中国节日英语简介.doc

元旦New Year
It falls on the first day of the year. It marks the beginning of a year. People will plan what to do in the New Year. Because they believe that the whole year's work depends on a good start in spring.
春节Spring Festival
Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It is on the first day of the first lunar month(阴历正月). On the eve of the festival, people will paste spring poems(贴春联)with lucky words. They prepare delicious food, dumpling is a must. They also clean their house, but there is no sweeping on spring festival for people think it will sweep away good luck. People e back home to enjoy family reunion, the whole family will get together for the big dinner. They also exchange greeting with other friends and relatives.
元宵Lantern Festival
es on the 15th of the first lunar month and it marks the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people often eat sweet dumplings(元宵)for good luck. They will visit the display of lanterns(灯展)or go for temple fair(庙会)
清明Qingming
Qingming —It is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. It falls on April 4th or 5th. That is a special day for the living to show love and respect to their dead friends or relatives. People often go to sweep the tomb and put the meat, wine in front of the tomb. One interesting thing is that people burn the paper money for the dead.
端午Dragon Boat Festival
This day is on the fifth of the fifth lunar month, People often get together to watch the wonderful “Dragon Boat Race”(龙舟大赛),Rice dumpling is a must on Dragon Boat Festival.
中秋Mid-autumn Day
es on the 15th of the eighth lunar month. People often gaze at the “Lady in the moon”(嫦娥) and eat moon cakes.
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 He