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1、中国传统节日英文介绍Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as Spring Festival, the literal translation of the Chinese name 春節, since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar term in a Chinese calendar year. It marks th
2、e end of the winter season, analogous to the Western Carnival. The festival begins on the first day of the first month (正月) in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day. Chinese New Years Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion
3、 dinner, is known as Chx (除夕) or Eve of the Passing Year.” Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the Lunar New Year.Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuri
4、es old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Vietnam, and al
5、so in Chinatowns elsewhere. Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors.Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely. People will po
6、ur out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts and cou
7、plets with popular themes of good fortune or happiness, wealth, and longevity. On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next morning, children
8、 will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes. The Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile, forget all grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.Although the Chinese calendar traditionally does not use continuous
9、ly numbered years, outside China its years are often numbered from the reign of the Yellow Emperor. But at least three different years numbered 1 are now used by various scholars, making the year beginning in AD 2012 the Chinese Year 4710, 4709, or 4649。The Lantern Festival（元宵节） is a festival celebr
10、ated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar year in the Chinese calendar, the last day of the lunisolar Chinese New Year celebration. It is not to be confused with the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is sometimes also known as the Lantern Festival in locations such as Singapore and Mala
11、ysia. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns (猜灯谜). It officially ends the Chinese New Year celebrations.In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, for only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones; in
12、modern times, lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs. For example, lanterns are now often made in shapes of animals.The first month of the Chinese calendar is called yuan month, and in ancient times people called night xiao; therefore, the day is called Yuan Xiao Festival in mainla
13、nd China and Taiwan. The fifteenth day is the first night one can see a full moon in that lunar year. According to 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 apprec
14、iate. At this time, people will try to solve puzzles on lanterns, eat yuanxiao (元宵) (a glutinous rice ball, also known as simplified Chinese: 汤圆) and enjoy a family reunion.Qingming Festival(清明节) is when Chinese people visit the columbaria, graves or burial grounds to pray to their ancestors.The Qin
15、gming Festival is an opportunity for celebrants to remember and honour their ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, joss paper, and/or libations to the ancestors. The rites have a long tradition in Asia, especially am
16、ong farmers. Some people carry willow branches with them on Qingming or put willow branches on their gates and/or front doors. They believe that willow branches help ward off the evil spirit that wanders on Qingming.On Qingming, people go on family outings, start the spring plowing, sing, and dance. Qingming is also a time when young couples traditionally start courting. Another popular thing to do is to fly kites in the shapes of anima
