关于春节的英语演讲稿

第一篇：关于春节的英语演讲稿

the spring festival good afternoon everyone.i’m wu yunfei.today ,i’ll talk about the topic about spring festival.in my opinion ,the spring festival as the most influential traditional festival have important meaning for us.several days before the new year，people begin to prepare.farmers kill pigs，sheep，cocks and hens.city dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables.houses are cleaned； coupletsare(春联)posted on the doors.colorful lanterns are hung at the gate.all family members will get together on new year eve to have a big meal.during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.students do not go to school,and shops are closed.at the same time ,everyone celebrates to each other.when people meet on the way，they say to each other happy new year..at about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.the whole sky is lighted brightly.we may watch the fireworks excitedly.how busy it is！on the first early morning of one year，friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other.at that time，children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents,uncles,aunts and so on.the new year holiday should be longer however, the new year holiday is too short for the working people, according to the regulations of the state, there are only 7 days federal holidays for the working people.several years later, all of us should participate in work, so this problem is closely related to each of us.firstly, do the words spring festival reminds you of something which happen every year, and it is too crowded and makes people exhausted? i think some of you can get the answer.it is the spring transportation.going home for spring festival is a traditional custom of chinese people, but millions of peoples travels bring a great pressure on traffic, especially in such a short time.7 days holiday, 4 days on the way.but the resources of the tickets are very limited, so the people who can buy the tickets are well off, others who are not lucky enough to get the ticket quickly should spend the new year in a strange land.secondly, in fact, short vacation of the spring festival has brought a lot of serious problems.when the official announced the plan of the new year holiday, xinlang, a famous media did a survey on the satisfaction degree of it, more than 70 % of the people are dissatisfied with the plan.most of them wanted more time for relaxed, or they would have less passion for their work in the next year.a netizen called teemo said he always felt angry when every year he said goodbye to his family and came back to work.so, we can expect, if the new year holiday can be longer for the working people, maybe it will make the reunion of families more convenient and let people celebrate the spring festival with a good mood.also, the problems we mentioned above could be solved.thank you!篇三：春节的英语演讲 microsoft word 文档 when i was young, my father is the mainstay of our home.big burly dad for whole home from the rain.gentleness good mother xiangfujiaozi, gradually, i grew up.i had to break free of the young mom or dad at home, once again, much of the nagging mom.grew up i got to know of the hardships of life, then i found, dad back tuode already not like.mothers body was bloated.it is time to do a childrens responsibility, using a hands to protect the whole house.for father crutch, let him have a shoulder to depend on.to support the love of a mother umbrella, for she covered the scorching sun of summer.mom and dad i love you!home, love is a responsibility.the spring festival is the most important festival for the chinese people and it is the biggest festival in china.duding this festival,all family members get together.this festival just like christmas in the west.everyone knows the festival mean everyone should get together so millions of people will go back and get together to celebrate this festival.during this time the transportation systems will vey busy.the spring festival is the first day of the new year the spring festival is a traditional festival , it has a history of more than 4,000 years do you know the origin of the spring festival.a faily tale about the festival.the nian moster always damage and the nian loves sleep, the nian don’t like noise but the nian very dangerous ,tha nian moster damage the village eats people and animals,the nian moster is afraid of the red things and the fireworks during this festival we have many activities, such as play cards ,play fire works, to paste new year couplets ,give children red envelopes, at midnight we burin fireworks there are very tradition but we must do it.during this festival we always spend too much money and the environment are very bad.the lantern festival is the last day of the spring festival during this day we will be watching lanterns, lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting visitors.when the lantern festival is finished.the sring festival is end.篇四：春节演讲稿

各位——、女士们、先生们、同志们、朋友们：

一、春节的来历：

春节，是农历的岁首，春节的另一名称叫过年，是中国最盛大、最热闹、最重要的一个古老传统节日，也是中国人所独有的节日。是中华文明最集中的表现。自西汉以来，春节的习俗一直延续到今天。春节一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。如何过庆贺这个节日，在千百年的历史发展中，形成了一些较为固定的风俗习惯，有许多还相传至今。在春节这一传统节日期间，我国的汉族和大多数少数民族都有要举行各种庆祝活动，这些活动大多以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动形式丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。春节的来历有一种传说，中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。“年”长年深居海底，每到除夕才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。因此，每到除夕这天，村村寨寨的人们扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避“年”兽的伤害。有一年除夕，从村外来了个乞讨的老人。乡亲们一片匆忙恐慌景象，只有村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山躲避“年”兽，那老人笑道：“婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一

