1、春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival;Chinese New Year's Day
由来:
Primitive beliefs and sacrificial culture are important factors in the formation of New Year's Day.
原始信仰和祭祀文化是春节形成的重要因素。
习俗:
such as Lunar New Year's dinner, keeping the age, New Year's money, temple fairs, flower lanterns and other customs.
2、元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival(龙灯节直译)
由来:
The custom of burning lamps on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is related to the spread of Buddhism to the east.
正月十五燃灯的习俗与佛教东传有关。
习俗:
Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities,
such as watching lanterns, eating dumplings, guessing lantern riddles and setting off fireworks.
元宵节主要有赏花灯、吃汤圆、猜灯谜、放烟花等一系列传统民俗活动。
3、清明节(公历4月5日前后,农历二月后半月至三月上半月间) Tomb-Sweeping Day
由来:
The Qingming Festival originated from the Spring Festival and the Spring and Autumn Festival in ancient times.
清明节源于上古时代的春祭,春秋二祭,古已有之。
习俗:
Tomb-sweeping, ancestor-sacrificing and outing are common basic etiquette and custom themes.
扫墓祭祖、踏青郊游是共同基本礼俗主题。
4、端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节直译)
由来:
Dragon Boat Festival, with a long history, evolved from the dragon totem worship held in Baiyue in ancient times.
习俗:
The Dragon Boat picking and rice dumplings are the two main themes of the Dragon Boat Festival.
扒龙舟与食粽子是端午节的两大礼俗主题。
5、中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival
由来:
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena,
and evolved from the worship of the moon on the autumn evening in ancient times.
中秋节源自天象崇拜,由上古时代秋夕祭月演变而来。
习俗:
offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes,
playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers and drinking osmanthus wine.
中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗
6、重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day(重九节直译)
由来:
The origin of Chongyang Festival can be traced back to ancient times. In ancient times,
there were activities of harvest sacrifice and Mars sacrifice in autumn and autumn.
重阳节的源头,可追溯到上古时代。古时季秋有丰收祭天、祭祀大火星活动。
习俗:
There are customs such as climbing high to pray for blessings, visiting chrysanthemums in autumn, wearing dogwood,
offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and feasting for longevity.
有登高祈福、秋游赏菊、佩插茱萸、祭神祭祖及饮宴求寿等习俗。
参考资料来源:百度百科——中国传统节日
1. 春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival;Chinese New Year'sDay
2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival
3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-Sweeping Day
4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival
5.中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival
6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day
7.. 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Year's Eve
【中国常见传统活动中英对照】
过年 celebrate the spring festival
春联 spring festival couplets
剪纸 paper-cuts
年画 new year paintings
买年货 do shopping for the spring festival;dospring festival shopping
敬酒 propose a toast
灯笼 lantern
烟花 fireworks
爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper,symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)
戏曲 traditional opera
杂耍 variety show
灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
守岁 staying-up
拜年 pay new year's call;givenew year's greetings;pay new year's visit
禁忌 taboo
去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
压岁钱 gift money;moneygiven to children as a lunar new year gift culture note;inthe old days, new year's money was given in theform of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolizedthe hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placedinside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given torepresent luck and wealth
辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
扫房 spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning
年糕 nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
年夜饭 the dinner on new year's eve
饺子 jiao-zi/dumpling; chinese meatravioli
粽子 rice dumpling
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中国传统节日中秋节的英语介绍:
The Mid-autumn festival is one of the two most important occasions in Chinese calendar (the other being the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year) and it is an official holiday.It is a time for families to be together,so people far from home will gaze longingly at the moon and think about their families.
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival,also known as Chinese Moon Festival,takes place at the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month.The reason for celebrating the festival during that time is that it is the time when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.
The traditional food for mid-autumn festival is the moon cake which is round and symbolizes reunion.Celebration of Mid-autumn festival has a long history.In ancient times,the emperors had the tradition of worshiping the Sun in spring,and the Moon in autumn.
Almost every traditional Chinese festival has a connection with legends.The most well-known stories of the Mid-Autumn Festival is Chang'e flying to the moon,Jade Rabbit making heavenly medicine,and Wu Gang chopping the cherry bay.Those stories have been passed down from generations to generations alongside the celebrations of the festival itself.
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按照日期排序如下:
1、元旦(1月1日):New Year's Day
2、春节(农历新年,除夕):Spring Festival
3、元宵节(正月十五):Lantern Festival
4、清明节(农历清明当日):Tomb Sweeping Day
5、端午节(农历端午当日):The Dragon Boat Festival
6、中秋节(农历中秋当日):Mid-Autumn Festival
7、重阳节(农历九月初九):Double Ninth Festival
8、国庆节(10月1日):National Day
9、冬至节(12月21或22日):Winter Solstice
一、春节
春节英文单词为:Chinese New Year
春节,是农历正月初一,又叫阴历年,俗称“过年”。这是我国民间最隆重、最热闹的一个传统节日。
二、元宵节
元宵节英文单词为:Lantern Festival
元宵节是中国一个重要的传统节日。正月十五日是一年中第一个月圆之夜,也是一元复始,大地回春的夜晚,人们对此加以庆祝,也是庆贺新春的延续 ,因此又称“上元节”,即农历正月十五日。
三、端午节
端午节英文单词为:Dragon Boat Festival
端午节是中华民族一个最古老的传统节日,由古越人干支历午月午日龙图腾祭演变而来。
四、七夕节
七夕节英文单词为:Tanabata Festival
七夕节最早由来于人们对自然天象的崇拜,早在远古时代,古人就对牛郎织女的天象有所认识。
五、中秋节
中秋节英文单词为:the mid-autumn festival
中秋节源自天象崇拜、丰收祭月活动。“秋”字的解释是:“庄稼成熟曰秋”。八月中秋,农作物和各种果品陆续成熟,为了庆祝丰收,表达喜悦的心情,就以“中秋”这天作为节日。
六、重阳节
重阳节的英语单词为:The Double Ninth Festival
重阳节为农历九月九日,是传统的节日,又称“老人节”。
扩展资料:
外国常见节日
一、圣诞节
圣诞节(Christmas)又称耶诞节、耶稣诞辰,译名为“基督弥撒”,是西方传统节日,。
圣诞节起源于基督教,在每年公历12月25日。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节,因为把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝,故名“耶诞节”。
二、万圣节
万圣节(All Saints' Day)又叫诸圣节,在每年的11月1日,是西方的传统节日;而万圣节前夜的10月31日是这个节日最热闹的时刻。在中文里,常常把万圣节前夜(Halloween)讹译为万圣节。
三、复活节
复活节(Easter Day)是一个西方的重要节日,在每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日。基督徒认为,复活节象征着重生与希望,为纪念耶稣基督于公元30到33年之间被钉死在十字架之后第三天复活的日子。