中国传统节日英文介绍

中国传统节日英文介绍

TodaywearegoingtotalkaboutthefivebiggestfestivalsinChina.

CominginaNo.5isQingmingFestival.ThisfestivalisalsoknownasTomb-sweepingDayorAncestors’DayandcelebratedonthefirstdayofthefifthsolartermofthetraditionalChinesecalendarwhichisaroundApril.Whencelebrating,theChinesegotovisittheirancestors’gravestopray,sweepthetombsandofferfoodtoshowrespects.Thisfestivalstartedsome2000yearsago.WhenDukeWenofJinhadaretainernamedJieZitui.AfterbeingDukeWen’shelperforalongtime,Heresignedandwenttoliveinaforest.DukeWenwantedhimtocomeback,buthismencouldn’tfindhim.Theysetafiretotheforestbutinsteadofcomingout.Jiediedthere.Afterthis,DukeWenorderedhispeopletohonorJieforthethreedayseveryyearinApril.

ThefourthbiggestfestivalisDuanwujieorDragonBoatFestivalwhichiscelebratedeveryyearonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtothelunarcalendar.Thismeansthatthedaychangeseveryyear.ButitisusuallycelebratedinJune.Thereisavarietyofstoriesabouttheoriginofthefestival.Butthemostpopularonegoeslikethis:QuYuanwasahigh-rankingofficialoftheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesperiod.Headvisedtheking.Butbecauseofjealousministers,hewasdismissedandputintoexile.WhentheQinconqueredChu,QuYuancommittedsuicidebydrowninghimselfintheMiluoRiveronthefifthdayofthefifthmonth.Itissaidthepeoplesailedupanddowntheriverwhileplayedthedrumtoscareawaytheevilspirits.Nowyoucanwatchthedragonboatraceseveryyearwhenthefestivaliscelebrated.So,ifyoulovetheChinesedragon,thisisdefinitelythetimeyoushouldconsidercomingtoChina.

Yuanxiaojie,alsoknownasLanternFestival,isthethirdonthelist.Thisismypersonalfavoritebecauseofthebeautifulredlanterns.ThefestivalmarksthefinaldayoftheChineseNewYearandiscelebratedinFebruaryorMarch.Duringthefestival,peoplewouldlightlanterns.Thelanternscansymbolizethatyouarelettinggoofoldselfandstartingfresh,justlikewhenwejump

downfromthechaironNewYear’sEveandstartplanningournewlife.

No.2onthelististhefamousMid-AutumnFestivalwhichisaharvestfestivalheldonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmonthofthelunarcalendarwhenthefullmoonishanginginthesky.ItoftenfallsinSeptemberorOctoberduringtheharvestseasonwhenfamiliescangettogethertogivethanksfortheharvest.Nowadays,tocelebratethefestival,friendsandfamilygettogetherandeatmooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoon.Soromantic.

Andnow,finallywehavereachedthebiggestonewhichistheSpringFestival,alsocalled“Chunjie”.ItiscelebratedeveryyearattheturnofthetraditionalChinesecalendar.Atthistime,Beijingisemptyingoutandthetrainsarepackedwithpeopleheadinghometoseefamily.Chinesepeoplebringpresentsandredenvelopes,alsocalled“hongbao”,withmoneyinsidetogivetotheirlovedones.Peoplewoulddecoratetheirdoorswithredpaper-cuts,wishingtheirfamilygoodfortuneandhappiness.Andfamilieswilleattogetherandlightfirecrackers.TheYearoftheRoosterhasjustbegun,solet’sgetreadytoachieveourgoalssetforthisyear.

Thereyouhaveit,thefivebiggestChinesefestivals.Ihopeyouhavewrittendownthedays,soyoucanparticipateintheamazi