Chinese festival中国传统佳节英文介绍（本站推荐）

第一篇：Chinese festival中国传统佳节英文介绍（本站推荐）

Chinese Valentine's Day（七巧节）

Raise your head on August 19 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky.VALENTINE'S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 19 this year.That is, on Sunday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥）across the Milky Way（银河）.Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.Chinese ceremonies

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar.Unlike St.Valentine's Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses.Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense（熏香）as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft（裁缝）, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars.Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about.Hungry Ghost Festival（中元节）The 14th and 15th of the seventh lunar month Unlike other celebrations of the dead in Eastern cultures that seek to honor dead ancestors, the Hungry Ghost Festival seeks to pacify the hungry ghosts, the ghosts of strangers and the un-cared-for dead.These are the ghosts of those who died by their own hands, by accidents, by drowning or hanging who have been denied entry into heaven.Angry because they are forced to dwell in hell without food or comfort, when released, they search for souls to take their place in misery.The most important days of this month are the 14th and 15th, the days of the great feasts.On the 14th, a great feast would be held to honor family ancestors.Prayers and offerings would be made at family altars.On the following night, the 15th, they would feast for the hungry ghosts.Held outside under the full moon, these feasts feed the evil spirits so that they will leave the living alone and bribe（贿赂）the ancestors for luck with money and the harvest.Chong Yang Festival重阳节

The 9th day of September in the lunar calendar is “the Chinese Chong Yang Festival” and a happy occasion in autumn.According to the traditional theory of “Yin” and “Yang”, both the 9th month and the 9th day of the month belong to “Yang”, which means positive and masculine, and “Chong” means double, thus it is called “Chong Yang”.People often gather for a party, appreciate chrysanthemums, pin the leaves of Cornus on clothes.And the custom of climbing mountains and eating a special cake also features the day.In the golden September, chrysanthemum blooms, reminding people of the folktale.And later a special cake with dates, chestnuts and meat was made to add more festivity to the special day.Winter solstice（冬至）

Winter solstice is a very important solar term in Chinese Lunar calendar.Being a traditional holiday as well, it is still now celebrated quite often in many regions.Early during the Spring and Autumn period, 2500 odd years from now, Winter solsticewas first determined as the Chinese traditional solar term among the total 24 terms.In Gregorian calendar, it is around Dec 22nd or 23rd.Ancient china did pay great attention to this holiday, regarding it as a big event.There was the saying that “Winter solstice holiday is greater than the spring festival”.Nowadays, many regions still celebrate it as a big holiday.Northerners may have dumplings and raviolis that day while southerners may have dumplings made by rice and long noodles.Some places even have the tradition to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth.Spring Festival（春节）

The New Moon on the first day of the new year--the full moon 15 days later Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later.The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival（元宵节）, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.The Origin of Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring(the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature).Its origin is too old to be traced.Several explanations are hanging around.All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means “year”, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.Traditional New Year Foods Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year.Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.On New Year's Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness.Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi(glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（芦苇）leaves), another popular delicacy.In the north, steamed-wheat bread(man tou)and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.Lantern Festival元宵

The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao.The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon.So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate.At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao(glutinous rice ball)and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.Besides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival,or Yuanxiao Festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour.We call these balls Yuanxiao or Tangyuan.Obviously, they get the name from the festival itself.It is said that the custom of eating Yuanxiao originated during the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the fourth centuty, then became popular during the Tang and Song periods.The fillings inside the dumplings or Yuansiao are either sweet or salty.Sweet fillings are made of sugar, Walnuts（胡桃）, sesame, osmanthus flowers（桂花）, rose petals, sweetened tangerine peel, bean paste, or jujube paste（枣泥）.A single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling.The salty variety is filled with minced meat, vegetables or a mixture.The way to make Yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern China.The usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands.In North China, sweet or nonmeat stuffing is the usual ingredient.The fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour.A layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour.And so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size.The custom of eating Yuanxiao dumplings remains.This tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their Yuanxiao products.They all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers.Qing Ming（Tomb Sweeping Day）

Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar--typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6.Its Chinese name “Qing Ming” literally means “Clear Brightness,” hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring.Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities.The Tomb Sweeping Day as Celebrated Today With the passing of time, this celebration of life became a day to the honor past ancestors.Following folk religion, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors looked after the family.Sacrifices of food and spirit money could keep them happy, and the family would prosper through good harvests and more children.Today, Chinese visit their family graves to tend to any underbrush that has grown.Weeds are pulled, and dirt swept away, and the family will set out offerings of food and spirit money.Unlike the sacrifices at a family's home altar, the offerings at the tomb usually consist of dry, bland food.One theory is that since any number of ghosts rome around a grave area, the less appealing food will be consumed by the ancestors, and not be plundered by strangers.Duan Wu Festival The 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the Chinese people.The day is called Duan Wu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated everywhere in China.The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would hang the picture of Zhong Kui(a ghost that can exorcise), calamus and moxa in their houses.People have Dragon Boat Races, eat Zong Zi(dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves)and carry a spice bag around with them.Dragon Boat Race The main event of the festivities is the Dragon Boat Race.These boats are long and thin with dragon heads on the bow of the ships.The boat races are said to represent the search for Qu's body, with racing boats in a forward rowing motion, to the rhythm of beating drums.The Culture of Zongzi Qu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 BC.Since ancient times, Chinese people threw into the water dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves on the day.Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet.This later on turned into the custom of eating Zong Zi.Realgar Wine It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival.This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.

第二篇：中国传统葬礼的英文介绍

中国传统葬礼的英文介绍(1)

来源： 张藤耀的日志

送终

老人生命垂危之时，子女等直系亲属守护在其身边，听取遗言，直到亲人去世，这在习俗中 称为“送终”。送终是一件大事，能为老人送终是表明子女尽了最后的孝心，未能为老人送 终常常成为人们一生中的一大憾事。有没有子女送终，是不是所有子女都来送了终又是老人 是否有福的一个判别标准。在老人临危之时，家人要将其从卧房移到正庭中临时铺设有板床上，板床在较穷的地方就用 临时卸下的门板做成。因为民俗以为人若在床上死。灵魂就会被吊在床中，无法超度。有的 地方也把死老是否在板床上死看作是子女是否尽了孝道的标准，老人在床上咽的气，子女往 往会受人非议。夭折的人，家人虽不会将其移入正庭，但也会将其移至床前地上。如果死者 之上还有长辈，死时，也不移入正庭。在许多地方，人死之后，家人都会烧纸钱，称为“烧倒头纸”，有的地方更明白，叫：“烧 落气纸”。此外，还人鸣放鞭炮，一是表示死者归西，二是向邻居报丧。人死之后，家人要围在死者身边恸哭，未死时，则禁止哭泣。[编辑本段]报丧

死老咽气后，家人应尽快向亲友发出报丧贴，或登门通报死讯，对远方的亲友，要告诉其开 吊下葬的日期。报丧的孝子要穿孝服，戴孝帽，到了别人家，不能进门，有人来迎接时，无 论长幼，都要叩首。[编辑本段]入殓

死者入棺前，要为之整容，如剃头、刮脸、换擦洗身、穿寿衣等，然后再以白绸(有的地方 也用纸钱)掩面。民俗以为，不能给死老穿皮衣皮裤，否则死者会转世为兽；为死者穿衣时，不要将眼泪滴到死者身上，否则以后做梦就见不到死者。有的地方要求为死老配木梳一把，镜子一面。在死者死后的二十四小时内，要由专人选择好时刻，正式将尸体移入棺中，入棺时，死者一 般是头朝里脚朝外。[编辑本段]守铺

死老家人在老人死后到正式放入棺材期间，要昼夜轮流守护在死老铺侧，以示服孝，叫做“ 守铺”。死者入棺之后，家人守护、睡卧在棺旁，叫“守灵”，也叫“困棺材”。[编辑本段]搁棺

