清明扫墓 的习俗了.无论以何种形式纪念,为了使纪念祖先的仪式更有意义, 我们应该让年轻一代的家庭成员了解先人过去的奋斗历史,当然, 还要学习介子椎宁死不屈的气节.【篇二：中国四大传统节日英文介绍】中国四大传统节日：春节,中秋节,端午节,清明节 元宵节the lantern festival ( 元宵节)is the last day of the Chinese new year celebration. this day is for the last moment for settin

17、g off fireworks, the last excuse for eating a big feast and the last chance for family getting together before the 年 “ celebrations are over. (latern festival is also a traditional time of celebration for foreigners who live in china).the lantern festival, the 15th of the first month of the lunar ca

18、lendar, is the first full moon of the year. celebrations and traditions on this day date back to the western han dynasty. traditions for this festival: as the name indicates, hanging and looking at lanterns is the main tradition. lanterns of various shapes and sizes are displayed on trees, or along

19、river banks.parents often take their children to lantern fairs and sometimes lucky kids even get a mini toy lantern. another tradition is guessing lantern riddles. these are riddles that are hung on lanterns for people to shoot down and solve. the riddles are usually short, wise, and sometimes humor

20、ous. the answer to a riddle can be a chinese character, a famous persons name, a place name or a proverb. this tradition has become apopular game with serious staying power even as social development changes other traditions.other than that, the most important thing to do today is to eat sweetdumpli

21、ngs. in northern china, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice flour are called 元宵 “ while in southern part they are called 汤圆 .typical sweetdumplings are filled with black sesame sauce, sweetenedbean paste, or hawthorn. making 元宵 today is like a game or an activity, so its seldom done without a rea

22、son and a group of friends or family present to help out.端午节the dragon boat festival, also called the duanwu festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the chinese calendar. for thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice(糯米)wrappe

23、d toform a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats.the festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. thisregatta 赛舟会 commemorates the death of qu yuan , an honest minister who is said to have committ

24、ed suicide by drowning himself in a river. qu was a minister of the state of chu situated in present-day hunan and hubeiprovinces, during thewarring states period475-221bc战国时期.he was upright, loyal and highly esteemed for his wise counsel that brought peace and prosperity to the state.however, when

25、a dishonest and corrupt prince vilified qu, he was disgraced and dismissed from office. realizing that the country was now in the hands of evil and corrupt officials, qu grabbed a large stone and leapt into the miluo river on the fifth day of the fifth month. nearby fishermen rushed over to try and

26、save him but were unable to even recover his body. thereafter, the state declined and was eventually conquered by the state of qin. the people of chu who mourned the death of qu threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the fifth day of the fifth month. but one year, the spirit of qu

27、 appeared and told the mourners that a hugereptile 爬行动物in the river had stolen the rice. the spirit then advised them to wrap the rice in silk and bind it with five different-colored threads before tossing it into the river.during the duanwu festival, a glutinous rice pudding called zong zi is eaten

28、 to symbolize the rice offerings to qu.ingredients such as beans,lotus seeds莲子,chestnuts 栗子,pork fat and the golden yolk of a salted duck egg are often added to the glutinous rice. the pudding is then wrapped with bamboo leaves, bound with a kind of raffia and boiled in salt water for hours.the drag

29、on-boat races symbolize the many attempts to rescue and recover qus body. a typical dragon boat ranges from 50100 feet in length, with a beam of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two paddlers seated side by side.a wooden dragon head is attached at the bow, and a dragon tail at thestern 船尾.a banner hoist

30、ed on a pole is also fastened at the stern and the hull is decorated with red, green and blue scales edged in gold. in the center of the boat is a canopied shrine behind which the drummers,gong专同锣beaters andcymbal 钱钩 players are seated to set the pace for the paddlers. there are also men positioned

31、at the bow to set off firecrackers, toss rice into the water and pretend to be looking for qu. all of the noise and pageantry creates an atmosphere of gaiety and excitement for the participants and spectators alike. the races are held among different clans, villages and organizations, and the winner

32、s are awarded medals, banners, jugs of wine and festive meals.清明节qing ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. more important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased ancestors and family members. because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, qing ming is

33、a major chinese festival. literally meaning clear qing and bright ming, this chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. it is a spring festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. chinese b

34、eing practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after qing ming day. among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日.主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的 具体表现；基于上述意义,清明节因此成为华人的重要节日.清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天.扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天.有些地域的

35、人士的扫墓活动长达一个月.origin起源qing ming is popularly associated with jie zi zhui, who lived in shanxi province in 60021、清 明节扫风墓俗 介子椎宁死不屈的气节.清明时节祭扫祖坟俗称上坟.无锡的传统民俗较有代表性.扫墓时要挑些新土壅 坟萤,而且凡新坟一定要在清明前祭扫,旧坟可以过清明.但不能 过立夏.新媳妇一定要去祭扫祖坟,俗称上花坟.扫墓时用荤、素 菜肴和酒、饭等祭奠.后用干果糕点等替代.时至今日,在烈士陵园缅怀革命先烈成为清明节里很重要的内容,在祭炎 黄二祖、悼念自己的先祖的同时,缅怀先烈的