定把?年?兽撵走。”老婆婆仍然继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。半夜时分，“年”兽闯进村。它发现村里气氛与往年不同：村东头老婆婆家，门贴大红纸，屋内烛火通明。“年”兽浑身一抖，怪叫了一声。将近门口时，院内突然传来“砰砰啪啪”的炸响声，“年”浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。原来，“年”最怕红色、火光和炸响。这时，婆婆的家门大开，只见院内一位身披红袍的老人在哈哈大笑。“年”大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。第二天是正月初一，避难回来的人们见村里安然无恙十分惊奇。这时，老婆婆才恍然大悟，赶忙向乡亲们述说了乞讨老人的许诺。这件事很快在周围村里传开了，人们都知道了驱赶“年”兽的办法。从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹；户户烛火通明、守更待岁。初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。这风俗越传越广，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日。

二、春节的习俗

1、腊月二十三 祭灶

我国春节，一般是从祭灶揭开序幕的。祭灶，是一项在我国民间影响很大、流传极广的习俗。旧时，差不多家家灶间都设有“灶王爷”神位。

2、腊月二十四 扫尘

“腊月二十四，掸尘扫房子”，据《吕氏春秋》记载，我国在尧舜时代就有春节扫尘的风俗。按民间的说法：因“尘”与“陈”谐音，新春扫尘有“除陈布新”的涵义，其用意是要把一切穷运、晦气统统扫出门。这一习俗寄托着人们破旧立新的愿望和辞旧迎新的祈求。每逢春节来临，家家户户都要打扫环境，清洗各种器具，拆洗被褥窗帘，洒扫

六闾庭院，掸拂尘垢蛛网，疏浚明渠暗沟。到处洋溢着欢欢喜喜搞卫生、干干净净迎新春的欢乐气氛。

3、腊月二十五 接玉皇

4、腊月二十七、二十八 洗浴

传统民俗中在这两天要集中地洗澡、洗衣，除去一年的晦气，准备迎接来年的新春，京城有二十七洗疚疾，二十八洗邋遢的谚语。腊月二十六洗浴为“洗福禄”。

5、腊月三十除夕 贴门神、贴春联、守岁、爆竹、吃年夜饭、给压岁钱、祭祖

除夕的意思是“月穷岁尽”，人们都要除旧部新，有旧岁至此而除，来年另换新岁的意思，是农历全年最后的一个晚上。故此期间的活动都围绕着除旧部新，消灾祈福为中心。

春联、贴福字、贴窗花、贴年画、贴挂千。这些都具有祈福、装点居所的民俗功能。反映了人民大众的风俗和信仰，寄托着人们对未来的希望。

守岁，我国民间在除夕有守岁的习惯，俗名“熬年”。守岁从吃年夜饭开始，这顿年夜饭要慢慢地吃，从掌灯时分入席，有的人家一直要吃到深夜。守岁的习俗，既有对如水逝去的岁月含惜别留恋之情，又有

对来临的新年寄以美好希望之意。

爆竹，中国民间有“开门爆竹”一说。即在新的一年到来之际，家家户户开门的第一件事就是燃放爆竹，以哔哔叭叭的爆竹声除旧迎新。爆竹是中国特产，其起源很早，至今已有两千多年的历史。放爆竹可以创造出喜庆热闹的气氛，是节日的一种娱乐活动，可以给人们带来欢愉和吉利。王安石的《元日》诗：

爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖人屠苏。

千门万户瞳瞳日。

总把新桃换旧符。

描绘了我国人民欢度春节盛大的喜庆情景。

在古代的农业社会里，大约自腊月初八以后，家庭主妇们就要忙着张罗过年的食品了。因为腌制腊味所需的时间较长，所以必须尽早准备，蒸年糕，年糕因为谐音“年高”，再加上有着变化多端的口味，几乎成了家家必备的应景食品。年糕的式样有方块状的黄、白年糕，象征着黄金、白银，寄寓新年发财的意思。年糕的口味因地而异。

饺子，北方年夜饭有吃饺子的传统，但各地吃饺子的习俗亦不相同，有的地方除夕之夜吃饺子，有的地方初一吃饺子，吃饺子是表达人们辞旧迎新之际祈福求吉愿望的特有方式。饺子就意味着更岁交子，过春节吃饺子被认为是大吉大利。另外饺子形状像元宝，包饺子意味着包住福运，吃饺子象征生活富裕。吃年夜饭，也叫团圆夜，离家在外的游子都要不远千里万里赶回家来

是春节家家户户最热闹愉快的时候。大年夜．丰盛的年菜摆满一桌，围坐桌旁，共吃团圆饭，心头的充实感真是难以言喻。给压岁钱，压岁钱是由长辈发给晚辈的，有的家里是吃完年夜饭后，人人坐在桌旁不许走，等大家都吃完了，由长辈发给晚辈，并勉励儿孙在在新的一年里学习长进，好好做人。

6、正月初一 拜年 春节早晨，开门大吉，先放爆竹，叫做“开门炮仗”。爆竹声后，碎红满地，灿若云锦，称为“满堂红”。这时满街瑞气，喜气洋洋。春节里的一项重要活动，是到新朋好友家和邻那里祝贺新春，旧称拜年。新年的初一，人们都早早起来，穿上最漂亮的衣服，打扮得整整齐齐，出门去走亲访友，相互拜年，恭祝来年大吉大利。拜年的方式多种多样，有的是同族长带领若干人挨家挨户地拜年；有的是同事相邀几个人去拜年；也有大家聚在一起相互祝贺，称为“团拜”。由于登门拜年费时费力，后来一些上层人物和士大夫便使用各贴相互投贺，由此发展出来后来的“贺年片”。春节拜年时，晚辈要先给长辈拜年，祝长辈人长寿安康，长辈可将事先准备好的压岁钱分给晚辈，据说压岁钱可以压住邪祟，因为“岁”与“祟”谐音，晚辈得到压岁钱就可以平平安安度过一岁。

7、舞龙

舞龙，又名「耍龙灯」、「龙灯舞」，是汉民族传统的舞蹈形式之一。每逢喜庆节日，各地都有舞龙的习俗。

舞龙起源于汉代，经历代而不衰。

第二篇：春节英语演讲稿

篇一：英语演讲稿——春节放假

the new year holiday should be longer however, the new year holiday is too short for the working people, according to the regulations of the state, there are only 7 days federal holidays for the working people.several years later, all of us should participate in work, so this problem is closely related to each of us.firstly, do the words spring festival reminds you of something which happen every year, and it is too crowded and makes people exhausted? i think some of you can get the answer.it is the spring transportation.going home for spring festival is a traditional custom of chinese people, but millions of peoples travels bring a great pressure on traffic, especially in such a short time.7 days holiday, 4 days on the way.but the resources of the tickets are very limited, so the people who can buy the tickets are well off, others who are not lucky enough to get the ticket quickly should spend the new year in a strange land.secondly, in fact, short vacation of the spring festival has brought a lot of serious problems.when the official announced the plan of the new year holiday, xinlang, a famous media did a survey on the satisfaction degree of it, more than 70 % of the people are dissatisfied with the plan.most of them wanted more time for relaxed, or they would have less passion for their work in the next year.a netizen called teemo said he always felt angry when every year he said goodbye to his family and came back to work.so, we can expect, if the new year holiday can be longer for the working people, maybe it will make the reunion of families more convenient and let people celebrate the spring festival with a good mood.also, the problems we mentioned above could be solved.thank you!篇二：英语演讲春节 the spring festival good afternoon everyone.i’m wu yunfei.today ,i’ll talk about the topic about spring festival.in my opinion ,the spring festival as the most influential traditional festival have important meaning for us.several days before the new year，people begin to prepare.farmers kill pigs，sheep，cocks and hens.city dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables.houses are cleaned； coupletsare(春联)posted on the doors.colorful lanterns are hung at the gate.all family members will get together on new year eve to have a big meal.during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.students do not go to school,and shops are closed.at the same time ,everyone celebrates to each other.when people meet on the way，they say to each other happy new year..at about 12 oclock，some parents and children light crackers.the whole sky is lighted brightly.we may watch the fireworks excitedly.how busy it is！on the first earlymorning of one year，friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other.at that time，children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents,uncles,aunts and so on.各位——、女士们、先生们、同志们、朋友们：