因为要选择吉日吉地安葬死者，因此，可能要停枢在家，称为“搁棺”或“停棺”。“搁棺 ”的风俗，在古代常见，一般要搁七天，有的甚至搁棺十几天，几个月，现今则不常见，即 使搁棺，时间也不长。[编辑本段]居丧

居丧是指死者家人后辈自死者断气时起服丧。男子不穿华丽的衣服，穿草鞋(现在已不常见)；妇女则要脱去身上的装饰品，脱下彩色衣服。男女各依其与死者关系的远近，穿孝服，戴 教帽。孝子在居丧期间(一般为一月或百日)不能理发，不能同房，不能会晤亲友、参加宴会、进寺庙等。尤其是在安葬之前，这些习俗必须严守，否则不吉。see When the old man was dying, such as children in its directly-related members of one side to protect, and died in the family, until the custom of song zhong “called”.Put a great thing, that man can see all the children are finally failed to send a filial piety, old people often end in the life of a pity.Have children, are all the children are put to send end is blessed if old a discriminant criteria.The old man on the family will, from the bedroom is TingZhong temporarily moved on board, board is laid in poorer place with the door.It temporarily Because if people think folk in bed.The soul would be hanging in bed, cannot turn.Some places have died in the board if old children die as if the standard of filial piety, the old man on the bed, the gas to swallow their will into.Infant family, though not transferred to court, but also is the earth moved before bed.If the dead and elders, death, also don't move is atrium.In many places, people die, family will burn, called “paper”, some local received more understand, call: “burning gas paper” fall.In addition, people MingFang firecrackers, one is dead, two is that went to the neighbors indigoeyes.After death, the family to surround the deceased wail, death is forbidden to cry.[the] indigoeyes editor After death, the family should old died out as soon as possible to relatives and friends, or ascend indigoeyes reported to distant relatives, death, to tell the opening date of buried crane.The son to wear XiaoFu indigoeyes mourning, to others, hat, cannot take the door, someone to meet, his theory, KouShou.[editor this section RuLian] The former, the coffin of cosmetic, such as and when his body scrub, change clothes wear, etc, and then to BaiChou(some place also use money)face.Folk thought, not to die of old wear fur leather pants, otherwise the dead will reincarnate for beast, For the dress, don't be tears into dead, or later dream will not see the dead.Some local requirements for dead old MuShu with a mirror.In the dead died after 24 hours, should choose good moments from the body in the coffin, and then move when the head is like a, ChaoLi feet outwards.[editor this segment] keep shop The old man died LaoGuRen death to formally put coffin, day and night guard in tianjin and dead turn to serve, keep shop, called “filial piety”.The family after the coffin, protect, and lay in coffins, called “left”, also called “trapped coffin”.[editor this segment] put aside Because the ground should choose a buried the dead fudge, therefore, may be stopped at home, called “axis” or “stop” aside.“" ”Put the custom of“, in ancient times, to put seven days commonly, some even put coffins 10 days, months, now is not common, namely that aside, long ”.[editor this segment] mourning Blue is the family legacy to snuff out from the dead rise when in mourning.Men don't wear expensive clothes and sandals(now has no common), Women should undressed decorations, take off color clothes.Men and women with the relationship between the various according to the distance, wear XiaoFu, wear teach cap.During the mourning son in January or(100)for her hair, can not meet friends, not to attend the banquet, into the temple, etc.Especially in the burial customs, these must be strictly before, or not.

第三篇：支持中国传统佳节,抵制洋节

支持中国传统佳节，抵制洋节

每个人心中都有一幅最幸福的画卷。

它是那么的刻骨铭心，仿佛融入了血脉，深入了呼吸，随着你的心脏一起搏动，每一次总是在你的心底寄予最深的期待。

中国传统佳节，这个披着阳光，插上羽翼的小精灵，他是中国精神文明传承的梦，中国文化从这里荡漾开来。

这便是我心中最幸福的画卷。

五千年的日子古老了神秘的中原大地，五千年的日子魂牵梦绕了多情的中原大地，正是这片原野，孕育了中国多姿多彩的文化底蕴。-----中国传统佳节。

节日是人类社会生活的枢纽，是人类物质文明与精神文明的载体。历经千百年岁月沧桑的传统节日，更是一个民族成熟文明的缩影，它既体现着人与自然的关系，又反映着现实的人与人的联系。节日，是一个民族文化长期积淀的产物，是一个民族身份识别的象征之一，是一个民族自我认同的主要形式。每到异国他乡，人们若要想了解一个民族的风俗习惯、禀性习气，最好的方式就是观察、参与他们的节日活动。

