竭诚为您提供优质文档/双击可除用英语介绍元旦节篇一：元旦的英文介绍元旦的英文介绍yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.itisthedaywh entheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginning anothercircling.itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeople sendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.asthefirstday oftheyear,yuandanhasbeenconsideredtobethemostimport antfestivalsincetheancienttimes.customs1.kaisui(beginningoftheyear):accordingtothechinese traditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)ofthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymu stprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.atthesametime ,theytoopreparefoodforthenewyearday:thewholefamilyw illthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledsho usui).afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)willcome,andt hisisthearrivalofnewyear(yuandan).atthismoment,peop lebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.vegetarianandswe etfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andi ncensebeburnedtowelcomethedeities.intheancienttimes ,itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthus wascalledkaisui.atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstruction intongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthe" fortunedeity"duringthe"fortunetime"toreceivethedeit y.ifthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"isatthe"illposit ion",peoplewillchoosetoreceive"happydeity"or"nobled eity"instead.2.thereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakin gonyuandanbetweenthechineseinthenorthernandsouthern regions.thenorthernchinesehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi(dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinsi de).somepeoplemayputasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopin gtohaveasweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyea raftertastingthecoin.ontheotherhand,thesouthernchin esehavethetabooforkillingonyuandan.therefore,theydonottakemeatinteemorningofyu andan,soastoavoidbloodshedormutualslaughter.inorder toevademisfortune,theyhavethefirstmealofthisdaywith outmeat.instead,theytakevegetarianfoodforthesakeofv irtue.3.whatisspecialduringthenewyearisthatparentsorelder swilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)tothech ildren.peopleintheancienttimesweremoreparticularing ivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceonth eeveofnewyearsothatthekidscouldsuppressthepastyeara ndenterthenewyear.yasuihasthemeaningofovercomingthe unpredictablefuture.representing篇二：元旦的英文简介元旦的英文简介：Yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.Itisthedaywh entheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginning anothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeople sendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.Asthefirstday oftheyear,Yuandanhasbeenconsideredtobethemostimport antfestivalsincetheancienttimes.customs1.Kaisui(beginningoftheyear):Accordingtothechineset raditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)o fthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymus tprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.Atthesametime, theytoopreparefoodforthenewYearday:Thewholefamilywi llthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshou sui).Afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)willcome,andth isisthearrivalofnewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,peopl ebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.Vegetarianandswee tfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andin censebeburnedtowelcomethedeities.Intheancienttimes, itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthusw ascalledkaisui.Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstruction inTongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthe" fortunedeity"duringthe"fortunetime"toreceivethedeit y.Ifthedirectionofthe"fortunedeity"isatthe"illposit ion",peoplewillchoosetoreceive"happydeity"or"nobled eity"instead.2.Thereisanapparentdifferenceinthecustomoffoodtakin gonYuandanbetweenthechineseinthenorthernandsouthern regions.Thenorthernchinesehasthehabitoftakingjiaozi (dumplingmadeofflourwithvegetableandmeatwrappedinsi de).somepeoplemayputasweetoracoininsidejiaozi,hopin gtohaveasweetyearaftertastingthesweetandawealthyyea raftertastingthecoin.ontheotherhand,thesouthernchin esehavethetabooforkillingonYuandan.Therefore,theydo nottakemeatinteemorningofYuandan,soastoavoidbloodsh edormutualslaughter.Inordertoevademisfortune,theyha vethefirstmealofthisdaywithoutmeat.Instead,theytake vegetarianfoodforthesakeofvirtue.3.whatisspecialduringthenewYearisthatparentsorelder swilldistributeredpackets(angpaooryasuiqian)tothechildren.peopleintheancienttimesweremoreparticularing ivingawaytheredpackets:thedistributiontookplaceonth eeveofnewYearsothatthekidscouldsuppressthepastyeara ndenterthenewYear.Yasuihasthemeaningofovercomingthe unpredictablefuture.Representingthewishesfortheheal thypsychologicalgrowthofthechildren,yasuiqiansymbol isestheeldershopetoseetheirchildrenovercomealltheun predictableelementsbroughtbythe"year".4.ThereisanextraordinarynumberoftaboosonYuandan.eac hplacehasitsowncustomsoftaboo.here,wewillmentiononl yafewcommontaboosinFujianprovince,guangdongprovince andsoutheastAsia:Inthepast,peoplecommonlybelievedthatfortunewashidde ninthehouse.so,w\sweepingoffloormustbedoneinthedire ctionmovinginwards,andtherewasnoclearanceofrubbisha tnight.particularlyonthenewTearday,inordertokeepfor tunefromflowingout,therewasnosweeping.somefamiliesk eptthistaboountilthefifthoreventhefifteenthday.Ifan ythingwasbroken,thepieceswerewrappedupinordernottol etthefortuneslipawayandweredisposedonlythefifthday.Yuandan(inmoreseriousfamilies,theperiodextendsfromt he1sttothe15thday)marksthenewbeginning.Inthehopetha tnewYearbringsgoodbeginning,peopleshouldutterneithe runkindwordsnorvulgarlanguage.makingnoises,fighting,quarrelingandespeciallyweepinga reavoidedtodetermisfortune.Thereareeventaboosoftaki ngmedicineandhavingsneeze,foritisbelievedthattheyca nleadtosicknessthroughouttheyear.Taboosofthepastals oconcernedtheuseofknifeandthebreakingofthings.Ifath ingwasbroken,theword"break"oranyotherwordimportings imilarmeaningwasnotused.Instead,wordslike"failingto thefloorandblossominglikeflowers"whichdeliveredplea santsenseswereusedtosuggestgoodconnections.onYuandan,neitherlendingandnorgivingofmoneytoothers isdonesothattherewillbenoout-flowingofmoneyduringth eyear.Thereisalsothesayingthatifamalesleepsintheaft ernoon,hiscareerwillbreakdown,andifafemalehasanafte rnoonnap,thekitchenwillcollapse.5.Ancientrite:Inthepast,therewasaritecalledhezheng( propergreeting)duringnewYear.whenapersonpaidanewYea rvisittofriendsorrelatives,hetookalongapieceofpaper orcardonwhichthenameofthehostwaswrittenwitchinesebr ush.Thereceiverofthisgreetingcardwouldnormallypaste itonthewallofhismainhalltoshowhisrespecttoandapprec iationforthevisitor.Thequantityofgreetingcardreceiv edreflectedthepersonspublicrelationshipwithothers,w hilethenamesandstatusofthepeoplewhogavethegreetingc ardsindicatedthehostsboundaryofsocialnetworkandstan dardofliving.nowadays,becauseofeasycommunication,co nvenienttransportationsystemandwidersocialnetwork,w henpeoplesendtheirgreetingstheytendtofollowtheweste rnstyle.Thegreetingisnowdonebymailandevenbyemail.To day,hezhengisdonebysimplybringingalongredpacketsand foodpresentswhenmakingavisit.Tobeinlinewiththecustomoftogivingawaymoneyonthefirs tday,familiesinsomeplacesdonotpaynewYearcalltoother s.Instead,thewholefamilysimplygoesouttoenjoythemsel vesorstayedathomeforfamilyhappiness.6.Inthepast,therewasasuperstitionthatwhenapersonlef thishouseinthenewYear,hemusttakethecorrectfirststep .Aparticularpersonwouldlookforthefortunatedirection inaccordancewiththeday,monthandyearofthisbirthbasingontheexplanationofchinesecalend ar.onYuanDan,whenapersonsteppedoutofhishouse,hemust