大家好！一元复始、万象更新。在这新春佳节即将到来之际，我们在这里欢聚一堂，共叙友情，喜庆佳节。首先，我谨代表——向全体——并通过你们向各位家属，向支持关心我市博物馆建设与发展各界人士致以节日的祝贺和亲切的慰问。祝你们新年大吉，万事如意！

一、春节的来历：

春节，是农历的岁首，春节的另一名称叫过年，是中国最盛大、最热闹、最重要的一个古老传统节日，也是中国人所独有的节日。是中华文明最集中的表现。自西汉以来，春节的习俗一直延续到今天。春节一般指除夕和正月初一。但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。如何过庆贺这个节日，在千百年的历史发展中，形成了一些较为固定的风俗习惯，有许多还相传至今。在春节这一传统节日期间，我国的汉族和大多数少数民族都有要举行各种庆祝活动，这些活动大多以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除旧布新、迎禧接福、祈求丰年为主要内容。活动形式丰富多彩，带有浓郁的民族特色。春节的来历有一种传说，中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。“年”长年深居海底，每到除夕才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。因此，每到除夕这天，村村寨寨的人们扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避“年”兽的伤害。有一年除夕，从村外来了个乞讨的老人。乡亲们一片匆忙恐慌景象，只有村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山躲避“年”兽，那老人笑道：“婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一定把?年?兽撵走。”老婆婆仍然继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。半夜时分，“年”兽闯进村。它发现村里气氛与往年不同：村东头老婆婆家，门贴大红纸，屋内烛火通明。“年”兽浑身一抖，怪叫了一声。将近门口时，院内突然传来“砰砰啪啪”的炸响声，“年”浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。原来，“年”最怕红色、火光和炸响。这时，婆婆的家门大开，只见院内一位身披红袍的老人在哈哈大笑。“年”大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。第二天是正月初一，避难回来的人们见村里安然无恙十分惊奇。这时，老婆婆才恍然大悟，赶忙向乡亲们述说了乞讨老人的许诺。这件事很快在周围村里传开了，人们都知道了驱赶“年”兽的办法。从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹；户户烛火通明、守更待岁。初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。这风俗越传越广，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日。

二、春节的习俗

1、腊月二十三 祭灶 我国春节，一般是从祭灶揭开序幕的。祭灶，是一项在我国民间影响很大、流传极广的习俗。旧时，差不多家家灶间都设有“灶王爷”神位。

2、腊月二十四 扫尘 “腊月二十四，掸尘扫房子”，据《吕氏春秋》记载，我国在尧舜时代就有春节扫尘的风俗。按民间的说法：因“尘”与“陈”谐音，新春扫尘有“除陈布新”的涵义，其用意是要把一切穷运、晦气统统扫出门。这一习俗寄托着人们破旧立新的愿望和辞旧迎新的祈求。每逢春节来临，家家户户都要打扫环境，清洗各种器具，拆洗被褥窗帘，洒扫六闾庭院，掸拂尘垢蛛网，疏浚明渠暗沟。到处洋溢着欢欢喜喜搞卫生、干干净净迎新春的欢乐气氛。

3、腊月二十五 接玉皇 旧俗认为灶神上天后，天帝玉皇于农历十二月二十五日亲自下界,查察人间善恶，并定来年祸福，所以家家祭之以祈福，称为“接玉皇”。这一天起居、言语都要谨慎，争取好表现，以博取玉皇欢心，降福来年。

4、腊月二十七、二十八 洗浴

传统民俗中在这两天要集中地洗澡、洗衣，除去一年的晦气，准备迎接来年的新春，京城有二十七洗疚疾，二十八洗邋遢的谚语。腊月二十六洗浴为“洗福禄”。

5、腊月三十除夕 贴门神、贴春联、守岁、爆竹、吃年夜饭、给压岁钱、祭祖 除夕的意思是“月穷岁尽”，人们都要除旧部新，有旧岁至此而除，来年另换新岁的意思，是农历全年最后的一个晚上。故此期间的活动都围绕着除旧部新，消灾祈福为中心。

春联、贴福字、贴窗花、贴年画、贴挂千。这些都具有祈福、装点居所的民俗功能。反映了人民大众的风俗和信仰，寄托着人们对未来的希望。守岁，我国民间在除夕有守岁的习惯，俗名“熬年”。守岁从吃年夜饭开始，这顿年夜饭要慢慢地吃，从掌灯时分入席，有的人家一直要吃到深夜。守岁的习俗，既有对如水逝去的岁月含惜别留恋之情，又有对来临的新年寄以美好希望之意。

