中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日英文介紹第1頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)SpringFestivalLunarNewYear,themostsolemnoftraditionalChinesefolkfestivals.FirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthinthetraditionalChineselunarcalendar,knownastheMoon,commonlyknownas"NewYear"and"NewYear."ThelonghistoryoftheSpringFestival,whichoriginatedintheShangperiodtheyeardrawstoacloseservicemenandthememorialactivities.AccordingtoChina'sLunar,thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthyenancientname,Yuan-chen,acopy,isEmperor,theNewYearDay,whichiscommonlyknownasDayoftheRepublic.switchtotheGregoriancalendar,thecalendaronJanuary1asNewYear'sDay,January1stcalledtheLunarSpringFestival.第2頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)春節(jié)，即農(nóng)歷新年，俗稱過(guò)年，一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民間，傳統(tǒng)意義上的春節(jié)是指從臘月初八的臘祭或臘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為高潮。春節(jié)歷史悠久，起源于殷商時(shí)期年頭歲尾的祭神祭祖活動(dòng)。在春節(jié)期間，中國(guó)的漢族和很多少數(shù)民族都要舉行各種活動(dòng)以示慶祝。這些活動(dòng)均以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除舊布新、迎禧接福、祈求豐年為主要內(nèi)容。活動(dòng)豐富多彩，帶有濃郁的民族特色。第3頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)

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

第4頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)TheLanternFestival（元宵節(jié)）

ThelunarJanuary

(農(nóng)歷正月）isthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanterns（燈籠）

andchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.第5頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)Somelanternshavepuzzlesonthem,calledlanternpuzzle（燈謎）,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.

ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball（元宵）.Thericeglueball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.元宵節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)美食就是元宵啦。元宵的形狀就像是滿月出現(xiàn)在天空。這種甜品，尤其受兒童的歡迎。

第6頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)QingmingfestivalQingmingFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalonthe104thdayafterthewintersolstice(orthe15thdayfromtheSpringEquinox),usuallyoccurringaroundApril5oftheGregoriancalendar(seeChinesecalendar).Astronomicallyitisalsoasolarterm(SeeQingming).TheQingmingfestivalfallsonthefirstdayofthefifthsolarterm,namedQingming.Itsnamedenotesatimeforpeopletogooutsideandenjoythegreeneryofspringtime(踏青Tàqīng,"treadingonthegreenery")andtendtothegravesofdepartedones.第7頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)清明節(jié)是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，冬至后的104天（或15日從春分），通常在公歷5月（農(nóng)歷）發(fā)生。同時(shí)它也是一個(gè)節(jié)氣（參見清明）。落在第一天的第五個(gè)節(jié)氣命名為清明，清明節(jié)。清明前后這段時(shí)間人們都會(huì)組織去踏青，而且多會(huì)去陵園看望已去的故人。第8頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)TheDragonBoatFestivalTheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar（陰歷）.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear.端午節(jié)，又稱為五五節(jié)，在陰歷十五月圓后的第五天被慶祝。它是中國(guó)最重要的節(jié)日之一，其他兩個(gè)分別是中秋節(jié)和中國(guó)新年。

第9頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)Dragonboatracingisanindispensable（不可缺少的）

partofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoes（獨(dú)木舟）

pullingtheoarshurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.龍舟賽是不可缺少這個(gè)節(jié)日中不可缺少的一部分，在全國(guó)各地舉行。當(dāng)槍射擊的時(shí)候，人們會(huì)看到車手在龍舟上慌忙的拉漿伴隨著激烈的鼓聲，奮力朝著他們的目的地前進(jìn)。第10頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)DoubleSeventhFestivalTheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItoftengoesintoAugustintheGregoriancalendar.Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmandthegrassandtreesrevealtheirluxuriousgreens.Atnightwhentheskyisdottedwithstars,andpeoplecanseetheMilkyWayspanningfromthenorthtothesouth.Oneachbankofitisabrightstar,whichseeeachotherfromafar.TheyaretheCowherdandWeaverMaid,andaboutthemthereisabeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.第11頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)第七陰歷的元月7日，七夕節(jié)，是一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日充滿浪漫。它通常在公歷8月。

