春节的英语介绍

1、春节的英语介绍【篇一：英文介绍春节】thetermpassyearisusedforthespringfestival(chinesenewyear).thewordyearinchinesecharactersusedtomeanahorriblebeast.tocombatthebeast,thechinesehanggoodluckwishesonredpaperonthedoorandusefireworksinthebeliefthatthebeastfearsredandfire.thistraditioninmanywaysresemblethewesternbeliefofus

2、inggarlicandcrossestofightvampires.中文中“过年”这个词组用以表示对春节(中国新年)的庆祝。“年这个字在中文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春联”写上美好祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。thechinesezodiacfeatures12animalsinthesequenceofrat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dog,andpig.thisyearistheyearofsheep.eacha

3、nimalrepresentsadifferentpersonality.accordingtolegend,peopleheldaconferencewithalltheanimals,informingthemthattheywouldpickthe12torepresentthezodiac.however,inspiteofbeingfast,thecatwasnotpickedasitsthen-closefriend,therat,didnotwakeit.thisactionsparkedoffarivalrythatcontinuestillthisday.中国的十二生肖代表了

4、十二种动物，他们的顺序是：鼠、牛、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。今年是羊年。每一种动物有他们自己的“性格”。根据传说，人们当初和动物们开了一个会，最先到会的动物们就可以进入十二生肖。而身为猫最好的朋友，老鼠却没有把猫叫醒去开会。因此，它们之间的战争一直持续到今天。chinesespringfestivalcelebratingtheendofwinterandthewarmthofspring.itbeganinthelastdayofthelunaryear,endinthe15thdayoflunarnewyear,alsoisthelanternfestival.thespring

5、festivalisthemostimportantfestivalinchina.duringthespringfestival,peopleusuallyuseredlanternanddecoratethedoorsandwindowswithredpapercuts.becouseredmeansgoodluck.peopleusuallycleanhousetoo.becousetheywanttosweepawaybadluck,putonallkindsofcoloredclothes,oftenvisitfriendsandrelativesortogethereatdumpl

6、ings,fish,meatandotherdeliciousfood.thechildrenarelookingforwardtoreceivingredenvelopemoney,andtogethertheyplayeachotherthefireworks,withhappy.streetwithdragonandliondanceandsomeothercarnivalactivities.中国的春节庆祝冬天的结束和温暖春天的来临。它开始于农历年的最后一天，结束于农历正月十五，也就是元宵节。在中国春节时非常重要的一个节日。在春节期间，人们用红灯笼和春联装饰房子，因为红色意味着好运，人

7、们通常会大扫除，扫去一年的霉运，迎来新一年的好运。穿上各式各样的彩色衣服，经常拜访亲戚朋友或聚在一起吃饺子、鱼、肉和其他美味的食物。孩子们盼望着收到红包的压岁钱，他们一起放烟花，相互玩的跟开心。大街上有舞龙、舞狮和其他一些狂欢活动。【篇二：春节习俗英文表达】chinesenewyearcelebrationisthemostimportantcelebrationoftheyear.chinesepeoplemaycelebratethechinesenewyearinslightlydifferentwaysbuttheirwishesarealmostthesame;theywantthe

8、irfamilymembersandfriendstobehealthyandluckyduringnextyear.春节庆祝活动是一年中最重要的庆祝活动。中国人庆祝春节的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望几乎是相同的，他们希望其家人和朋友来年健康和幸运。chinesenewyearcelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.celebratoryactivitiesincludechinesenewfeast,firecrackers,givingluckymoneytochildren,thenewyearbellringingandchinesenewyeargreetin

9、gs.mostofchinesepeoplewillstopthecelebratingintheirhomeonthe7thdayofnewyearbecausethenationalholidayusuallyendsaroundthatday,howevercelebrationsinpublicareascanlastuntilthe15thdayofnewyear.春节庆祝活动通常持续15天。庆祝活动包括春节的年夜饭，放鞭炮，给儿童压岁钱，春节钟声和春节问候。大多数中国人将在春节的第7天停止庆祝活动，因为全国性节假通常在这一天结束，但在公共场所的庆祝活动可能最终持续到正月十五。hou