爆竹，中国民间有“开门爆竹”一说。即在新的一年到来之际，家家户户开门的第一件事就是燃放爆竹，以哔哔叭叭的爆竹声除旧迎新。爆竹是中国特产，其起源很早，至今已有两千多年的历史。放爆竹可以创造出喜庆热闹的气氛，是节日的一种娱乐活动，可以给人们带来欢愉和吉利。王安石的《元日》诗： 爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖人屠苏。千门万户瞳瞳日。总把新桃换旧符。

描绘了我国人民欢度春节盛大的喜庆情景。

在古代的农业社会里，大约自腊月初八以后，家庭主妇们就要忙着张罗过年的食品了。因为腌制腊味所需的时间较长，所以必须尽早准备，蒸年糕，年糕因为谐音“年高”，再加上有着变化多端的口味，几乎成了家家必备的应景食品。年糕的式样有方块状的黄、白年糕，象征着黄金、白银，寄寓新年发财的意思。年糕的口味因地而异。

饺子，北方年夜饭有吃饺子的传统，但各地吃饺子的习俗亦不相同，有的地方除夕之夜吃饺子，有的地方初一吃饺子，吃饺子是表达人们辞旧迎新之际祈福求吉愿望的特有方式。饺子就意味着更岁交子，过春节吃饺子被认为是大吉大利。另外饺子形状像元宝，包饺子意味着包住福运，吃饺子象征生活富裕。

吃年夜饭，也叫团圆夜，离家在外的游子都要不远千里万里赶回家来是春节家家户户最热闹愉快的时候。大年夜．丰盛的年菜摆满一桌，围坐桌旁，共吃团圆饭，心头的充实感真是难以言喻。

给压岁钱，压岁钱是由长辈发给晚辈的，有的家里是吃完年夜饭后，人人坐在桌旁不许走，等大家都吃完了，由长辈发给晚辈，并勉励儿孙在在新的一年里学习长进，好好做人。

6、正月初一 拜年

春节早晨，开门大吉，先放爆竹，叫做“开门炮仗”。爆竹声后，碎红满地，灿若云锦，称为“满堂红”。这时满街瑞气，喜气洋洋。春节里的一项重要活动，是到新朋好友家和邻那里祝贺新春，旧称拜年。新年的初一，人们都早早起来，穿上最漂亮的衣服，打扮得整整齐齐，出门去走亲访友，相互拜年，恭祝来年大吉大利。拜年的方式多种多样，有的是同族长带领若干人挨家挨户地拜年；有的是同事相邀几个人去拜年；也有大家聚在一起相互祝贺，称为“团拜”。由于登门拜年费时费力，后来一些上层人物和士大夫便使用各贴相互投贺，由此发展出来后来的“贺年片”。春节拜年时，晚辈要先给长辈拜年，祝长辈人长寿安康，长辈可将事先准备好的压岁钱分给晚辈，据说压岁钱可以压住邪祟，因为“岁”与“祟”谐音，晚辈得到压岁钱就可以平平安安度过一岁。

7、舞龙

舞龙，又名「耍龙灯」、「龙灯舞」，是汉民族传统的舞蹈形式之一。每逢喜庆节日，各地都有舞龙的习俗。

舞龙起源于汉代，经历代而不衰。舞龙最初是作为祭祀祖先、祈求甘

第三篇：英语演讲稿春节

the new year holiday should be longer however, the new year holiday is too short for the working people, according to the regulations of the state, there are only 7 days federal holidays for the working people.several years later, all of us should participate in work, so this problem is closely related to each of us.firstly, do the words spring festival reminds you of something which happen every year, and it is too crowded and makes people exhausted? i think some of you can get the answer.it is the spring transportation.going home for spring festival is a traditional custom of chinese people, but millions of peoples travels bring a great pressure on traffic, especially in such a short time.7 days holiday, 4 days on the way.but the resources of the tickets are very limited, so the people who can buy the tickets are well off, others who are not lucky enough to get the ticket quickly should spend the new year in a strange land.secondly, in fact, short vacation of the spring festival has brought a lot of serious problems.when the official announced the plan of the new year holiday, xinlang, a famous media did a survey on the satisfaction degree of it, more than 70 % of the people are dissatisfied with the plan.most of them wanted more time for relaxed, or they would have less passion for their work in the next year.a netizen called teemo said he always felt angry when every year he said goodbye to his family and came back to work.so, we can expect, if the new year holiday can be longer for the working people, maybe it will make the reunion of families more convenient and let people celebrate the spring festival with a good mood.also, the problems we mentioned above could be solved.thank you!篇二：最新英语春节演讲稿范例参考