這個(gè)節(jié)日是在盛夏，當(dāng)天氣暖和、草地和樹木茂盛，滿山果樹。晚上，當(dāng)天空被星星點(diǎn)綴的時(shí)候，人們可以看到銀河系橫跨南北。在銀河的兩岸有兩顆璀璨的星星，他們可以看到彼此。他們是牛郎和織女，有一個(gè)美麗的愛情故事代代相傳……第12頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)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.TheQueenMotherwaseventuallymovedandallowedthemtomeeteachyearonthe7thofthe7thlunarmonth.Hencetheirmeetingdatehasbeencalled"QiXi"(DoubleSeventh).第13頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)相傳牛郎父母早逝，又常受到哥嫂的虐待，只有一頭老牛相伴。有一天老牛給他出了計(jì)謀，教他怎樣娶織女做妻子。到了那一天，美麗的仙女們果然到銀河沐浴，并在水中嬉戲。這時(shí)藏在蘆葦中的牛郎突然跑出來(lái)拿走了織女的衣裳。驚惶失措的仙女們急忙上岸穿好衣裳飛走了，唯獨(dú)剩下織女。在牛郎的懇求下，織女答應(yīng)做他的妻子。婚后，牛郎織女男耕女織，相親相愛，生活得十分幸福美滿。織女還給牛郎生了一兒一女。后來(lái)，老牛要死去的時(shí)候，叮囑牛郎要把它的皮留下來(lái)，到急難時(shí)披上以求幫助。老牛死后，夫妻倆忍痛剝下牛皮，把牛埋在山坡上。第14頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)織女和牛郎成親的事被天庭的玉帝和王母娘娘知道后，他們勃然大怒，并命令天神下界抓回織女。天神趁牛郎不在家的時(shí)候，抓走了織女。牛郎回家不見織女，急忙披上牛皮，擔(dān)了兩個(gè)小孩追去。眼看就要追上，王母娘娘心中一急，拔下頭上的金簪向銀河一劃，昔日清淺的銀河一霎間變得濁浪滔天，牛郎再也過(guò)不去了。從此，牛郎織女只能淚眼盈盈，隔河相望，天長(zhǎng)地久，玉皇大帝和王母娘娘也拗不過(guò)他們之間的真摯情感，準(zhǔn)許他們每年七月七日相會(huì)一次，相傳，每逢七月初七，人間的喜鵲就要飛上天去，在銀河為牛郎織女搭鵲橋相會(huì)。此外，七夕夜深人靜之時(shí)，人們還能在葡萄架或其他的瓜果架下聽到牛郎織女在天上的脈脈情話。第15頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)Mid-AutumnDay（中秋節(jié)）

Mid-autumnDayisAugust15thonlunarcalendar.Accordingtohistoryrecords,ChineseemperorhastraditionthatworshiptheSuninspringandworshiptheMooninautumn.Asaugust15thisexactlythemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-AutumnDay.ThetraditionalfoodofMid-AutumnDayisMooncake,aroundbakedcakewithfillingsinit.Theroundshapeofmooncakerepresentsfamilytogether.InthenightofMid-AutumnDay,everyfamilyhasmooncakeandwatchesthemoon.第16頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)中秋節(jié)當(dāng)天是陰歷8月15日。據(jù)歷史記載，中國(guó)的皇帝，在春天的太陽(yáng)崇拜和供奉在中秋的傳統(tǒng)。由于8月15日正是秋季的中間，所以被稱為中秋。

國(guó)慶中秋的傳統(tǒng)食品是月餅，圓它的餡料烤蛋糕。圓形的月餅代表家人在一起。在中秋節(jié)的晚上，家家有月餅。第17頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)TheDoubleNinthFestival（重陽(yáng)節(jié)）

Chinesebelievesninerepresentssun,thebrightestthing,September9thhastwonine,thesunisdoubled,socallitDoubleNinthFestival.NinealsomeansLonginChinesewords,sotheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsorecognizedTheOldFestival.InDoubleNinthFestival,peoplegototheirancestors’tombstoworship(祭拜）withcoatforwinner.中國(guó)認(rèn)為，9代表太陽(yáng)，最聰明的事情，9月9日有兩個(gè)九，太陽(yáng)增加了一倍，所以稱之為重陽(yáng)。

在重陽(yáng)節(jié)，人們?nèi)ゼ腊菟麄兊淖嫦鹊膲災(zāi)?。?8頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)

Wintersolstice

WintersolsticeisaveryimportantsolarterminChineseLunarcalendar.Beingatraditionalholidayaswell,itisstillnowcelebratedquiteofteninmanyregions.EarlyduringtheSpringandAutumnperiod,2500oddyearsfromnow,WintersolsticewasfirstdeterminedastheChinesetraditionalsolartermamongthetotal24terms.InGregoriancalendar,itisaroundDec22ndor23rd.冬至是中國(guó)農(nóng)歷的一個(gè)非常重要的節(jié)氣。

以及作為一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，它是現(xiàn)在慶祝往往在許多地區(qū)。早在春秋時(shí)期，到現(xiàn)在有2500多年的歷史，冬至首先確定為中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)氣共24項(xiàng)。在公歷中，它大約是12月22日或23日。第19頁(yè)/共23頁(yè)TheLabaFestivalLabaFestival,theoriginalancientharvestcelebrati