中英雙語(yǔ)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日介紹

TheFestivalofLanternstakesplaceattheendoftheChineseNewYearCelebration,onthefifteenthdayofthefirstmoon.LanternshavebeenpartofChineselifeforcenturiessoit'snotsurprisingtoseeafestivaloflanterns.

Peopleusuallyhanglanternsinthegardens,outsidethehouses,andontheboats.TheselanternsaresignpoststoguideguestsandspiritsofancestorstotheLunarcelebration.Afterasumptuousfifteen-dayfeast,theselanternslightthewayforthespiritsbacktotheworldbeyond.

Silk,paperandplasticlanternsvaryinshapeandsizeandareusuallymulti-colored.Someareintheshapesofbutterflies,birds,flowers,andboats.Otherareshapedlikedragon,fruitandanimalsymbolsofthatyear.Themostpopulartypeoflanternisthe"horse-racing"one,inwhichfiguresoranimalsrotatearoundtheverticalaxisofthelantern.

ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisYuenSinorTongYuen.Thesearerounddumplingsmadewithstickyriceflour.Theycanbefilledandservedasasweetsnackormadeplainandcookedinasoupwithvegetables,meatanddriedshrimp.Theroundshapeofthedumplingisasymbolofwholeness,completenessandunity.

TheLanternFestivalisanoccasionforfamiliestogettogetherandforeveryone--young,old,richandpoortohavefun.

翻譯如下：

年底舉行的中國(guó)新年慶?；顒?dòng),在正月15月的這一天.燈籠一直是幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)中國(guó)人的節(jié)日,所以沒(méi)什么吃驚.

人們通常燈籠掛在花園外面的房子、船上.這些指示標(biāo)志燈的客人,是祖先的新年慶?；顒?dòng).15點(diǎn)后兩天大餐,這些燈照亮了回神后的世界.

絲綢、造紙、塑料燈籠形狀和大小各不相同,通常多彩.有蝴蝶形的、鳥(niǎo)、花、船.其他都像龍、水果和動(dòng)物的象征,一年.最受歡迎的是一種花燈"賽馬"一、人物、動(dòng)物,輪流在各地縱軸的花燈.

特別是糧食的元宵圓善或湯圓.這些都是用與糯米粉圓、甜零食熟了湯,蔬菜、肉、蝦米來(lái)填補(bǔ)。圓圓的形狀,是象征團(tuán)圓的整體性、完整性和團(tuán)結(jié).

元宵是和家人團(tuán)聚的機(jī)會(huì),使每一個(gè)人--青年人、老年人,不論貧富,都好好享受這個(gè)節(jié)日TheQingming(PureBrightness)Festivalisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChina,fallingonApril4-6eachyear.Afterthefestival,thetemperaturewillriseupandrainfallincreases.Itisthehightimeforspringplowingandsowing.ButtheQingmingFestivalisnotonlyaseasonalpointtoguidefarmwork,itismoreafestivalofcommemoration.TheQingmingFestivalseesacombinationofsadnessandhappiness.Thisisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice.BoththeHanandminorityethnicgroupsatthistimeoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsofthediseased.Also,theywillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved.TheHanshi(ColdFood)FestivalwasusuallyonedaybeforetheQingmingFestival.AsourancestorsoftenextendedthedaytotheQingming,theywerelatercombined.OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices.Trafficonthewaytothecemeteriesbecomesextremelyjammed.Thecustomshavebeengreatlysimplifiedtoday.Afterslightlysweepingthetombs,peopleofferfood,flowersandfavoritesofthedead,thenburnincenseandpapermoneyandbowbeforethememorialtablet.Incontrasttothesadnessofthetombsweepers,peoplealsoenjoyhopeofSpringonthisday.TheQingmingFestivalisatimewhenthesunshinesbrightly,thetreesandgrassbecomegreenandnatureisagainlively.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehavefollowedthecustomofSpringoutings.Atthistimetouristsareeverywhere.PeoplelovetoflykitesduringtheQingmingFestival.KiteflyingisactuallynotlimitedtotheQingmingFestival.Itsuniquenessliesinthatpeopleflykitesnotduringtheday,butalsoatnight.Astringoflittlelanternstiedontothekiteorthethreadlooklikeshiningstars,andtherefore,arecalled"god'slanterns."TheQingmingFestivalisalsoatimetoplanttrees,forthesurvivalrateofsaplingsishighandtreesgrowfastlater.Inthepast,theQingmingFestivalwascalled"ArborDay".Butsince1979,"ArborDay"wassettledasMarch12accordingtotheGregoriancalendar.清明節(jié)清明是我國(guó)的二十四節(jié)氣之一。由于二十四節(jié)氣比較客觀地反映了一年四季氣溫、降雨、物候等方面的變化，所以古代勞動(dòng)人民用它安排農(nóng)事活動(dòng)。但是，清明作為節(jié)日，與純粹的節(jié)氣又有所不同。節(jié)氣是我國(guó)物候變化、時(shí)令順序的標(biāo)志，而節(jié)日則包含著一定的風(fēng)俗活動(dòng)和某種紀(jì)念意義。因此，這個(gè)節(jié)日中既有祭掃新墳生別死離的悲酸淚，又有踏青游玩的歡笑聲，是一個(gè)富有特色的節(jié)日。清明節(jié)是我國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，也是最重要的祭祀節(jié)日，是祭祖和掃墓的日子。掃墓俗稱上墳，祭祀死者的一種活動(dòng)。漢族和一些少數(shù)民族大多都是在清明節(jié)掃墓。由于清明與寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民間禁火掃墓的日子，漸漸的，寒食與清明就合二為一了，而寒食既成為清明的別稱，也變成為清明時(shí)節(jié)的一個(gè)習(xí)俗，清明之日不動(dòng)煙火，只吃涼的食品。按照舊的習(xí)俗，掃墓時(shí)，人們要攜帶酒食果品、紙錢等物品到墓地，將食物供祭在親人墓前，再將紙錢焚化，為墳?zāi)古嗌闲峦?，折幾枝嫩綠的新枝插在墳上，然后叩頭行禮祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。58與清明節(jié)掃墓的悲哀相反，人們?cè)谶@個(gè)春光明媚的日子里，也一樣是可以享受生活的。放風(fēng)箏也是清明時(shí)節(jié)人們所喜愛(ài)的活動(dòng)。每逢清明時(shí)節(jié)，人們不僅白天放，夜間也放。夜里在風(fēng)箏下或風(fēng)穩(wěn)拉線上掛上一串串彩色的小燈籠，象閃爍的明星，被稱為“神燈”。清明前后，春陽(yáng)照臨，春陽(yáng)照臨，春雨飛灑，種植樹(shù)苗成活率高，成長(zhǎng)快。因此，自古以來(lái)，我國(guó)就有清明植樹(shù)的習(xí)慣。有人還把清明節(jié)叫作“植樹(shù)節(jié)”。植樹(shù)風(fēng)俗一直流傳至今。1979年，人大常委會(huì)規(guī)定，每年三月十二日為我國(guó)植樹(shù)節(jié)。這對(duì)動(dòng)員全國(guó)各族人民積極開(kāi)展綠化祖國(guó)活動(dòng)，有著十分重要的意義。TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear。

TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt。

Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons。

AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringthe