中国传统节日英文

1、 Chinese festivals cultureChinese Valentines Day 七夕节七夕节 Valentines Festival is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It is originated in the ancient legends Cowboy and the Weavers story .Their love touched magpies, they can see one time one year. Chinese Valentines DayThese pictures are about

2、the Cowboy and the Weaver. After the folk worship, generally half of the offerings for the Weaver and the rest that we can eat, most of food are seasonal food, such as dumplings, noodles and fruit oils. We called them clever food .many people also eat peanuts, fruits, tea and play the Qi Qiao game.

3、the custom in the festival Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节中秋节 Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest after the Chinese New Year traditional festivals. On Mid-Autumn Festival night, the ancients regarded the moon as a symbol of reunion, it said on August 15 as Reunion. Since ancient times, people often us

4、e full moon“ to describe the joys and sorrows, guest in foreign land pioneers often expressed their passions with moon . Moon cakes In the day, we often eat moon cake, fruit, etc. Mid-Autumn Festival is equal of Thanksgiving, which is August 15 , after the harvest in the autumn .Moon cakes Moon cake

5、 as a symbol of Mid-Autumn Festival Moon cake Lantern festival 元宵节元宵节 Lantern Festival is the year the first full moon night . Lantern Festival is on January 15. On the Lantern Festival day, we not only eat glutinous rice balls, but also watch a wide variety of beautiful lantern. Lantern Festival Du

6、ring the Lantern Festival, people eat Lantern (glutinous rice balls) to be festival, a symbol of family reunion. There are also hanging lamps, guess riddles, stilt, lion dance, dragon dance and other folk entertainment. Spread so far, this series of activities are full of lively celebration of joy k

7、nown as the Lantern Festival. glutinous rice balls Lantern Festival that night, we will eat glutinous rice balls Tang Yuan is a kind of rice balls with a stuffing round of food. They are sweet or salty. glutinous rice balls They are all about the rice balls pictures Lantern The evening at the Lanter

8、n Festival, in the street, there will be a variety of lights. Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明清明 Tomb-sweeping Festival, the custom is to enrich interesting, in addition to pay attention to ban fire, grave, as well as hikers, Cu Ju, a series of custom sports. According to legend, this is because the Ching

9、Ming Festival to Cold Food Observance ban fire, in order to prevent the Cold Food Observance buffet beverages, so we come to participate in some sports, in order to exercise. Therefore, this festival is a distinctive holiday. Flying kites Tomb-sweeping Festival this day, some people will bring their

10、 children to fly kites, a variety of kites floating in the sky.kiteskitesthe Dragon-Boat Festival 端午端午 The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar. The day happened on May fifth in the Chine

11、se lunar calendar. legends There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in memory of Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of Chinas earliest poets. In face of great pressure from the powerful Qin State, he advocated enriching the count

12、ry and strengthening its military forces so as to fight against the Qin.the Dragon-Boat Festival 端午节端午节 They are sweet and delicious.The food is made of sugar and rice. We use the lotus leaves to wrap the rice .Dragon Boat Race Spring Festival 春节春节 In the New Years Eve we eat dinner, there are a lot

13、 of delicious food. On New Years day, we eat dumplings, on this day, we greet to friends and relatives and get-together. dumplings New Years Eve food every family would eat dinner together on this day. We call it “ Nian ye fan ”Spring Festival couplets The day before the Spring Festival, we will sti

14、ck couplets .Spring Festival couplets Annythe custom in the festival According to legend, Weaver is very talent, hand is very agile, able to weave beautiful clouds Jin, she married after the Cowboy put the brocade embroidery skills imparted to the villagers. Tanabata Festival after the custom of many around the begging women to Weaver wiseness and pray. The legends o