中国的节日，它既是中国人长期不懈地探索自然规律的产物，包含着大量科学的天文、气象和物候知识，也是中华文明的哲学思想、审美意识和道德伦理在民俗风情上的集中体现。

翻开中国文化长卷，你可以看到：清明在自然规律中是万物复苏的节气，结合挂青祭祖的文化，端午则是纪念伟大爱国诗人屈原的节日，除夕便是万象跟新的节日。

但是现在很多年轻人盲目崇尚洋节，过着西方的情人节，忘记了我们的“七夕”，过着西方的父亲节，母亲节，忘记了我们的“重阳节”，把对传统佳节的选择性失忆当做是一种时尚，是时代的进步。

其实在西方，复活节，圣诞节是基督教宗教文化的集中体现，而非仅仅是目前国内一些年轻人为了追求所谓的快乐一个简单的日子。

节日，我们不能为过节而过节，而是要了解其中的哲学思想，文化内涵。你选择一个庆祝的节日，其中更深刻的内涵是对一种文化的认同，否则，则可以认为是随波逐流。民族认同感也是民族认同意识，即民族认同性。它是“同一民族的人感觉到大家是同属于一个人们共同体的自己人的这种心理”。而民族文化的觉醒，在物质文明高度发达的时代，我们更要关注文化的重塑，没有核心价值观和民族文化意识的国家是不可能成为有凝聚力，强大的国家的。

众所周知，圣诞节是有着强烈宗教色彩的节日，非基督教徒去欢庆它，说得轻些，就是随波逐流；说得重些，就是崇洋媚外。有人或许会说，我过西方节日，并没有认同他们的文化，也不是背叛我们的文化，只不过借这个机会乐一乐罢了。实则不然啊！文化的认同是如何发生的？不仅仅是在有意识的学习中，更关键的是在无意识的潜移默化中，就象看多了美国电影，你就会自然而然地觉得美国人是真理和正义的代表，是救世主的化身。道理就这么简单。

是不是我们中国的传统节日太少了，不够表情达意，不够营造欢乐？大错特错！世界上所有的民族，都没有我们中国人的节日丰富多彩，内涵深厚。你可曾在清明节时跟父母一起烧香拜祖？你可曾在端午节时亲手包一个情意浓浓的粽子？你可曾在重阳节时登高寄托对父母的思念？

中华民族源远流长，中华文化一脉相承、博大精深。简单举例，我们中国人自古以来就崇奉“天地国亲师”：天地造化我，国家护卫我，亲人养育我，老师教导我。千百年来，中华民族倾心信奉这个价值体系，围绕它建立了种种文化礼仪、典章制度、风俗习惯，历万世而不衰，成为我族安身立命之所在。

我们不是没有我们的儿童节，二月二，多么美好的记忆啊！

我们不是没有我们的情人节，七月七，多么感人的故事啊！

我们不是没有我们的老人节，九月九，多么吉祥的祝愿啊！

……

我们不是没有我们的节日，而是我们丧失了许许多多的记忆。我们不是没有我们的文化，而是我们丧失了太多太多的自信。

第四篇：中国传统风俗习惯介绍英语

元宵节The Festival of Lanterns takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first moon.Lanterns have been part of Chinese life for centuries so it's not surprising to see a festival of lanterns.People usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats.These lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the Lunar celebration.After a sumptuous fifteen-day feast, these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond.Silk, paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multi-colored.Some are in the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, and boats.Other are shaped like dragon, fruit and animal symbols of that year.The most popular type of lantern is the “horse-racing” one, in which figures or animals rotate around the vertical axis of the lantern.joozone.com The special food for the Lantern Festival is Yuen Sin or Tong Yuen.These are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour.They can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp.The round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity.The Lantern Festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.翻译如下：

