春节和端午-节日英语介绍

1、Spring Festival,Speechmaker: XXX,Customs Spring Cleaning Write and paste couplets(对联) on doors Set off fireworks Receive Gift Money /red packet Have Family reunion dinner Pay New Years call(拜年) lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel(消除) evil and bring good luck.) dragon dance (to expe

2、ct good weather and good harvests) riddles written on lanterns,HistoryofChineseNewYear 追溯历史：名叫“年”的怪兽,Chinese New Year has a very interesting and unique history. According to the Chinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallow humans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beas

3、t came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises.They started bursting crackersand used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as GuoNian meaning Pass over the Nian. Chinese considered the day an auspicious(吉兆的) one as it brought new life for t

4、hem and celebrated it as a New Year。,Come back,The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty from the peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new

5、one. （春节落在正月的第一天，往往比公历晚一个月。它起源于商朝从人民祭祀神灵和祖先，在旧的一年结束和一个新的开始。）,The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation

6、systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. （春节是中国人民最重要的节日，所有家庭成员聚在一起，在西方圣诞节一样。所有远离家乡的人都要回家，成为了为期半个月左右的运输系统最繁忙的时间春运。机场，火车站和长途巴士站都挤满了回家的人。）,The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the

7、 Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are c

8、rowded with home returnees. （春节是中国人民最重要的节日，所有家庭成员聚在一起，在西方圣诞节一样。所有远离家乡的人都要回家，成为了为期半个月左右的运输系统最繁忙的时间春运。机场，火车站和长途巴士站都挤满了回家的人。）,Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils. （在新的一年到来之际，人们彻底清理自己的家

9、里以及他们的衣服，被褥和他们所有的器具的室内和室外。） Then people begin decorating their clean rooms.All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Y

10、ear. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance. （然后人们开始装饰洁净室。人们将所有的门板贴上春联，在红纸上写上对联。内容多是憧憬一个光明的未来，表达人们新年交好运的意愿。此外，门神和财神的照片也将被张贴在前门，分别用来辟邪和招财招福。）,Dragon Boat Festival (Double Fifth Festival) By Wu ZhongJun,Today

11、, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage,时至今日，端午节在中

12、国人民中仍是一个十分盛行的隆重节日。国家非常重视非物质文化遗产的保护，2006年5月20日，该民俗经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。,Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclus

13、ion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage,时至今日，端午节在中国人民中仍是一个十分盛行的隆重节日。国家非常重视非物质文化遗产的保护，2006年5月20日，该民俗经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。,Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of in

14、tangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage,时至今日，端午节在中国人民中仍是一个十分盛行的隆重节日。国家非常重视非物质文化遗产的保护，2006年5月20日，该民俗经国务院批准列入第一批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。,Have you ever think why does Duanwu festival is so popular in China？

15、,Actually，the answer is that all we are doing on Duanwu are relevant to QuYuan . Duanwu is our piety ,we are commemorating the hero who is considered to be the spirit of the nation .,Duanwu Celebrated in MiLuojiang,garlic, eggs,Cuttage Argy wormwood,Wearing Sachet,zongzi,Picking of Angelica dahurica

16、,Washing face,Traditional Culture on Dragon Boat Festival,端午节 The Duanwu Festival, commonly known as the Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month). More about Dragon Boat Festival 吃粽子 Eating zongzi. Zongzi are pyramid-shaped dumplings made of glutinous rice, stuffed with different fillin

17、gs and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. This traditional food is popular during the Dragon Boat Festival. More about Zongzi 饮雄黄酒 Drinking realgar wine. Realgar wine is Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar. It is a custom to drink the wine during the Dragon Boat Festival.,Next,赛龙舟 Dragon boat racing

18、. Dragon boat racing is a traditional pastime where crews of 22 seated in long, dragon-shaped boats race lengths of up to 2000m. The Races are an indispensable part of the Dragon Boat Festival and are held all over China. 佩香囊 Wearing a sachet. During Dragon Boat Festival, parents typically dress the

19、ir children up with a sachet. They first sew little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines, and finally string them with silk thread. The sachet, which is said to be able to ward off evil, is usually hung around the childs neck or tied to the front of his or her garment as a