传统节日风俗与翻译.pptVIP

After seeing the old year out, I put beside my pillow the money wrapped in red paper, which the grown-ups had given me as a New Year gift of luck. The next morning I could spend it as I would be pleased. I lay on my pillow eyeing the red packages, thinking of the small drum, the weapons, the clay figures and sugar Buddha…that I would buy tomorrow. Then she came in and put a Good-Luck Orange at the head of the bed. see sth out: last until the end of sth; eg: enough coal to see the winter out 中国传统节日风俗与翻译 chief traditional festivals in China Tomb Sweeping Festival Spring Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival agricultural calendar The world calendar is designed according to the period that the earth circles around the sun. The Chinese lunar calendar is the one that the moon circles around the earth. summer/lunar calendar agricultural calendar A “Chinese year” is 364 days, 1.14219 days shorter than a solar year. To make up for the gap, ancient Chinese set up “the leap month”. In every 19 years, there should be 7 leap months. jieqi Jieqi(solar terms) are seasonal periods indicating the obvious changes of weather when they come around, altogether 24, designed to guide agricultural activities. 春雨惊春清谷天， 夏满芒夏暑相连， 秋处露秋寒霜降， 冬雪雪冬小大寒。 二十四节气歌 Jieqi  清明下种，谷雨插秧。 Sowing seed in Qingming, and transplanting in Guyu. 白露早，寒露迟，秋分种麦正当时。 When planting wheat, Qiufen is the right time, because the time of Bailu is too early but, when Hanlu comes it is too late. Spiritual Demand for Festivals People wish to ask for blessings and praying for protection against disasters through holding memorial ceremonies and offering sacrifices to heaven and their ancestors on holidays. Spring Festival Spring Festival and 元元---start  旦---early morning Spring Festival and 立春