年底举行的中国新年庆祝活动,在正月15月的这一天.灯笼一直是几个世纪以来中国人的节日,所以没什么吃惊.人们通常灯笼挂在花园外面的房子、船上.这些指示标志灯的客人,是祖先的新年庆祝活动.15点后两天大餐,这些灯照亮了回神后的世界.丝绸、造纸、塑料灯笼形状和大小各不相同,通常多彩.有蝴蝶形的、鸟、花、船.其他都像龙、水果和动物的象征,一年.最受欢迎的是一种花灯 “ 赛马 ”

一、人物、动物,轮流在各地纵轴的花灯.特别是粮食的元宵圆善或汤圆.这些都是用与糯米粉圆、甜零食熟了汤,蔬菜、肉、虾米来填补。圆圆的形状,是象征团圆的整体性、完整性和团结.元宵是和家人团聚的机会,使每一个人--青年人、老年人,不论贫富,都好好享受这个节日。另有一篇元宵节介绍：

The Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar.As early as the Western Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.This day's important activity is watching lanterns.Throughout the Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China.One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddha's body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day.Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central Plains to the whole of China.Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country.Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors.Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited.joozone.com “Guessing lantern riddles”is an essential part of the Festival.Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns.If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer.If they are right, they will get a little gift.The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty(960-1279).As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the “Yuanxiao Festival.”Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan.It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed.It tastes sweet and delicious.What's more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with “tuanyuan”, meaning reunion.So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged.On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene.Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival.Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party.On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.继续给大家一篇元宵佳节英语作文范文：

The Festival of Lanterns takes place at the end of the Chinese New Year Celebration, on the fifteenth day of the first moon.Lanterns have been part of Chinese life for centuries so it's not surprising to see a festival of lanterns.People usually hang lanterns in the gardens, outside the houses, and on the boats.These lanterns are signposts to guide guests and spirits of ancestors to the Lunar celebration.After a sumptuous fifteen-day feast, these lanterns light the way for the spirits back to the world beyond.Silk, paper and plastic lanterns vary in shape and size and are usually multi-colored.Some are in the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, and boats.Other are shaped like dragon, fruit and animal symbols of that year.The most popular type of lantern is the ”horse-racing" one, in which figures or animals rotate around the vertical axis of the lantern.The special food for the Lantern Festival is Yuen Sin or Tong Yuen.These are round dumplings made with sticky rice flour.They can be filled and served as a sweet snack or made plain and cooked in a soup with vegetables, meat and dried shrimp.The round shape of the dumpling is a symbol of wholeness, completeness and unity.The Lantern Festival is an occasion for families to get together and for everyone--young, old, rich and poor to have fun.春节The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people.In the past，people could not often have meat，rice or other delicious food.They could only eat these during the Spring festival.So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon.Now，although people‘s life is much better，and we can eat the delicious foods everyday.People still like the festival.Because most people can have a long holiday，and we are free to go on a trip or visit our friends or have parties with our family.In the evenings，we can have a big meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.I like the Spring Festival very much.How wonderful the Spring Festival is！

The Chinese Spring Festival comes on the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year, which is usually in February.There is a name for each year, such as the dog, the monkey, the tiger or one of the twelve animals, and this year is the year of the pig.Before the New Year’s Day, the Chinese people usually give their houses a good cleaning and on the last evening of the old year, all the members of a family will get together and have a big meal.On the first or second day of the new year, people usually go to visit their relatives and friends and give some lucky money to children.I wish you have a good time during the Spring Festival.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 the Spring Festival.Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.The 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 BC-c.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.端午节英语作文：端午节风俗习惯

