春節(jié)風(fēng)俗英文

關(guān)于春節(jié)風(fēng)俗英文CustomsOfTheSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear.Throughtheenvelopmentofthousandsofyears,aseriesofcustomsarestillthesameasbefore.第2頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天SweepingtheDust(掃塵

)“Dust”ishomophonic(同音)with“chen”（塵）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.第3頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天PastingSpringCouplets(貼春聯(lián))

“TheSpringCoupletisaspecialformofliteratureinChina.TheSpringCoupletiscomposedoftwoantithetical(相對(duì)應(yīng)的)sentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandaninscription(題字),usuallyanfortunatelyphrase,abovethegate.Thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperous(繁榮的)atmosphereoftheFestival.第4頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天PastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”(貼窗花和“?！弊?/p>

)Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”,bigandsmall,onwalls,doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses.“Fu”showspeople’syearning(向往)towardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted(倒轉(zhuǎn)的)”isahomonym(同音)for“arrive”inChinese.第5頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天StayingUpLateonNewYear'sEve(守歲)ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearisoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryterrible.Yearalwayswentoutfromitsburrow(洞穴)onNewYear’sEvetoeatpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldening(壯膽)eachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYear’sEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled“passingovertheyear(guonian)”.第6頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天看春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會(huì)TheCCTVNewYear'sGalaTheNewYear’sGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.ForeveryyearattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.ManyChinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronNewYear’sEve.第7頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天

BurningFirecrackers放鞭炮

Thefirecrackerisaunique(特有的)productinChina.InancientChina,thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits.Withtheinventionofthegunpowder,“firecracker”isalsocalled“鞭炮biānpào”andusedtocreateajoyfulatmosphere.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistoburnfirecrackersandfireworks,whichmeanssayingfarewelltotheoldyearandusher(迎接)inthenew.第8頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天第9頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天NewYear'sVisitandGiftMoney(拜年和壓歲錢(qián)

)OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity(長(zhǎng)壽),whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Whenfriendsmeet,theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile.Withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology,thereisachangeonthewayofgivingNewYearsgreetings.Inrecentyear,itiscommontosendNewYearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones,emailsandtextmessages.第10頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天第11頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天Eating“jiaozi”(吃餃子)OnNewYear’sEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratetheSpringFestival.TheshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeat.themandwishformoneyandtreasure.ThetraditionofhavingjiaoziisveryimportantduringtheSpringFestival.YoucannothaveacompleteSpringFestivalwithouthavingjiaozi第12頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天TheSpringFestivalsongWife,don’trush,takeiteasy,daysafterDec8areallChinesenewyear,firstly,weneedtodrinkporridge,untilDec23,wewilleatsnacks,Dec24,weshouldcleanthehouse,Dec25,frytofu,Dec26,cookroastemutton,Dec27,wewillhavechickenfordinner,Dec28,preparefor第13頁(yè),共17頁(yè)，2024年2月25日，星期天tomorrow’sdinnerDec29,havesteamedbreadfordinnerDec30,don’tsleepthi