中国传统节日英文介绍

中国传统节日英文介绍SpringFestivalLunarNewYear,themostsolemnoftraditionalChinesefolkfestivals.FirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthinthetraditionalChineselunarcalendar,knownastheMoon,commonlyknownas"NewYear"and"NewYear."ThelonghistoryoftheSpringFestival,whichoriginatedintheShangperiodtheyeardrawstoacloseservicemenandthememorialactivities.AccordingtoChina'sLunar,thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthyenancientname,Yuan-chen,acopy,isEmperor,theNewYearDay,whichiscommonlyknownasDayoftheRepublic.switchtotheGregoriancalendar,thecalendaronJanuary1asNewYear'sDay,January1stcalledtheLunarSpringFestival.春节，即农历新年，俗称过年，一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。春节历史悠久，起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。在春节期间，中国的汉族和很多少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。这些活动均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。

InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.

TheLanternFestival（元宵节）

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(农历正月）isthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanterns（灯笼）andchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.Somelanternshavepuzzlesonthem,calledlanternpuzzle（灯谜）,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.

ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball（元宵）.Thericeglueball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.元宵节的传统美食就是元宵啦。元宵的形状就像是满月出现在天空。这种甜品，尤其受儿童的欢迎。

QINGMINGFESTIVALQingmingFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalonthe104thdayafterthewintersolstice(orthe15thdayfromtheSpringEquinox),usuallyoccurringaroundApril5oftheGregoriancalendar(seeChinesecalendar).Astronomicallyitisalsoasolarterm(SeeQingming).TheQingmingfestivalfallsonthefirstdayofthefifthsolarterm,namedQingming.Itsnamedenotesatimeforpeopletogooutsideandenjoythegreeneryofspringtime(踏青Tàqīng,"treadingonthegreenery")andtendtothegravesofdepartedones.清明节是中国的传统节日，冬至后的104天（或15日从春分），通常在公历5月（农历）发生。同时它也是一个节气（参见清明）。落在第一天的第五个节气命名为清明，清明节。清明前后这段时间人们都会组织去踏青，而且多会去陵园看望已去的故人。THEDRAGONBOATFESTIVALTheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar（阴历）.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.端午节，又称为五五节，在阴历十五月圆后的第五天被庆祝。它是中国最重要的节日之一，其他两个分别是中秋节和中国新年。Dragonboatracingisanindispensable（不可缺少的）partofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoes（独木舟）pullingtheoarshurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.龙舟赛是不可缺少这个节日中不可缺少的一部分，在全国各地举行。当枪射击的时候，人们会看到车手在龙舟上慌忙的拉浆伴随着激烈的鼓声，奋力朝着他们的目的地前进。DOUBLESEVENTHFESTIVALTheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmandthegrassandtreesrevealtheirluxuriousgreens.Atnightwhentheskyisdottedwithstars,andpeoplecanseetheMilkyWayspanningfromthenorthtothesouth.Oneachbankofitisabrightstar,whichseeeachotherfromafar.TheyaretheCowherdandWeaverMaid,andaboutthemthereisabeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.第七阴历的元月7日，七夕节，是一个传统节日充满浪漫。它通常在公历8月。

这个节日是在盛夏，当天气暖和、草地和树木茂盛，满山果树。晚上，当天空被星星点缀的时候，人们可以看到银河系横跨南北。在银河的两岸有两颗璀璨的星星，他们可以看到彼此。他们是牛郎和织女，有一个美丽的爱情故事代代相传……STORYLong,longago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellownamedNiuLang(Cowhand).Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.Sohelivedbyhimselfherdingcattleandfarming.Oneday,afairyfromheavenZhiNu(WeaverMaid)fellinlovewithhimandcamedownsecretlytoearthandmarriedhim.ThecowhandfarmedinthefieldandtheWeaverMaidwoveathome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthtoaboyandagirl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeavensoonfoundoutthefactandorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavenstobringtheWeaverMaidback.Withthehelpofcelestialcattle,theCowhandflewtoheavenwithhissonanddaughter.Atthetimewhenhewasabouttocatchupwithhiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpinsandmadeastroke.OnebillowyriverappearedinfrontoftheCowhand.TheCowhandandWeaverMaidwereseparatedonthetwobanksforeverandcouldonlyfeeltheirtears.Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies,sotensofthousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowhandandWeaverMaidtomeeteachother.TheQueenMotherwaseventuallymovedandallowedthemto