10、secleaning房屋打扫tocleanhousesonthenewyeareveisaveryoldcustomdatingbacktothousandsofyearsago.thedustistraditionallyassociatedwith“old”socleaningtheirhousesandsweepingthedustmeantobidfarewelltothe“old”andusherinthe“new”.daysbeforethenewyear,chinesefamiliescleantheirhouses,sweepingthefloor,washingdailyth

11、ings,cleaningthespiderwebsanddredgingtheditches.peopledoallthesethingshappilyinthehopeofagoodcomingyear.春节打扫房屋这个非常古老的习俗甚至可以追溯到几千年前。灰尘在传统上与“旧”联系在一起，所以打扫房屋和扫除灰尘意味着辞“旧”迎“新”。春节的前几天，中国的各家各户都打扫房屋，扫地，清洗日用品，清除蛛网和疏浚沟渠。人们兴高采烈做所有这些事情，希望来年好运。housedecoration房屋装饰oneofthehousedecorationsistopostcoupletsondoors.ont

12、hespringfestivalcouplets,goodwishesareexpressed.newyearcoupletsareusuallypostedinpairsasevennumbersareassociatedwithgoodluckandauspiciousnessinchineseculture.房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。春联通常是成对张贴，因为双数在中国文化中是好运气和吉祥的象征。peopleinnorthchinaareusedtopostingpaper-cutontheirwindows.whenstickingthewindowdeco

13、rationpaper-cuts,peoplepasteonthedoorlargeredchinesecharacter“fu”aredfumeansgoodluckandfortune,soitiscustomarytopostfuondoorsorwallsonauspiciousoccasionssuchaswedding,festivals.在中国北方，人们习惯于在窗户上贴剪纸。人们既在窗户上贴剪纸，又在大门上贴上大大的红色汉字“福”字，一个红色“福”字意味着好运和财富，因此习惯上在婚礼，节日之类的吉祥场合中，人们都会在门或墙上贴“福”字。waitingforthefirstbell

14、ringingofchinesenewyear等待春节的第一声钟鸣thefirstbellringingisthesymbolofchinesenewyear.chinesepeopleliketogotoalargesquareswheretherearehugebellsaresetuponnewyearseve.asthenewyearapproachestheycountdownandcelebratetogether.thepeoplebelievethattheringingofhugebellcandriveallthebadluckawayandbringthefortunet

15、othem.inrecentyears,somepeoplehavebegungoingtomountaintemplestowaitforthefirstringing.hanshantempleinsuzhou,isveryfamoustempleforitsfirstringingofthebelltoheraldchinesenewyear.manyforeignersnowgotohanshantempletocelebratechinesenewyear.第一次钟声是春节的象征。中国人喜欢到一个大广场，那里有为除夕设置的大钟。随着春节的临近，他们开始倒计数并一起庆祝。人们相信了大钟

16、的撞响可以驱除霉运，带来好运。近年来，有些人开始去山上寺庙等待第一次钟声。苏州的寒山寺就非常著名，它的钟声宣布春节的到来。现在有许多外国人也去寒山寺庆祝春节。stayinguplate(shousui)熬夜(“守岁”)shousuimeanstostayuplateorallnightonnewyearseve.afterthegreatdinner,familiessittogetherandchathappilytowaitforthenewyear'sarrival岁意味着除夕夜不睡觉。年夜饭后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春节的到来。newyearfeast年夜饭springf

17、estivalisatimeforfamilyreunion.thenewyearsfeastisamustbanquetwithallthefamilymembersgettingtogether.thefoodeatenonthenewyearevebanquetvariesaccordingtoregions.insouthchina,itiscustomarytoeatniangao(newyearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)becauseasahomophone,henort

18、h,atraditionaldishforthefeastisjiaoziordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoon.春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”(糯米粉制成的新年糕点)，因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。settingfirecrackers燃放鞭炮lightingfirecrackersusedtobeoneofthemostimportantcustomsinthespringfestivalce

