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1、元旦节的由来英语 今天范文小编为大家准备了元旦节的由来英语欢迎大家阅读本篇文章 元旦节的由来英语(1) Introduction Yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.Itisthedaywhentheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginninganothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeoplesendofftheolddaysandwelethenewones.Asthefirstdayoftheyear,Yuandanhasbeenconsidered
2、tobethemostimportantfestivalsincetheancienttimes. Customs 1.Kaisui(beginningoftheyear):AccordingtotheChinesetraditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)ofthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymustprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.Atthesametime,theytoopreparefoodfortheNewYearday:The
3、wholefamilywillthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshousui).Afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)wille,andthisisthearrivalofNewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,peoplebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.Vegetarianandsweetfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andincensebeburnedtowelethedeities.Inthe
4、ancienttimes,itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthuswascalledkaisui. Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstructioninTongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthefortunedeityduringthefortunetimetoreceivethedeity.Ifthedirectionofthefortunedeityisattheillposition,peoplewillchoosetor
5、eceivehappydeityornobledeityinstead. 2.ThereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakingonYuandanbetweentheChineseinthenorthernandsouthernregions.ThenorthernChinesehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinside).Somepeoplemayputasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopingtohavea
6、sweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyearaftertastingthecoin.ontheotherhand,thesouthernChinesehavethetabooforkillingonYuandan.Therefore,theydonottakemeatinteemorningofYuandan,soastoavoidbloodshedormutualslaughter.Inordertoevademisfortune,theyhavethefirstmealofthisdaywithoutmeat.Instead,theytakeve
7、getarianfoodforthesakeofvirtue. 3.WhatisspecialduringtheNewYearisthatparentsorelderswilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)tothechildren.Peopleintheancienttimesweremoreparticularingivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceontheeveofNewYearsothatthekidscouldsuppressthepastyearandentertheNew
8、Year.Yasuihasthemeaningofoveringtheunpredictablefuture.Representingthewishesforthehealthypsychologicalgrowthofthechildren,yasuiqiansymbolisestheeldershopetoseetheirchildrenoverealltheunpredictableelementsbroughtbytheyear. 4.ThereisanextraordinarynumberoftaboosonYuandan.Eachplacehasitsowncustomsoftab
9、oo.Here,wewillmentiononlyafewmontaboosinFujianProvince,GuangdongProvinceandSoutheastAsia: Inthepast,peoplemonlybelievedthatfortunewashiddeninthehouse.So,wsweepingoffloormustbedoneinthedirectionmovinginwards,andtherewasnoclearanceofrubbishatnight.ParticularlyontheNewTearday,inordertokeepfortunefromfl
10、owingout,therewasnosweeping.Somefamilieskeptthistaboountilthefifthoreventhefifteenthday.Ifanythingwasbroken,thepieceswerewrappedupinordernottoletthefortuneslipawayandweredisposedonlythefifthday. Yuandan(inmoreseriousfamilies,theperiodextendsfromthe1sttothe15thday)marksthenewbeginning.InthehopethatNe
11、wYearbringsgoodbeginning,peopleshouldutterneitherunkindwordsnorvulgarlanguage.Makingnoises,fighting,quarrelingandespeciallyweepingareavoidedtodetermisfortune.Thereareeventaboosoftakingmedicineandhavingsneeze,foritisbelievedthattheycanleadtosicknessthroughouttheyear.Taboosofthepastalsoconcernedtheuse
12、ofknifeandthebreakingofthings.Ifathingwasbroken,thewordbreakoranyotherwordimportingsimilarmeaningwasnotused.Instead,wordslikefailingtothefloorandblossominglikeflowerswhichdeliveredpleasantsenseswereusedtosuggestgoodconnections. OnYuandan,neitherlendingandnorgivingofmoneytoothersisdonesothattherewill
13、benooutflowingofmoneyduringtheyear.Thereisalsothesayingthatifamalesleepsintheafternoon,hiscareerwillbreakdown,andifafemalehasanafternoonnap,thekitchenwillcollapse. 5.Ancientrite:Inthepast,therewasaritecalledhezheng(propergreeting)duringNewYear.WhenapersonpaidaNewYearvisittofriendsorrelatives,hetooka
14、longapieceofpaperorcardonwhichthenameofthehostwaswrittenwitChinesebrush.Thereceiverofthisgreetingcardwouldnormallypasteitonthewallofhismainhalltoshowhisrespecttoandappreciationforthevisitor.Thequantityofgreetingcardreceivedreflectedthepersonspublicrelationshipwithothers,whilethenamesandstatusofthepe
15、oplewhogavethegreetingcardsindicatedthehostsboundaryofsocialnetworkandstandardofliving.Nowadays,becauseofeasymunication,convenienttransportationsystemandwidersocialnetwork,whenpeoplesendtheirgreetingstheytendtofollowtheWesternstyle.Thegreetingisnowdonebymailandevenbyemail.Today,hezhengisdonebysimply
16、bringingalongredpacketsandfoodpresentswhenmakingavisit. Tobeinlinewiththecustomoftogivingawaymoneyonthefirstday,familiesinsomeplacesdonotpayNewYearcalltoothers.Instead,thewholefamilysimplygoesouttoenjoythemselvesorstayedathomeforfamilyhappiness. 6.Inthepast,therewasasuperstitionthatwhenapersonlefthishouseintheNewYear,hemusttakethecorrectfirststep.Aparticularpersonwouldlookforthefor
