春节风俗英文

关于春节风俗英文CustomsOfTheSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear.Throughtheenvelopmentofthousandsofyears,aseriesofcustomsarestillthesameasbefore.第2页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天SweepingtheDust(扫尘

)“Dust”ishomophonic(同音)with“chen”（尘）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.第3页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天PastingSpringCouplets(贴春联)

“TheSpringCoupletisaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantithetical(相对应的)sentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandaninscription(题字),usuallyanfortunatelyphrase,abovethegate.Thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperous(繁荣的)atmosphereoftheFestival.第4页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天PastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”(贴窗花和“福”字

)Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”,bigandsmall,onwalls,doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses.“Fu”showspeople’syearning(向往)towardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted(倒转的)”isahomonym(同音)for“arrive”inChinese.第5页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天StayingUpLateonNewYear'sEve(守岁)ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearisoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryterrible.Yearalwayswentoutfromitsburrow(洞穴)onNewYear’sEvetoeatpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldening(壮胆)eachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYear’sEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled“passingovertheyear(guonian)”.第6页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天看春节联欢晚会TheCCTVNewYear'sGalaTheNewYear’sGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.ForeveryyearattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.ManyChinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronNewYear’sEve.第7页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天

BurningFirecrackers放鞭炮

Thefirecrackerisaunique(特有的)productinChina.InancientChina,thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits.Withtheinventionofthegunpowder,“firecracker”isalsocalled“鞭炮biānpào”andusedtocreateajoyfulatmosphere.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistoburnfirecrackersandfireworks,whichmeanssayingfarewelltotheoldyearandusher(迎接)inthenew.第8页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天第9页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天NewYear'sVisitandGiftMoney(拜年和压岁钱

)OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity(长寿),whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Whenfriendsmeet,theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile.Withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology,thereisachangeonthewayofgivingNewYearsgreetings.Inrecentyear,itiscommontosendNewYearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones,emailsandtextmessages.第10页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天第11页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天Eating“jiaozi”(吃饺子)OnNewYear’sEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratetheSpringFestival.TheshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeat.themandwishformoneyandtreasure.ThetraditionofhavingjiaoziisveryimportantduringtheSpringFestival.YoucannothaveacompleteSpringFestivalwithouthavingjiaozi第12页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天TheSpringFestivalsongWife,don’trush,takeiteasy,daysafterDec8areallChinesenewyear,firstly,weneedtodrinkporridge,untilDec23,wewilleatsnacks,Dec24,weshouldcleanthehouse,Dec25,frytofu,Dec26,cookroastemutton,Dec27,wewillhavechickenfordinner,Dec28,preparefor第13页,共17页，2024年2月25日，星期天tomorrow’sdinnerDec29,havesteamedbreadfordinnerDec30,don’tsleepthi