春节的英文版介绍.docxVIP

第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 春节的英文版介绍 　　每一个节日都有它存在的意义，那么你知道这些节日有哪些知识点呢?下面，小编在这给大家带来春节的英文版介绍，欢迎大家借鉴参考!　　Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners.　　中国的春节，也被称为农历新年，迄今已有四千多年的历史。对于中国人来说，这是规模最大，最重要的传统节日。就如同西方的圣诞节一样，春节是一家团聚的日子。　　Originating during the Shang Dynasty (about 17th - 11th century BC), Spring Festival, which celebrates family reunion, is full of rich and colorful activities, and hopes with the advent of spring and flowers blossoming. People from different regions and different ethnic groups celebrate it in their unique ways.　　春节起源于商朝(公元前11-17世纪)，为了庆祝全家团圆和表达对春暖花开的期盼，节日期间会准备丰富多彩的活动。不同地区和不同少数民族人们会用自己独特的方式庆祝这一传统节日。　　Legends　　春节传说　　There are many legends about Spring Festival in Chinese culture. In folk culture, it is also called guonian (meaning passing a year). It is said that the nian (year) was a strong monster which was fierce and cruel and ate one kind of animal including human being a day. Human beings were scared about it and had to hide on the evening when the nian came out. Later, people found that nian was very scared about the red color and fireworks. So after that, people use red color and fireworks or firecrackers to drive away nian. As a result, the custom of using red color and setting off fireworks remains.　　中国文化中有很多关于春节的传说。在传统文化中，春节亦被称为过年。传说年是一种凶猛异常的怪物，每天都会吃一种动物(包括人)。人们非常惧怕他，当年夜间出来活动时，人们会找地方躲起来。后来，人们发现年非常害怕红色和爆竹，于是，人们用红色和鞭炮来驱赶年。久而久之，春节用大红色和放鞭炮的习俗就保留了下来。　　Festivities Schedule　　春节活动　　Preparing the New Year starts 7 days before the New Years Eve. According to Chinese lunar calendar, people start to clean the house on Dec. 24, butcher on Dec. 26th and so on. People have certain things to do on each day. These activities wil