教你用地道的英语和外国客人介绍中国传统节日!.docx

教你用地道的英语和外国客人介绍中国传统节日！ 腊月二十三——小年 December 23 of the Lunar Calendar (Little New Year) Custom： Worshiping the Kitchen God As the legend goes, there is a kitchen god in each house who is responsible for the kitchen and oversees the conduct of the family. On this day, the kitchen god returns to Heaven to report the conducts of the family to the Emperor of Heaven. Therefore, worshipping the kitchen god aims to “please him. People put out some sweet and sticky foods, such as rice dumplings and malted sugar. In this way, the lips of the kitchen god will stuck together, and he cannot report any wrong doings of the family. Thus the family can lead an auspicious life. 习俗：祭灶 民俗传说中，每家都有一位灶神掌管饮食，也记录一家人的言行。今 天，灶神就要返回天庭汇报这个户人一年的大小事，所以祭灶的主题 就是“拉拢灶神”。在厨房内摆放些甜而粘牙的如汤圆、麦芽糖等食 物，灶神的嘴被粘住，就少汇报些坏事，才能天降吉祥。 腊月二十四 December 24 of the Lunar Calendar Custom： Dusting After worshipping the kitchen god, people begin to thoroughly clean their houses to sweep away bad luck and welcome good luck. Dusting shows the good wish of putting away old things and welcoming a new life, making everything look fresh in the new year. 习俗：扫尘 祭灶后，人们便开始大扫除，扫尘除灾，以迎祥纳福。扫尘也是辞旧 迎新，求的是万象更新的新年新气象。 腊月二十五 December 25 of the Lunar Calendar Custom ： Pasting Window Paper and Making Tofu The times for pasting window paper are gone. Nowadays, the tradition is replaced by cleaning windows. Tofu is homophonic with “Toufu (first fortune of the year) ” , so it is considered as a good food which brings happiness. In order to prepare it for the Spring Festival, people should begin to grind beans and make tofu today. 习俗：糊窗户、磨豆腐 纸糊窗户的时代已经过去，所以如今这习俗已经被擦玻璃取代。而豆 腐音同“头福”，被视为能够为新年带来福气的好食材，要为过年做 准备，今天就要开始磨豆自制豆腐了。 腊月二十六 December 26 of the Lunar Calendar Custom ： Preparation of Meat and Shopping for the Spring Festival When there was insufficient food in the past, the majority of ordinary people could enjoy a comparatively lavish feast only during the Spring Festival can be started on the day. Besides meat and fish, people also purchase cigarettes