36、丰功伟绩,使今天的 清明活动具有了更重要的教育意义.2踏青 清明时节,气候温暖温暖,大地皆春,处处鲜花嫩草,一 片生机盎然,人们纷纷外出踏青.在无锡,踏青的最好场所莫过于 惠山.不上惠山的,上城墙绕城而走,叫登高踏青.东门东林庵一 带,为士女聚集处,故有东林庵里看桃花的说法.这天,也是东乡 胶山和北乡斗山的节场,附近还有赛会,故斗山别名清明山.人们 都上山踏青,赶节场,观看赛会.从元宵节至清明节,大人孩子, 三五成群,到野外放凤筝,别有情趣.3门旁插柳和戴柳枝帽 清明节那天,有家家门口插柳条的风俗.在一些地区,还流行小孩带柳枝帽的风俗.门旁插柳和戴柳枝帽习俗的来源也是根据介子椎的传说.据说,介

37、子椎是死在柳树下面的.介子椎死后的第二年晋文公率领群臣到绵山致祭,一行人先在山下 寒食一日,第二天才上山.那棵柳树,已经长出了翠绿的嫩条.晋 文公看了,心中忽有所感,便走上前去,掐了一丝,编成一个圈儿 带在头上.随从的臣下看了 ,也纷纷仿效他折柳插头.晋文公便把这 棵柳树赐名3清明节即是节气又是节日.从节气上来说,它是 24节气之一.我国2000多年前的秦汉时期已根本形成了24节气.24节气综合了天文学和气象学等方面的知识,编排了春雨惊春清谷天,夏满芒夏暑 相连.秋处露秋寒霜降,冬雪雪冬小大寒的歌谣.其中清明被排在 歌谣的第五位.也是农历历法中的第五个节气.此时,天气转暖,大地回春,万物复苏,

38、一片生机盎然,家家门口插柳条,祭扫坟墓 和郊外踏青.农谚中也有清明忙种粟的说法.作为以花信为标志的 花信风.清明的花期为一侯桐花,二侯麦花,三侯柳花,充分点明 了清明节气的花期和花种.?岁时百问?说万物生长此时,皆清洁 而明净,故谓之清明.中秋节the midautumn festival is the traditional festival in china.in this day,people ,espically family members will have a happy get-together.so Chinese people vaule this festival for

39、 its important meaning of reunion.and the mooncake is the symbolic food.it represents the reunion just like the full moon.Chinese mid-autumn festival is one of the four major traditional festivals.中秋节是中国四大传统节日之一.there are evening meal, people who work outside the home have to come back happy. 、 清明与节

40、气 为清明柳, 把这天定 为清明节.【篇三：中国传统节日英语介绍】春节Chinese spring festival celebrating the end of winter and the warmth of spring. it began in the last day of the lunar year, end in the 15th day of lunar new year, also is the lantern festival. during the spring festival, people use red lantern and spring festival c

41、ouplets decorate a house, put on all kinds of colored clothes, often visit friends and relatives or together eat dumplings, fish, meat and other delicious food. the children are looking forward to receiving red envelope money, and together they play each other the fireworks, with happy. street with

42、dragon and lion dance and some other carnival activities, cctv will held the grand spring festival gala. 译： 中国的春节庆 祝冬天的结束和温暖春天的来临.它开始于农历年的最后一天,结 束于农历正月十五,也就是元宵节.在春节期间,人们用红灯笼和 春联装饰房子,穿上各式各样的彩色衣服,经常拜访亲戚朋友或聚 在一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物.孩子们盼望着收到红包 的压岁钱,他们一起放烟花,相互玩的跟开心.大街上有舞龙、舞 狮和其他一些狂欢活动,中央电视台会举行盛大的春节联欢晚会.qing m

43、ing is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. more important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased ancestors and family members. because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, qing ming is a major chinese festival.literally meaning clear (qing) and bright (min

44、g), this chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. it is a spring festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extend

45、ed period, that is, 10 days before and after qing ming day. among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated.清明节是一个纪念祖先的节日.主要的纪念仪式是扫墓,扫墓是慎 终追远、郭亲睦邻及行孝的具体表现；基于上述意义,清明节因此 成为华人的重要节日.清明节是在仲春和暮春之交,也就是冬至后的106天.扫墓活动通常是在清明节的前十天或后十天.有些地域 的人士的扫墓活动长达一个月.清明节origin 起源qing ming is popularly associated with ji

46、e zi zhui, who lived in shanxi province in 600 b.c. legend has it that jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. when the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. however, jie declined his invitation, prefe

47、rring to lead a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.believing that he could force jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. to his consternation, jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. to commemorate jie, thelord ordered all fire

48、s in every home to be put out on the anniversary of jies death. thus began the cold food feast, a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit.the cold food festival occurs on the eve of qing ming and is often considered as part of the qing ming festival. as time passes, the qing ming

49、 festival replaced the cold food festival. whatever practice is observed , the basic observation of qing ming is to remember ones elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. to make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of jie zi zhui who choose death over capitulation.谈到清明节,有点历史知识的人,都会联想到历史人物介子椎.据 历史记载,在两千多年以前的春秋时代,晋国公子重耳逃亡在外, 生活艰苦,跟随他的介子椎不惜从自己的腿上割下一块肉让他充饥. 后来,重耳回到晋国,作了国君即晋文公,春秋五霸之一,大 事封赏所有跟随他流亡在外的随从,惟独介子椎拒绝接受封赏,他 带了母亲隐