gointhefortunatedirectionandavoidtheunfortunatedire ction.evenpeopleoflessparticularityalsoconsultedchi nesecalendartofindoutwherethefortunatedirectionsand fiercedeitieswerebeforethefirststepoutoftheirhouses.meaningFromtheabovementionedcustoms,wecanseethattherearees peciallymanytaboosduringchinesenewYear.onYuanDaninp articular,therearemoretaboosonspeechandbehaviourtha nthoseonotherordinarydays.similarly,therearemoreact ivitiesinpursuitofgoodcausethanusual.onprobingtheac tivitiesandtaboos,wehavenodifficultytounderstandtha tthethemebehindisalwaysrelatedtofortune,wealthandgo odness,andthatpeopleusuallyconcernthemselveswithago odbeginningfortheyear.sometaboosmaylooksuperstitiousonthesurface,buttheydoproduceefficacy.Ifwepractise themcircumspectively,theywillyieldpracticalresults. Forexample,theprohibitionofbadwords,quarrel,weeping andcrying,togetherwiththeemphasisonthinkingpositive lyevenwhenthingsarebroken,providesomenormativerules forpeopletofollow.Thisgivespeopletheopportunitytome ndtheirways,todevelopgoodattitudes,andtoformahabito fthinkingpositivelyandlookingatthegoodsideofthings. Theprohibitionofsweepinganddisposingtherubbishinthe firstfivedaysforcespeopletoarrangetheirthingsandcle arawaytherubbishproperlyattheendofeachyear,sothatno unwantedthingswillbecarriedforwardtothenewyear.Atth esametime,thetabooalsocompelspeopletolearntobethrif ty.Thisisbecausetopreventaccumulatedthingsfrombecom ingrubbish,peoplemustbecarefulintheuseofanypaperoro therthings,andthusavoidwasteofthings.Theavoidanceofmedicineandsneezeonthefirstdaylooksli keajokeandisabsurdasfarasthepatientisconcerned.howe ver,becauseofthetaboos,peoplewillbeconsciousenought otakeseriouscareoftheirhealthduringthewindyandsnowi ngseason.Thus,theywillavoidfallingsickinthenewYearandwastingawaythepreciousspringhours.nowadays,peoplehaveabandonedthecustomofbringingalon ggreetingcardswhentheygofornewYearhousevisits.howev er,chinesemalaysiansstillmaintainthehabitofsendingn ewYeargreetingcardsbypostbeforethenewYear.Thereareevennon-chinesesendingnewYeargreetingcaredi nenglishormalaylanguagestotheirchinesefriends.moreo ver,thechineseliketousecolourfulnewYearcaredtodecor atetheirhouses,soastostrengthenthenewYearatmosphere .Liketheancientdaysgreetingcardsforhezhengwhichwere displayedinthemainhall,thesemodernnewYearcardsalsor eflectthesocialpositionofthepersonswhoreceivethecar ds.Thus,intheway,theancientriteofhezhenghasdevelope dinmalaysiawithamalaysiancolour.Yuandanisthefirstdayofthelunarcalendar.Itisthedaywh entheearthhascircledthesunforoneroundandisbeginning anothercircling.Itrepresentsanewbeginningwhenpeople sendofftheolddaysandwelcomethenewones.Asthefirstday oftheyear,Yuandanhasbeenconsideredtobethemostimportantfestivalsincetheancienttimes.customs1.Kaisui(beginningoftheyear):Accordingtothechineset raditionalcustom,startingfromhaishi(9p.m.to11p.m.)o fthelasteveningofthetwelfthlunarmonth,eachfamilymus tprepareofferingstodeitiesatthealtar.Atthesametime, theytoopreparefoodforthenewYearday:Thewholefamilywi llthenstayawaketogethertoattendtotheyear(calledshou sui).Afterhaishi,zishi(11p.m.to1a.m.)willcome,andth isisthearrivalofnewYear(Yuandan).Atthismoment,peopl ebeginthecelebrationwithfireworks.Vegetarianandswee tfoodswillthenbeplacedarethealtarforofferings,andin censebeburnedtowelcomethedeities.Intheancienttimes, itwasbelievedthathaishiconnectedthetwoyearsandthusw ascalledkaisui.Atthesamenight,somefamilieswillfollowtheinstruction inTongshuandplacepreparingaltarinthedirectionofthe" fortunedeity"duringthe"fortun篇三：关于春节的英文介绍关于春节的英文介绍springFestival1ThespringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforthec hinesepeopleandis○whenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikechristmasin thewest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingt hebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamo nthfromthespringFestival.Airports,railwaystationsan dlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnee s.(春节是中国人民最重要的节日，所有家庭成员聚在一起，在西方圣诞节一样。