Dragon Boat race Traditions At the center of this festival are the dragon boat races.Competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to the rhythm of beating drums.These exciting races were inspired by the villager's valiant attempts to rescue Chu Yuan from the Mi Lo river.This tradition has remained unbroken for centuries.Tzung Tzu A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat festival is tzung tzu.This tasty dish consists of rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves.The tradition of tzung tzu is meant to remind us of the village fishermen scattering rice across the water of the Mi Low river in order to appease the river dragons so that they would not devour Chu Yuan.Ay Taso The time of year of the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth lunar moon, has more significance than just the story of Chu Yuan.Many Chinese consider this time of year an especially dangerous time when extra efforts must be made to protect their family from illness.Families will hang various herbs, called Ay Tsao, on their door for protection.The drinking of realgar wine is thought to remove poisons from the body.Hsiang Bao are also worn.These sachets contain various fragrant medicinal herbs thought to protect the wearer from illness.The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar.It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year。

The origin of this summer festival centers around a scholarly government official named Chu Yuan.He was a good and respected man, but because of the misdeeds of jealous rivals he eventually fell into disfavor in the emperor's court。

Unable to regain the respect of the emperor, in his sorrow Chu Yuan threw himself into the Mi Low river.Because of their admiration for Chu Yuan, the local people living adjacent to the Mi Lo River rushed into their boats to search for him while throwing rice into the waters to appease the river dragons。

Although they were unable to find Chu Yuan, their efforts are still commemorated today during the Dragon Boat Festival。

第五篇：中国传统手工艺中英文介绍

中国传统手工艺英文介绍

（每条都是我自己写的啊亲 好好看 很短不多 每条一句话）

泥人（Clay Figure）

中文介绍：

泥人是雕塑的一种，使用泥土为原料，多表现人物。著名的有泥人张。

英文介绍：

Clay Figure is a sculpture using clay as raw material, a lot of them performance figures.The most famous clay figure artists is Clay Figurine Zhang.糖画（Sugar Painting）

中文介绍：

糖画是一种汉族民间手工艺，以糖为材料来进行创造。艺人使用小汤勺舀起溶化了的糖水，在石板上飞快地来回浇铸，画出造型，并用小铲刀将糖画铲起。

英文介绍：

Sugar Painting is a Chinese folk handicrafts, which uses sugar as material for creation.The artists use a small spoon to scoop up the sugar melted, spread rapidly back and forth on the slate, draw shapes.Then use a small shovel scooped Sugar Painting.剪纸（Paper-Cut）

中文介绍：

剪纸就是用剪刀、刀把纸剪成各种各样的图案。人们把美丽的剪纸贴在墙上或玻璃窗上、门上，表达节日里浓郁的欢乐与喜庆。

英文介绍：

Paper-Cut is to use scissors and knife to cut paper into various shapes.People put beautiful paper-cut attached to the wall or glass window on the door.Express their rich joy and happiness in the festival.绣花鞋（Embroidered Shoes）

中文介绍：

绣花鞋是中国的一种传统布鞋，它是刺绣跟布鞋的完美结合。有着非常久远的历史。英文介绍：

Embroidered Shoes is a Chinese traditional cloth shoes.It is the perfect combination of embroidery and cloth shoes,has a very long history.云锦（Brocade or Nanjing Brocade）

中文介绍：

南京云锦是中国传统的丝制工艺品, 是中国丝绸文化的精华，至今还在使用传统的老式木制机器织造。

英文介绍：

Brocade is a Chinese traditional silk crafts.It is the essence of Chinese silk culture.So far, it is still using the traditional old wooden machine to weave.丝绸（Silk Cloth）

中文介绍：

丝绸是一种以蚕丝为原料的纺织物。（跟云锦重复了，云锦就是丝绸的一种。）

英文介绍:

Silk Cloth is a kind of textile which uses silk as raw material.水墨画（Ink And Wash Painting）

中文介绍：

水墨画是一项中国传统艺术，是由水和墨经过调配不同的浓度所画出的画。

英文介绍：

Ink and wash painting is one of Chinese traditional arts.Painted by water and ink through the deployment of different proportions.