19、lebration.however,concerningthedangerandthenegativenoisesthatlightingfirecrackersmaybring,thegovernmenthasbannedthispracticeinmanymajorcities.butpeopleinsmalltownsandruralareasstillholdtothistraditionalcelebration.rightastheclockstrikes12oclockmidnightofnewyearseve,citiesandtownsarelitupwiththeglitt

20、erfromfireworks,andthesoundcanbedeafening.familiesstayupforthisjoyfulmomentandkidswithfirecrackersinonehandandalighterinanothercheerfullylighttheirhappinessinthisespecialoccasion,eventhoughtheyplugtheirears.放鞭炮曾是春节庆祝活动中最重要的习俗之一。然而，担心燃放鞭炮可能会带来危险和烦人的噪音，政府已在许多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城镇和农村地区的人们仍然坚持这种传统的庆祝活动。除夕夜一

21、旦时钟撞响午夜12点钟，城市和乡镇都被烟花的闪闪光芒映亮，鞭炮声震耳欲聋。一家人熬夜就为这个欢乐的时刻，孩子们一手拿鞭炮，一手拿火机兴高采烈地点放着他们在这个特殊节日的快乐，尽管他们吓得捂着耳朵。newyeargreetings(bainian)春节的问候(拜年)onthefirstdayofthenewyearorshortlythereafter,everybodywearsnewclothesandgreetsrelativesandfriendswithbowsandgongxi(congratulations),wishingeachothergoodluck,happinessdu

22、ringthenewyear.inchinesevillages,somevillagersmayhavehundredsofrelativessotheyhavetospendmorethantwoweeksvisitingtheirrelatives.在春节第一天或此后不久，大家都穿着新衣服，带着弓向亲戚和朋友打招呼并恭喜(祝贺)，彼此祝愿在新的一年里好运，幸福。在中国农村，有些村民可能有数以百计的亲戚，所以他们不得不拿出两个多星期来走亲访友。onthefirstdayofthenewyear,itscustomaryfortheyoungergenerationstovisittheel

23、ders,wishingthemhealthyandlongevity.春节第一天，按习惯，小一辈人要拜见老一辈，祝愿他们健康长寿。becausevisitingrelativesandfriendstakesalotoftime,now,somebusypeoplewillsendnewyearcardstoexpresstheirgoodwishesratherthanpayavisitpersonally.因为探亲访友花费大量时间，所以，现在有些忙碌的人就送春节贺卡来表达他们的良好祝愿，而不是亲自去拜访。luckymoney压岁钱itisthemoneygiventokidsfromth

24、eirparentsandgrandparentsasnewyeargift.themoneyisbelievedtobringgoodluck,wardoffmonsters;hencethenameluckymoney.parentsandgrandparentsfirstputmoneyinsmall,especially-maderedenvelopesandgivetheredenvelopestotheirkidsafterthenewyearsfeastorwhentheycometovisitthemonthenewyear.theychoosetoputthemoneyinr

25、edenvelopesbecausechinesepeoplethinkredisaluckycolor.theywanttogivetheirchildrenbothluckymoneyandluckycolor.这是孩子们的父母和祖父母给他们作为春节礼物的钱。压岁钱据说能带来好运，能驱魔；因此，就有了“压岁钱”的称呼。父母和祖父母先把钱放入特制的小红包里，年夜饭后或当孩子们来拜年时，将红包发给他们。他们之所以要把钱放到红包里，是因为中国人认为红色是个幸运色。他们想给自己孩子既有压岁钱还有幸运色。【篇三：介绍春节的英语演讲稿】today,mypartnerandiwillcomparespr

26、ingfestivalwithchristmasinthreeaspects.1 originandlegend2 customs3 decorationasweknow,springfestivalisthegrandestandthemostimportantannualeventforchinesepeople,butnowadaysafewpeopleconcerntheoriginandstorybehindtheholiday.sofirstofall,iwanttointroducetheoriginandlegendofspringfestivaltoyou.(1)origin

