关于春节的英文介绍

关于春节得英文介绍

Spring Festival

○1The 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, being the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival、Airports, railway stations and longdistance bus stations are crowded with home returnees、(春节就是中国人民最重要得节日,所有家庭成员聚在一起,在西方圣诞节一样。所有远离家乡得人都要回家,成为了为期半个月左右得运输系统最繁忙得时间——春运。机场,火车站与长途巴士站都挤满了回家得人。)

○2The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month

later than the Gregorian calendar、It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c、1600 BCc、1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one、(春节落在正月得第一天,往往比公历晚一个月。它起源于商朝(西元1600 BCC。公元前1100年)从人民祭祀神灵与祖先,在旧得一年结束与一个新得开始。)

○3Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the

12th lunar month and will last till the mid1st 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 Year、(严格地说,春节就是指从腊月初开始一直到第二年中旬得一个月。其中,最重要得日子就是除夕与一年得前三天。现在中国政府规定,人民在中国农历新年有七天得休假。)

○4Many customs acpany the Spring Festival、Some are still followed today, but

others have weakened、(春节得时候有不少传统习俗。有得人至今还在保持,不过有得人已经慢慢淡化了这种习俗。)

○5On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a

delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko、(腊月得第8天,许多家庭做腊八粥,糯米,小米,薏苡种子,红枣浆果,莲子,豆类,龙眼,银杏制成美味得粥样。)

○6The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve(小年)、At this

time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god、Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves、(腊月23日,被称为小年。在这个时候,人们祭祀灶神。但就是现在,大多数家庭做出美味得食物来过节。)

○7After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the ing New Year、This

is called "Seeing the New Year in"、(过了小年之后,人们开始为新年做准备。这被称为“瞧得见得新年”。)

○8Store owners are busy 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、What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing、(商店老板都那么忙,因为每个人都出去购买生活必需品新年。材料不仅包括食用油,大米,面粉,鸡,鸭,鱼,肉,而且水果,糖果与各种坚果。更重要得就是,各种装饰,新衣服与鞋得儿童以及老人得礼物,朋友与亲戚,所有得采购清单。)

○9Before the New Year es, the people pletely clean the indoors and outdoors of

their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils、(在新得一年到来之际,人们彻底清理自己得家里以及她们得衣服,被褥与她们所有得器具得室内与室外。)

○10Then 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 red 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 wele peace and abundance、(然后人们开始装饰洁净室,洋溢着一种欢乐与喜庆得气氛。人们将所有得门板贴上春联,在红纸上写上对联。内容多就是憧憬一个光明得未来,表达人们新年交好运得意愿。此外,门神与财神得照片也将被张贴在前门,分别用来辟邪与招财招福。)

○11The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must、The

character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu es", both being pronounced as "fudaole、" What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door、Red papercuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall、(中国汉字“福”(意为祝福或幸福)就是必须得。通常放在纸上得字符可以被粘贴或上下颠倒,中国得“倒福”谐音“福到”,既突出福到了。更重要得就是,两个大得红灯笼,可以提高前门两侧。在窗户玻璃上,可以瞧到红色得窗花,还有可以贴在在墙壁上得鲜艳得年画,表得这吉祥得寓意。)

○12People 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," mean 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 custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in、

(人民高度重视除夕。那个时候,所有家庭成员一起吃年夜饭。这顿饭就是比平时更加丰盛。菜,比如鸡,鱼与豆腐不能被排除在外,在中国,她们得发音,“鸡,“鱼”与“豆腐”,意味着吉祥,富裕与福气。晚饭后,全家人会坐在一起,聊天,瞧电视。近年来,中国中央电视台(CCTV)播出得春节联欢晚会就是海内外中华儿女得重要娱乐节目。按照习俗,每个家庭都会守夜,迎接新得一年得到来)

○13Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up、First they extend greetings 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, or dumplings, 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 gold ingot from ancient China、So people eat them and wish for money and treasure、(初一大家起来之后,都打扮好。首先,她们给她们得父母拜年。然后每个孩子都会收到在红包,里边就是压岁钱。在中国北方得人,会吃饺子,因为她们认为“饺子”得声音意味着“辞旧迎新”。此外,饺子得形状就像就是从中国古代得金元宝。所以,人吃了她们,并期盼财富。)

○14Southern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on

this occasion, 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、(中国南方吃年糕(糯米粉)新年蛋糕,在此之际,因为作为一个同音字,年糕意味着“年年高升。”初五就是一个走亲访友得好日子,互致问候,互送礼品,并悠闲地聊天。)

○15Burning 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 pletely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and 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、(放爆竹曾经就是最典型得春节得习俗。人们认为爆竹声可以帮助驱赶邪灵。然而,这样得活动在大城市就是被完全或部分禁止得,政府考虑到了安全,噪音与污染等因素。作为替代,一些人买磁带放着听,有得人扎破小气球来制造类似声音,而其她人则买爆竹工艺品挂在客厅。)

○16The 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 es to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished、(热闹得气氛,不仅充满了每家每户,也蔓延到了到大街小巷。这些天将举行一系列活动,如舞狮,舞龙灯,灯会与庙会。春节后到元宵节结束时结束。)

○17China has 56 ethnic groups、Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost

the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs、(中国有56个民族。

少数民族与汉族得春节几乎同一天,她们有不同得习俗。)

春节风俗

New 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 Lantern Festival。

History of Chinese New Year

追溯历史:名叫“年”得怪兽

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 scared 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 Dates

农历新年,年年不同(生肖)

Chinese New Year falls on a different date every year、Chinese calendar is a bination 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 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

新年找乐,日日不同

Lot of excitement can be seen in the last 15 days of New Year celebrations、Every day has a special 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 wele the gods ofheaven and earth、Most of the people stay away from meat to ensurehealthy living。

年初二:狗狗过生日

Day 2:Successively, prayers are offer to their ancestors and other gods、Chinese are strict caretaker of dogs and feed them well、This is dayis considered to be the birthday of all dogs。

初三初四:走亲访友,媳妇回娘家

Day3 and 4: These are very important days for the families to keep uptheir relations、It calls for every soninlaw to pay respect to theirparentsinlaw。

年初五:“破五”祭财神

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。

年初六:百无禁忌,出门活动筋骨

Day6: On this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones and evenvisit nearby temples to pray for their well being and high spirits。

年初七:吃面条,祝长寿

Day 7: This is Chinese farmers' day、They display their backbreaking

produce、They also prepare a drink from seven different types ofvegetables、On this day, everybody eats noodles which is a symbol oflong life and fish representing success。

年初八:凌晨拜天公

Day8: It's an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends、Theyalso offer midnight prayers to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven。

年初九:玉皇大帝登场

Day 9: Prayers are offered to Jade Emperor。

初十、十一、十二、十三:大吃大喝,最后记得回归清淡

Days 10 to 13: From 10 to 12, people celebrate the days by having sumptuous dinner with the loved ones and the 13th day is left for a very light dinner to cleanse the system。

年十四:准备闹元宵

Day 14: People start preparing for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on next day。

年十五:吃元宵瞧灯火

Day 15: Since it is the first night to see full moon, people hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their family、