春节小知识英文

1、立春晴，雨水均The beginning of spring rain, rainwater2、立春晴一日，耕田不费力The beginning of spring sunny day, and effortless3、立春之日雨淋淋，阴阴湿湿到清明The beginning of spring, rain, cloudy and wet to the tomb4、雨淋春牛头，七七四十九天愁。The rain spring Ngau Tau, seven seven forty-nine days of sorrow.5、水淋春牛头，农夫百日忧The water spring, the hundred days of sorrow6、立春打了霜，当春会烂秧The beginning of spring to frost, when the spring seedling rot7、雷打立春节，惊蛰雨不歇。Thunder made the Spring Festival, the rain did not stop the awakening of insects.8、腊月立春春水早，正月立春春水迟。Twelfth lunar month of lunar January Chunshui early spring, late spring.9、年逢双春雨水多，年逢双春好种田。Years to meet the double spring water, years to meet the double spring good farm.10、雨水连绵是丰年，农民不用力耕田Rain is harvest, farmers do not forcibly plow春节背景知识The oldest and most important festival in China is the Spring Festival， more commonly known in the West as Chinese New Year. Like all Chinese festivals， the date of the new year is determined by the lunar/solar calendar rather than the Western （Gregorian） calendar， so the date of the holiday varies from late January to mid February. The Spring festival celebrates the earth coming back to life， and the start of ploughing and sowing. In the past， feudal rulers of dynasties placed great importance on this occasion， and ceremonies to usher in the season were performed.Preparations for the New Year festival start during the last few days of the last moon. Houses are thoroughly cleaned， debts repaid， hair cut and new clothes bought. Doors are decorated with vertical scrolls of characters on red paper whose texts seek good luck and praise nature， this practice stemming from the hanging of peach-wood charms to keep away ghosts and evil spirits. In many homes incense is burned， and also in the temples as a mark of respect to ancestors.On New Year‘s Eve houses are brightly lit and a large family dinner is served. In the south of China sticky-sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao is served， while in the north the steamed dumpling jiaozi is popular. Most celebrating the festival stay up till midnight， when fireworks are lit， to drive away evil spirits. New Years day is often spent visiting neighbours， family and friends.The public holiday for New Year lasts 3 days in China， but the festival traditionally lasts till the 15th day of the lunar month and ends with the ‘Lantern Festival’。 Here， houses are decorated with colourful lanterns， and yuanxioa， a sweet or savoury fried or boiled dumpling made of glutinous rice flour is eaten.

2006-5-9 14:06:17 Spring Festival Words—春节用语 一年一度的春节又已来临，春节既是中华民族最重要的传统节日，又是中华传统文化的一个缩影，对春节文化的研究已是中外许多学者的一个永久性研究课题。本文特介绍一部分与春节有关的英文词汇，希望能对读者阅读有关春节题材的英语文章或想了解有关春节方面知识有一些帮助。Greeting Season: 春节The Spring Festival农历lunar calendar正月lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar除夕New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year初一the beginning of New Year元宵节The Lantern FestivalCustoms:过年Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival对联poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry春联Spring Festival couplets剪纸paper-cuts年画New Year paintings买年货special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping敬酒propose a toast灯笼lantern: a portable light烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)舞狮lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龙dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)戏曲traditional opera杂耍variety show; vaudeville灯谜riddles written on lanterns灯会exhibit of lanterns守岁staying-up拜年pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit禁忌taboo去晦气get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗offer sacrifices to one's ancestors压岁钱gift money; lucky money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year扫房spring cleaning; general house-cleaningBlessing:恭喜发财: May you be prosperous!祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!大吉大利: May you very lucky, very auspicious in the new year! Wish you all the best!事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!Food names:年糕Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake团圆饭family reunion dinner年夜饭the dinner on New Year's Eve饺子Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli汤圆Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolledsintosballs and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings八宝饭eight treasures rice pudding糖果盘candy tray:什锦糖assorted candies - sweet and fortune蜜冬瓜candied winter melon - growth and good health西瓜子red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity金桔cumquat - prosperity糖莲子candied lotus seed - many descendents to come糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship红枣red dates - prosperity花生糖peanut candy - sweet

写作思路：以介绍新年春节的来源作为开头，之后介绍新年的习俗，和各地之间不同的气氛特点，最后描述之所以会是重要节日的原因，正文：

The Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year, is the first year of the year and also the traditional "New Year's Day".

春节，即农历新年，是一年之岁首，亦为传统意义上的“年节”。

Spring Festival has a long history, which evolved from the first year of prayer in ancient times.

春节历史悠久，由上古时代岁首祈年祭祀演变而来。

During the Spring Festival, various activities are held throughout the country to celebrate the Spring Festival, with a lively and festive atmosphere.

在春节期间，全国各地均有举行各种庆贺新春活动，热闹喜庆的气氛洋溢。

In the early morning of the Eleventh day, we have to go to relatives and friends to say hello.

初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。

This custom has become the most solemn traditional festival among Chinese people.

这风俗越传越广，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日。