最新英语春节演讲稿范例参考

猴年第一天，一心一意送你祝福：祝你事业发达第一，平安健康第一，婚姻美满第一，家庭和谐第一，赚钱发财第一，开心快乐第一，轻松悠闲都是第一。这是一篇最新英语春节演讲稿，详细内容点击查看全文。

a new year，a new start，when i stand on the edge of a new year，i cant help thinking about my plan of next year.just as the old saying：well began is the half of the success.so i decide that i should be at work while the others are still relaxing，and then，at the beginning，im quicker than the others and of course i will get better result than the others.but，what i really decide to do is that i must make good of anytime i can spare though it seems impossible.while，i will do my best to live up with what i have planned，and the result will prove it.网友们，最新英语春节演讲稿就到此为大家介绍完毕了，在这里祝大家都能早日写出一篇好的文章。篇三：精选英语演讲稿春节范文

精选英语演讲稿春节范文

this worry is fairly unnecessary.why ? one reason lies that christmas only affects christians，college students and joint-venture(合资企业)workers.another reason is that christmas is mostly celebrated in cities.few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic(带有异国情调的)festival.by contrast，the spring festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.网友们，英语演讲稿春节范文就到此为大家介绍完毕了，在这里祝大家都能早日写出一篇好的文章。

第四篇：介绍春节的英语演讲稿

Today , my partner and I will compare Spring Festival with Christmas in three aspects.1 Origin and Legend 2 Customs 3 Decoration As we know, Spring Festival is the grandest and the most important annual event for Chinese people, but nowadays a few people concern the origin and story behind the holiday.So first of all, I want to introduce the origin and legend of Spring Festival to you.(1)Origin and Legend Origin The origin of the festival can be traced back to the worshiping activitiesin the Shang Dynasty(17th century BC220 AD), when Emperor Wudi commanded to use the lunar calendar.There was a big festival fair launched by the government, and civil people also gathered for celebration.New custom activities also arose, such as burning the bamboo(setting off fireworks nowadays), hanging peach boards(pasting Spring Couplets nowadays)and staying up at night.Chinese New Year Story907)with simple patterns to drive away evil.Now they are a kind of decoration for the festival.New meanings and patterns such as conventions, women and babies have been added to the old pictures.

第五篇：春节英语材料

I.discussion of The Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival

In China, there are a number of old traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming(Pure Brightness), Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.The dates of these festivals are determined by the lunar calendar.Many minority nationalities also celebrate other festivals with their ethnic characteristics.The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, is the most important national holiday.It always falls on the date which marks the beginning of the spring, according to the lunar calendar.The celebration of the Spring Festival starts from the New Year’s Eve and ends on the 15th of the first month determined by the lunar calendar.To the Chinese the holiday is as important as Christmas in the West.By tradition, Chinese people will be busy buying presents, decorating their houses, preparing food and making new clothes for the New Year.All transportation, in particular the railway, will be busy taking Chinese back to their home town for a family reunion.Preparations for the New Year begin the last few days of the last moon, when houses are thoroughly cleaned, debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes purchased.And in many homes, people burn incense at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming months.Days before the New Year, all families thoroughly clean their houses hoping to sweep away all the ill-fortune and make way for good luck.People repaint their doors and windowpanes in red colour, which means good luck.They decorate the doors and windows with paper-cuts and couplets which usually show very popular themes such as “happiness”, “wealth”, “longevity”and “satisfactory marriage with more children”.Paintings of the similar themes are also put up in the house.The New Year’s Eve is very carefully observed.All family members sit together having a feast.One of the most popular courses in the north is jiaozi, or dumplings and southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao.In the old days, various kinds of delicious food were presented as tributes to the ancestors.After dinner, most people will sit up watching Spring Festival Gala Evening, special programs of Spring Festival staged by CCTV.Light is kept on the whole night.At midnight, there are usually fireworks lighting up the sky and fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year.Getting up very early in the next morning, children will greet their parents, saying “guo nian hao”, which is the Chinese version of “Happy New Year”.The term “guo nian” means passing or surviving the year.After their greetings, children usually receive money wrapped with red paper as a gift.The neighbors will also pass greeting from door to door.The air is permeated with warmth and friendliness.It is a great time for reconciliation.In the following days before the Lantern Festival, people will visit their relatives and friends and exchange gifts.The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is an occasion of lantern show and folk dance.One of the typical food for the occasion is yuanxiao, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice

flour and stuffed with fillings.Each year, there is an exhibition of coloured lanterns at night.Every family hangs red lanterns over their gates.Children carry all kinds of coloured laterns and in streets and squares, coloured lantern sheds are built for lantern exhibition.Willow trees are also decorated with coloured paper.Red lanterns are hung here and there on willow trees.The trees are called lantern trees or spark trees.Everyone goes out to see the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns.The Lantern Festival marks the end of the New Year season.Customs of observing the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival vary from place to place across the country, considering China is a large country, both demographically and ethnically.However, the spirit underlying the diverse celebrations is the same: a sincere wish of peace and happiness for the family members and friends.Notes

1.lunar calendar 阴历，农历

2.ethnic characteristics民族特征

ethnic(=ethnical)adj.人种的, 种族的3.family reunion 亲属的团聚

reunion重聚;团圆a college reunion(大学)校友联欢会

burn incense: 烧香；焚香敬神

4.ill-fortune n.厄运

5.windowpanes n.窗玻璃

6.paper-cuts n.剪纸

7.couplets n.对联

8.longevity n.长寿，长命

9.observe vt.纪念;庆祝(节日、生日等)

10.glutinousadj.粘的;粘质的glutinous rice糯米

11.tribute n.贡物, 礼物, 颂辞

12.Spring Festival Gala Evening春节联欢晚会

13.stage vt.上演, 表演, 筹划

14.fireworks n.烟火

15.fire-crackers n.鞭炮

16.money wrapped with red paper 压岁钱

17.permeate vt..弥漫, 渗透, 充满Water will easily permeate a cotton dress

18.reconciliation n.和解, 和好, 复交,19.stuffed with fillings.带馅的stuff---with用…把…堵住

filling n.充填物, 填料the filling of a pie

20.demographically adv.人口的21.underlie vt.位于...之下, 成为...的基础

Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?

是否有某种个人困难引致他对工作缺乏兴趣？

II.The main fairs in Qingdao

Qingdao boasts a lot of festivals scattered in every month and each season.Annu ally, from January to March is “Folks Tour in spring”.For example, Qingdao Turnip and Glutinous Rice Dumpling Fair;interesting match of turnip-carving will be held.It's a good chance to appreciate the folk art.Hai Yun An Temple Haw Festival and Tian Hou Temple Fair are also the main festivals.1.turnipn.萝卜

Qingdao Turnip and Glutinous Rice Dumpling Fair 萝卜·元宵会

2.hawn.山楂

HaiYun An Temple Haw Festival 海云庵糖球会

3.TianHou Temple Fair 天后宫民俗会

Spring Festival Words

春节 The Spring Festival

农历 lunar calendar

正月 lunar January;the first month by lunar calendar

除夕 New Year's Eve;eve of lunar New Year

初一 the beginning of New Year

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

Customs:

过年 Guo-nian;have the Spring Festival

对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival;do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast

灯笼 lantern: a portable light

烟花 fireworks

爆竹 firecrackers(People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

红包 red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming

year.)

舞狮 lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龙 dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)

戏曲 traditional opera

杂耍 variety show;vaudeville

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

灯会 exhibit of lanterns

守岁 staying-up

拜年 pay New Year's call;give New Year's greetings;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;money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

Culture Note: In the old days, New Year's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old.Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning;general house-cleaning

Blessings:

金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home

生意兴隆 Business flourishes

岁岁平安 Peace all year round

恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity

和气生财 Harmony brings wealth

心想事成 May all your wishes come true

吉祥如意 Everything goes well

国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful

一帆风顺 Wishing you every success

步步高升 Promoting to a higher position

出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go

祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!Food names:

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

汤圆 Tang-yuan;dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding

糖果盘 candy tray