春节节日介绍英文

春节英文介绍TheSpringFestivalOriginoftheSpringFestival春节来历CustomsoftheSpringFestival春节习俗目录SpringFestivaltraditionalfood春节美食FestivalGreetings节日祝福春节来历OriginoftheSpringFestival壹TheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear，whichisalsocalledastheChineseNewYearortheLunarNewYear.Inchina,itiscalledChunjieorGuonian.OriginoftheSpringFestival春节来历OriginoftheSpringFestivalDoyouknowTheoriginofthespringfestival?TherearemanylegendsabouttheoriginoftheSpringFestival.TherearemanylegendsabouttheoriginoftheSpringFestival.Onelegendgoesthattherewasanextremelycruelbeastnamed“Nian”,whichhadaverybigmouththatwouldhurtpeopleonceayearonthenewyeareve.Peoplewereveryscared.Thevillagersfoundthatthebeastwasafraidofloudnoises,redcolorandflames.Sothattheylightedfirecrackers,putonredcoupletsontheirgates,beatgongsanddriveNianaway.Sincethen,thecustomandtraditionofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwereborn.春节习俗CustomsoftheSpringFestival贰SweepingtheDust（扫尘）BeforetheNewYearcomes,peoplewillcompletelycleantheinsideandoutsideoftheirhouse.“Dust”ishomophonicwith“chen”(尘)inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.PastingSpringCoupletsandNewYearpictures(贴春联和年画)OntheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillputondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousfeelingoftheFestival.Also,picturesofthegodsofdoorswillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspirits.PastingSpringCoupletsNewYearpicturesPastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”

（贴窗花和福字）Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheSpringFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”onwallsordoors.“Fu”showspeople’syearningtowardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu”means"fu"arriveinChinese.setofffireworks/firecrackers（放鞭炮）LightingfirecrackerswasoncethemosttypicalcustomduringtheSpringFestival.在过去，点爆竹是春节最典型的习俗。Peoplethoughtthebangingandpoppingcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.人们认为鞭炮齐鸣能驱赶邪气。However,concerningthedangerandthenegativenoisesthatlightingfirecrackersmaybring,thegovernmenthasbannedthispracticeinmanymajorcities.然而，担心燃放鞭炮可能会带来危险和烦人的噪音，政府已在许多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。NewYearFeast（年夜饭）SpringFestivalisatimeforfamilyreunion.TheNewYear'sFeastis"amust"banquetwithallthefamilymembersgettingtogether.ThefoodeatenontheNewYearEvebanquetvariesaccordingtoregions.InsouthChina,Itiscustomarytoeat“niangao”becauseasahomophone（同音字）,niangaomeans"higherandhighereveryyear".Inthenorth,atraditionaldishforthefeastis"Jiaozi.Theshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingot（金元宝）fromancientChina.Sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.StayingUpLateonNewYear'sEve（守岁）ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearinoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryferocious.YearalwayswentoutfromitsburrowonNewYear’sEvetodevourpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldeningeachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYear’sEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled“passingovertheyear(guonian)”.However,nowtherearelessandlesspeopleincitieswhowillstayuplatetoseeNewYearin.theSpringFestivalGala（春晚）TheSpringFestivalGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisanessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.NewYear‘sVisitandGiftMoney（拜年和压岁钱）OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,peoplepayformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity,whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.春节传统美食SpringFestivaltraditionalfood叁Withthedevelopmentofmobilecommunication,moreandmorepeopleareusinginstantmessengerssuchasQQ,WeChat,microblogandsoontoexpresstheirgoodwishestorelativesorfriendswhoarefarawar.Alotofinterestingemoji（表情包）

arecreatedtomaketheatmosphereactive.Foodnames

春节食品名称年糕

Nian-gao;risecake;NewYearcake团圆饭

familyreuniondinner年夜饭

thedinneronNewYear'sEve饺子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli汤圆

Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,Foodnames

春节食品名称什锦糖

assortedcandies-sweetandfortune蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth西瓜子

redmelonseed-joy,happiness,糖果盘candytray八宝饭eighttreasuresricepudding节日祝福FestivalGreetings肆TraditionalFestivalGreetings:金玉满堂……

TreasuresFillTheHome生意兴隆……

BusinessFlourishes岁岁平安……PeaceAllYearRound恭喜发财……

WishingYouProsperity和气生财……

HarmonyBringsWealth心想事成

……MayAllYourWishesComeTrue吉祥如意……

EverythingGoesWell国泰平安……

TheCountryFlourishesAndPeopleLiveInPeace一帆风顺……

WishingYouEverySuccess步步高升……

PromotingToAHigherPosition出入平安……

SafeTripWhereverYouGoMayeverythingbeautifulandbestbecondensedintothiscard.Isincerelywishyouhappiness,cheerfulnessandsuccess.愿一切最美好的祝福都能用这张贺卡表达，真诚地祝你幸福、快乐、成功!Towishyoujoyatthisholyseason.Wishingeveryhappinesswillalwaysbewithyou.恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。Abeautifulwishtoyouandyourfamily---liveahappylifeandeverythinggoeswell.一个美丽的祝福送给你和你的家人——生活美满,万事如意。MaythebrightandfestiveglowofNewYearcandlewarmthedaysalltheyearthrough.HopingyouwillhaveawonderfultimeenjoyingNewYearthatishappyineveryway.愿明亮喜庆的新年烛光温暖一年中的每个