第第頁(yè)元旦的英語(yǔ)資料

元旦的英語(yǔ)資料篇3

InalegendabouttheprosperouseraofYaoandShunsome4000yearsago,whenYaowastheking,hecreatedmanybenefitsforthepeopleandwaslovedbythem.However,sincehissonwasnotascapableashim,YaodidnotpassonhisthronetohissonbuttoShun,awiseandsaintlyman.

YaosaidtoShun:"Youmustpassthethronetoarightperson.ThenIwillfeelatpeacewhenIdie."ShunpassedhisthronetoYu,whowasaherobecausehecouldcontrolflooding.JustlikeShun,Yualsodidalotofgooddeedsforthepeopleandwasreveredbythem.

AfterYaodied,Shunsetthedayhemadesacrificestotheheavensandgods,aswellastothelateYao,asthefirstdayoftheyear,andthefirstdayofthe1stlunarmonthbecameknownasYuanDanorYuanZheng.ThiswasYuanDaninancienttimes.

PreviousdynastieswouldorganizecelebrationsandsacrificesonYuanDan,fore*amplesacrificingtotheimmortalsandtheirforefathers,writingSpringFestivalscrolls,writingcharacterfortunesanddragondancing.

Peoplealsocelebratedthedaybymakingsacrificestoimmortalsandancestors,pastingspringfestivalscrollsontotheirhouses,settingofffirecrackers,stayingupallnight,eatingdinnersatreunionsaswellasputtingona"societyfire".

Thesescenesareofsuchimpactthatthepoet*inLanintheJinDynastyimmortalisedthescenesofYuanDaninhispoemYuanZheng.

元旦的英語(yǔ)資料篇4

Yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.Itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginninganothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.Asthefirstdayoftheyear,Yuandanhasbeenconsideredtobethemostimportantfestivalsincetheancienttimes.

Customs

1.Kaisui(beginningoftheyear):AccordingtotheChinesetraditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)ofthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymustprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.Atthesametime,theytoopreparefoodfortheNewYearday:Thewholefamilywillthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshousui).Afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)willcome,andthisisthearrivalofNewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,peoplebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.Vegetarianandsweetfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andincensebeburnedtowelcomethedeities.Intheancienttimes,itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthuswascalledkaisui.

Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstructioninTongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"duringthe"fortunetime"toreceivethedeity.Ifthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"isatthe"illposition",peoplewillchoosetoreceive"happydeity"or"nobledeity"instead.

2.ThereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakingonYuandanbetweentheChineseinthenorthernandsouthernregions.ThenorthernChinesehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinside).Somepeoplemayputasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopingtohaveasweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyearaftertastingthecoin.ontheotherhand,thesouthernChinesehavethetabooforkillingonYuandan.Therefore,theydonottakemeatinteemorningofYuandan,soastoavoidbloodshedormutualslaughter.Inordertoevademisfortune,theyhavethefirstmealofthisdaywithoutmeat.Instead,theytakevegetarianfoodforthesakeofvirtue.

3.WhatisspecialduringtheNewYearisthatparentsorelderswilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)tothechildren.Peopleintheancienttimesweremoreparticularingivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceontheeveofNewYearsothatthekidscouldsuppressthepastyearandentertheNewYear.Yasuihasthemeaningofovercomingtheunpredictablefuture.Representingthewishesforthehealthypsychologicalgrowthofthechildren,yasuiqiansymbolisestheeldershopetoseetheirchildrenovercomealltheunpredictableelementsbroughtbythe"year".

4.Thereisane*traordinarynumberoftaboosonYuandan.Eachplacehasitsowncustomsoftaboo.Here,wewillmentiononlyafewcommontaboosinFujianProvince,GuangdongProvinceandSoutheastAsia:

Inthepast,peoplecommonlybelievedthatfortunewashiddeninthehouse.So,wsweepingoffloormustbedoneinthedirectionmovinginwards,andtherewasnoclearanceofrubbishatnight.ParticularlyontheNewTearday,inordertokeepfortunefromflowingout,therewasnosweeping.Somefamilieskeptthistaboountilthefifthoreventhefifteenthday.Ifanythingwasbroken,thepieceswerewrappedupinordernottoletthefortuneslipawayandweredisposedonlythefifthday.

