1、關(guān)于春節(jié)的英文介紹 spring festivalthe 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 systems of about half a month from t

2、he spring festival. airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. (春節(jié)是中國(guó)人民最重要的節(jié)日，所有家庭成員聚在一起，在西方圣誕節(jié)一樣。所有遠(yuǎn)離家鄉(xiāng)的人都要回家，成為了為期半個(gè)月左右的運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng)最繁忙的時(shí)間春運(yùn)。機(jī)場(chǎng)，火車站和長(zhǎng)途巴士站都擠滿了回家的人。) the spring festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than th

3、e gregorian calendar. it originated in the shang dynasty (c. 1600 bc-c. 1100 bc) from the peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. （春節(jié)落在正月的第一天，往往比公歷晚一個(gè)月。它起源于商朝（西元1600bc-c。公元前1100年）從人民祭祀神靈和祖先，在舊的一年結(jié)束和一個(gè)新的開始。） strictly speaking, the spring festi

4、val starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid-1st lunar month of the next year. of them, the most important days are spring festival eve and the first three days. the chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the chinese lunar new y

5、ear. （嚴(yán)格地說(shuō)，春節(jié)是指從臘月初開始一直到第二年中旬的一個(gè)月。其中，最重要的日子是除夕和一年的前三天。現(xiàn)在中國(guó)政府規(guī)定，人民在中國(guó)農(nóng)歷新年有七天的休假。） many customs accompany the spring festival. some are still followed today, but others have weakened. （春節(jié)的時(shí)候有不少傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗。有的人至今還在保持，不過有的人已經(jīng)慢慢淡化了這種習(xí)俗。） on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a

6、 delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. （臘月的第8天，許多家庭做臘八粥，糯米，小米，薏苡種子，紅棗漿果，蓮子，豆類，龍眼，銀杏制成美味的粥樣。） the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called preliminary eve（小年）. at this time, people offer sacrifice to

7、the kitchen god. now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. （臘月23日，被稱為小年。在這個(gè)時(shí)候，人們祭祀灶神。但是現(xiàn)在，大多數(shù)家庭做出美味的食物來(lái)過節(jié)。） after the preliminary eve, people begin preparing for the coming new year. this is called seeing the new year in. （過了小年之后，人們開始為新年做準(zhǔn)備。這被稱為“看得見的新年”。） store owners are b

8、usy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the new year. materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elder

9、ly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. （商店老板都那么忙，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都出去購(gòu)買生活必需品新年。材料不僅包括食用油，大米，面粉，雞，鴨，魚，肉，而且水果，糖果和各種堅(jiān)果。更重要的是，各種裝飾，新衣服和鞋的兒童以及老人的禮物，朋友和親戚，所有的采購(gòu)清單。） before the new year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothe

10、s and all their utensils. （在新的一年到來(lái)之際，人們徹底清理自己的家里以及他們的衣服，被褥和他們所有的器具的室內(nèi)和室外。） then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. all the door panels will be pasted with spring festival couplets, highlighting chinese calligraphy with black characters on re

11、d paper. the content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the new year. 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.（然后人們開始裝飾潔凈室，洋溢著一種歡樂和喜慶的氣氛。人們將所有的門板貼上春聯(lián)，在紅紙上寫上對(duì)聯(lián)。內(nèi)容多是憧憬一個(gè)光明的未來(lái)，

12、表達(dá)人們新年交好運(yùn)的意愿。此外，門神和財(cái)神的照片也將被張貼在前門，分別用來(lái)辟邪和招財(cái)招福。） the chinese character fu (meaning blessingorhappiness) is a must. the character put on paper can be pasted normallyorupside down, for in chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu comes, both being pronounced as fudaole. whats more, two big red lante

13、rns can be raised on both sides of the front door. red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored new year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall. （中國(guó)漢字“?！保ㄒ鉃樽８；蛐腋＃┦潜仨毜?。通常放在紙上的字符可以被粘貼或上下顛倒，中國(guó)的“倒福”諧音“福到”，既突出福到了。更重要的是，兩個(gè)大的紅燈籠，可以提高前門兩側(cè)。在窗戶玻璃上，可以看到紅色的窗花，還有可以貼在在墻壁上

14、的鮮艷的年畫，表的這吉祥的寓意。） people attach great importance to spring festival eve. at that time, all family members eat dinner together. the meal is more luxurious than usual. dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in chinese, their pronunciations, respectively ji, yu and doufu, me

15、an auspiciousness, abundance and richness. after the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching tv. in recent years, the spring festival party broadcast on china central television station (cctv) is essential entertainment for the chinese both at home and abroad. according to

16、custom, each family will stay up to see the new year in. （人民高度重視除夕。那個(gè)時(shí)候，所有家庭成員一起吃年夜飯。這頓飯是比平時(shí)更加豐盛。菜，比如雞，魚和豆腐不能被排除在外，在中國(guó)，他們的發(fā)音，“雞，“魚”和“豆腐”，意味著吉祥，富裕和福氣。晚飯后，全家人會(huì)坐在一起，聊天，看電視。近年來(lái)，中國(guó)中央電視臺(tái)（cctv）播出的春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會(huì)是海內(nèi)外中華兒女的重要娛樂節(jié)目。按照習(xí)俗，每個(gè)家庭都會(huì)守夜，迎接新的一年的到來(lái)） waking up on new year, everybody dresses up. first they extend g

17、reetings to their parents. then each child will get money as a new year gift, wrapped up in red paper. people in northern china will eat jiaozi,ordumplings, for breakfast, as they think jiaozi in sound means bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new. also, the shape of the dumpling is like

18、 gold ingot from ancient china. so people eat them and wish for money and treasure. （初一大家起來(lái)之后，都打扮好。首先，他們給他們的父母拜年。然后每個(gè)孩子都會(huì)收到在紅包，里邊是壓歲錢。在中國(guó)北方的人，會(huì)吃餃子，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為“餃子”的聲音意味著“辭舊迎新”。此外，餃子的形狀就像是從中國(guó)古代的金元寶。所以，人吃了他們，并期盼財(cái)富。） southern chinese eat niangao (new year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion,

19、because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher, one year after another. the first five days after the spring festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely. （中國(guó)南方吃年糕（糯米粉）新年蛋糕，在此之際，因?yàn)樽鳛橐粋€(gè)同音字，年糕意味著“年年高升?！背跷?/p>

20、是一個(gè)走親訪友的好日子，互致問候，互送禮品，并悠閑地聊天。） burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the spring festival. people thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. however, such an activity was completelyorpartially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and

21、pollution factors into consideration. as a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room. （放爆竹曾經(jīng)是最典型的春節(jié)的習(xí)俗。人們認(rèn)為爆竹聲可以幫助驅(qū)趕邪靈。然而，這樣的活動(dòng)在大城市是被完全或部分禁止的，政府考慮到了安全，噪音和污染等因素

22、。作為替代，一些人買磁帶放著聽，有的人扎破小氣球來(lái)制造類似聲音，而其他人則買爆竹工藝品掛在客廳。） the lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. the spring festival then comes to

23、 an end when the lantern festival is finished. （熱鬧的氣氛，不僅充滿了每家每戶，也蔓延到了到大街小巷。這些天將舉行一系列活動(dòng)，如舞獅，舞龍燈，燈會(huì)和廟會(huì)。春節(jié)后到元宵節(jié)結(jié)束時(shí)結(jié)束。） china has 56 ethnic groups. minorities celebrate their spring festival almost the same day as the han people, and they have different customs.（中國(guó)有56個(gè)民族。少數(shù)民族和漢族的春節(jié)幾乎同一天，他們有不同的習(xí)俗。）春節(jié)風(fēng)俗ne

24、w year celebrations is a grand event of china. new year festivities lasts for one month in china. chinese new year is also called spring festival. it begins from the middle of the last month of the year and ends up in the first month of the new year. these last day celebrations in china is called la

25、ntern festival。history of chinese new year追溯歷史：名叫“年”的怪獸chinesenew year has a very interesting and unique history. according to thechinese legends, there was a giant beast nian who used to swallowhumans in a single bite. relief from the horrifying beast came onlywhen people realized that nian was sca

26、red of red color and loud noises.they started bursting crackersand used red color to scare the beast. since then, this day was namedas gunian meaning pass over the nian. chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it as a new year。chinese new year date

27、s農(nóng)歷新年，年年不同（生肖）chinese new year falls on a different date every year. chinese calendar is a combination of solar and lunar calendar. chinese new year falls on second new moon after the winter solstice(冬至). chinese calendar has a 12 year cycle and each year is named afte ranimal. chinese believe that

28、every person resembles an animal and this reflects their traits. year 2006 was the year of the dog. people born on this date are said to be very loyal and trustworthy。chinese new year celebrations新年找樂，日日不同lot of excitement can be seen in the last 15 days of new year celebrations. every day has a spe

29、cial importance to it. chinese ritualize and celebrate each day in a customary manner. given below are the line wise celebrations of the new year in china:年初一：祭拜天地day1: people began their day by offering prayers and welcome the gods ofheaven and earth. most of the people stay away from meat to ensur

30、ehealthy living。年初二：狗狗過生日day 2:successively, prayers are offer to their ancestors and other gods.chinese are strict care-taker of dogs and feed them well. this is dayis considered to be the birthday of all dogs。初三初四：走親訪友，媳婦回娘家day3 and 4: these are very important days for the families to keep uptheir relations. it calls for every son-in-law to pay respect to theirparents-in-law。年初五：“破五”祭財(cái)神day5: according to the traditions, nobody visits friends and relativeshouses as it would bring bad omen. they stay back home to worship thegod of wealth. the day is called po woo。年初六：百無(wú)禁忌，出門活動(dòng)筋骨day6: on this