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1、中国传统节日的英文名中国传统节日的英文名 春节Chinese New Years Day, Chinese Lunar New Year 除夕New Years Eve 正月lunar January 初一the beginning of New Year 元宵节Lantern Festival 端午节Duan Wu Festival or Dragon Boat Festival(龙舟节) 清明节Ching Ming Festival 中秋节Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival 重阳节Chung Yeung Festival or Double-ninth Day 农历正月
2、初一春节the Spring Festival 农历正月十五元宵节Lantern Festival 农历五月初五端午节the Dragon-Boat Festival 农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节)Double-Seventh Day 农历八月十五中秋节the Mid-Autumn Festival 农历九月初九重阳节the Double Ninth Festival 农历腊月初八腊八节the laba Rice Porridge Festival 春节期间节气及习俗中英文名称 春节 The Spring Festival 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January
3、; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival 习俗 Customs 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春联 Spring Festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings
4、 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
5、舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show; vaudeville 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrific
6、es to ones ancestors 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift Culture Note: In the old days, New Years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money i
7、s placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 祝福语 Blessings 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home 生意兴隆 Business flourishes 岁岁平安 Peace all year round 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosp
8、erity 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth 心想事成 May all your wishes come true 吉祥如意 Everything goes well 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful 一帆风顺 Wishing you every success 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go 祝您新的一年快乐幸福！W
9、ish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! 祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family! 食品 Food 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of swee
10、t rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 糖果盘 candy tray 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health 金桔 cumquat - prosperity 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 红枣 red dates - prosperity 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