Yuandan(inmoreseriousfamilies,theperiode*tendsfromthe1sttothe15thday)marksthenewbeginning.InthehopethatNewYearbringsgoodbeginning,peopleshouldutterneitherunkindwordsnorvulgarlanguage.Makingnoises,fighting,quarrelingandespeciallyweepingareavoidedtodetermisfortune.Thereareeventaboosoftakingmedicineandhavingsneeze,foritisbelievedthattheycanleadtosicknessthroughouttheyear.Taboosofthepastalsoconcernedtheuseofknifeandthebreakingofthings.Ifathingwasbroken,theword"break"oranyotherwordimportingsimilarmeaningwasnotused.Instead,wordslike"failingtothefloorandblossominglikeflowers"whichdeliveredpleasantsenseswereusedtosuggestgoodconnections.

OnYuandan,neitherlendingandnorgivingofmoneytoothersisdonesothattherewillbenoout-flowingofmoneyduringtheyear.Thereisalsothesayingthatifamalesleepsintheafternoon,hiscareerwillbreakdown,andifafemalehasanafternoonnap,thekitchenwillcollapse.

5.Ancientrite:Inthepast,therewasaritecalledhezheng(propergreeting)duringNewYear.WhenapersonpaidaNewYearvisittofriendsorrelatives,hetookalongapieceofpaperorcardonwhichthenameofthehostwaswrittenwitChinesebrush.Thereceiverofthisgreetingcardwouldnormallypasteitonthewallofhismainhalltoshowhisrespecttoandappreciationforthevisitor.Thequantityofgreetingcardreceivedreflectedthepersonspublicrelationshipwithothers,whilethenamesandstatusofthepeoplewhogavethegreetingcardsindicatedthehostsboundaryofsocialnetworkandstandardofliving.Nowadays,becauseofeasycommunication,convenienttransportationsystemandwidersocialnetwork,whenpeoplesendtheirgreetingstheytendtofollowtheWesternstyle.Thegreetingisnowdonebymailandevenbyemail.Today,hezhengisdonebysimplybringingalongredpacketsandfoodpresentswhenmakingavisit.

Tobeinlinewiththecustomoftogivingawaymoneyonthefirstday,familiesinsomeplacesdonotpayNewYearcalltoothers.Instead,thewholefamilysimplygoesouttoenjoythemselvesorstayedathomeforfamilyhappiness.

6.Inthepast,therewasasuperstitionthatwhenapersonlefthishouseintheNewYear,hemusttakethecorrectfirststep.Aparticularpersonwouldlookforthefortunatedirectioninaccordancewiththeday,monthandyearofthisbirthbasingonthee*planationofChinesecalendar.OnYuanDan,whenapersonsteppedoutofhishouse,hemustgointhefortunatedirectionandavoidtheunfortunatedirection.EvenpeopleoflessparticularityalsoconsultedChinesecalendartofindoutwherethefortunatedirectionsandfiercedeitieswerebeforethefirststepoutoftheirhouses.

Meaning

Fromtheabovementionedcustoms,wecanseethatthereareespeciallymanytaboosduringChineseNewYear.OnYuanDaninparticular,therearemoretaboosonspeechandbehaviourthanthoseonotherordinarydays.Similarly,therearemoreactivitiesinpursuitofgoodcausethanusual.Onprobingtheactivitiesandtaboos,wehavenodifficultytounderstandthatthethemebehindisalwaysrelatedtofortune,wealthandgoodness,andthatpeopleusuallyconcernthemselveswithagoodbeginningfortheyear.

Sometaboosmaylooksuperstitiousonthesurface,buttheydoproduceefficacy.Ifwepractisethemcircumspectively,theywillyieldpracticalresults.Fore*ample,theprohibitionofbadwords,quarrel,weepingandcrying,togetherwiththeemphasisonthinkingpositivelyevenwhenthingsarebroken,providesomenormativerulesforpeopletofollow.Thisgivespeopletheopportunitytomendtheirways,todevelopgoodattitudes,andtoformahabitofthinkingpositivelyandlookingatthegoodsideofthings.Theprohibitionofsweepinganddisposingtherubbishinthefirstfivedaysforcespeopletoarrangetheirthingsandclearawaytherubbishproperlyattheendofeachyear,sothatnounwantedthingswillbecarriedforwardtothenewyear.Atthesametime,thetabooalsocompelspeopletolearntobethrifty.Thisisbecausetopreventaccumulatedthingsfrombecomingrubbish,peoplemustbecarefulintheuseofanypaperorotherthings,andthusavoidwasteofthings.

Theavoidanceofmedicineandsneezeonthefirstdaylookslikeajokeandis