1. Eat rice cakes. Cake, glutinous rice balls, fried egg, large meatballs, whole fish, wine, blessing orange, apple, peanuts, melon seeds, candy, tea, etc. 2. Whisk dust, wash bedding, prepared New Year, couplets, paste pictures (goalkeeper Zhong Kui) 3. Paste paper-cut, paste bars and paste the word blessing, candles, point stir, fireworks, stay up, to the lucky money, New Year, 4. Relatives, sent in ceremony, on the graves, visiting the flower market, downtown fire agency, such as Zhong Kui jump 5. Linked to Chinese knot
元旦(1月1日)NewYear'sDay 春节(农历一月一日)theSpringFestival 元宵节(农历一月十五日)theLanternFestival 国际劳动妇女节(3月8日)InternationalWorkingWomen'sDay 植树节(3月12日)ArborDay 邮政节(3月20日)PostalDay 世界气象节(3月23日)WorldMeteorologyDay 清明节(4月5日)ChingMingFestival;Tomb-sweepingFestival 国际劳动节(5月1日)InternationalLabourDay 中国青年节(5月4日)ChineseYouthDay 护士节(5月12日)Nurses'Festival 端午节(农历五月初五)theDragonBoatFestival 国际儿童节(6月1日)InternationalChildren'sDay 中国共产党成立纪念日(7月1日)theParty'sBirthday 建军节(8月1日)theArmy'sDay 中秋节(农历八月十五)Mid-autumn(Moon)Festival 教师节(9月10日)Teachers'Day 重阳节(农历九月九日)Double-ninthDay 国庆节(10月1日)NationalDay 除夕(农历十二月三十日)NewYear'sEve There are several important festivals in Chinese history and tradition. One of them is Chinese Spring Festival. This is the first festival in luner calendar. It means the very beginning of the coming year, so that people are fond of making full plans and arrangements for this year. In the festival, adults who have got married are accustomed to give lucky money to their children or the young who are still single. Other important traditional festivals include The Mid-autumn Day, The Dragon Boat Festival and so on. All Chinese people treasure these festivals greatly, because they have a long history and represen the Chinese culture.
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 beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as 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.
各种传统节日的中英文介绍1. 春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival;Chinese New Year'sDay2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-Sweeping Day4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival5.中秋节(农历八月十五) Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth Day7.. 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
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 beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as 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.中国的新年有个很有趣及独特的历史。根据传说,有一个巨大的怪兽人类曾在一个咬吞下。解脱了恐怖的兽,只有当人们意识到年怕红色的颜色和喧吵的噪音。他们开始破裂饼干和使用红色来吓跑这些兽。从此,这一天被命名为GuNian意为“过去年”。中国被认为是一种吉祥的日子作为它的一个为他们带来了新的生活和庆祝它作为一种新的一年。