27、andlegendorigintheoriginofthefestivalcanbetracedbacktotheworshipingactivitiesintheshangdynasty(17thcenturybc-1046bc).peopleattributedtheirfood,clothesandharvesttothegodandancestorswill,sotheyheldsacrificeceremoniestoprayforblessingandpeaceattheendofeachyear.thedatefortheceremonywasntfixedtillthehand

28、ynasty(202bc-220ad),whenemperorwudicommandedtousethelunarcalendar.therewasabigfestivalfairlaunchedbythegovernment,andcivilpeoplealsogatheredforcelebration.newcustomactivitiesalsoarose,suchasburningthebamboo(settingofffireworksnowadays),hangingpeachboards(pastingspringcoupletsnowadays)andstayingupatn

29、ight.chinesenewyearstory-legendofmonsternianmanyexistingcustomsandactivitiesofthefestivalactuallycanbetracedbacktoapopularstoryofthemonsternian,whichhelpstoexplainwhyandhowthefestivaliscelebrated.inancienttime,therewasaferociousmonsternamed“nian”withsharpteethandhorns.secludingitselfinthedarkseafora

30、longtime,thebeastwouldgoonshorebytheendofthelunaryearandhuntpeopleandlivestock.however,themonsterwasafraidofredcolorandloudsound,hence,oneverynewyearseve,peoplewouldpasteredspringcouplets,lightcandlesandburnbamboos(setofffirework)towardoffalltheevilspirits.theentirevillageandtownwereablazewithlights

31、,andpeoplewouldstayuptowelcomethenewyear.(2)customs1 newyearsevedinnerhavingreuniondinnersisoneofthemostimportantcustomsofspringfestival.chinesedumplings:thechinesedumplingnowenjoysworldwidepopularity.itshistorycanbetracedbacktosouthandnorthdynasty(420-589).thiskindoftraditionhasameaningofchangingof

32、years,because“jiao”hasthemeaningofchanging.insomeplaces,peopleevenputacleancoinintothedumplings,becausetheythinktheonewhoeatsthecoinwillbecomewealthier.fish:inchina,thereisablessingspeechasniannianyouyuwhichmeansmayyouhavesurplusesandbountifulharvestseveryyear.insouthernchina,somepeoplejusteatthemid

33、dlepartofthefishonthenewyeareve,leavingtheheadandtailtothenextdaytosymbolizecompleteness.springrolls:itwasfirsteatenonfourthdayoffebruaryineasternjindynasty(317-420).freshvegetablesoringredientsinspringtimearewrappedinsideandpeopleeatittowelcomeanewspring.nowithasalsobecomeadessertinsomeplacesinther

34、euniondinner,whichcontainpeopleswishtowelcomeanewstart.hotpot:hotpotisanecessarydishinsomeplacesinthecountry.eatinghotpotmakespeoplefeelwarmandtheatmosphereisverykind.theredcolorindicatesthatthefollowingyearisbooming.ricedumplings:sincethesongdynasty(960-1279),peoplehavehadthecustomofeatingyuanxiaod

35、uringthelanternfestival.insouthpartofthecountry,thericedumplingsarecalledtangyuaninchinese.themakingprocessissimilarwiththatofthetraditionaldumplings.butinnorthpartofthecountry,thericedumplingsarecalledyuanxiao,andaremadebywrappingglutinousriceflourontostuffing.2 firecrackersandfireworkspeoplewillse

36、tofffirecrackersintheearlymorningofnewyearsday.oncetheywakeup,itisthefirstthingtheydo.peoplewishtowelcomethegoodluckinsidewhentheyopentheirdoorsinthemorning.fireworksarealsosetoffintheeveningoflanternfestival.3 cctvnewyearsgalathisisacomprehensiveartandperformanceeventonthefestivalseve.performancesincludebasicelementssuchasskits,crosstalk(xiangsheng),songsanddances.theperformancealwaysendswiththesong“cannotforgettonight”.4 redenvelopendwechatenvelopestoeachotherasawayofgreeting.itisfastandconvenientwaytocontactwithfriendsfromafar.5 vistingfriendsandrelativ