祭祀节日英文

Tomb-sweeping day, a traditional Chinese festival, falls at the turn of mid-spring and late spring.（清明节，中国传统节日，又称踏青节、行清节等，节期在仲春与暮春之交。）Tomb-sweeping day originated from ancestral beliefs and Spring Festival customs in ancient times.（清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵。）It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival.（既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。）Tomb-sweeping day is a big traditional Spring Festival.（清明节是传统的重大春祭节日。）It is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times.（是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。）扩展资料清明节习俗：1、踏青中华民族自古就有清明踏青的习俗。踏青古时叫探春、寻春等，即为春日郊游，也称“踏春”。一般指初春时到郊外散步游玩。2、植树清明前后，春阳照临，春雨飞洒，种植树苗成活率高，成长快。因此，就有清明植树的习惯，有人还把清明节叫作“植树节”。植树风俗一直流传至今。清明节植树的习俗，据说发端于清明戴柳插柳的风俗。

1、春节（Spring Festival），中国四大传统节日之一，是传统上的农历新年。春节俗称“年节”，传统名称为新年、大年、天腊、新岁，口头上又称度岁、庆新岁、过年。

2、元宵节（Lantern Festival），又称上元节、小正月、元夕或灯节，为每年农历正月十五日，是中国春节年俗中最后一个重要节令。

3、清明节（Ching Ming Festival），又叫踏青节，在仲春与暮春之交。清明节是中国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日之一，是扫墓祭祖的日子。中华民族传统的清明节大约始于周代，距今已有二千五百多年的历史。

4、端午节（Dragon Boat Festival），为每年农历五月初五，是中国四大传统节日之一。据《荆楚岁时记》记载，因仲夏登高，顺阳在上，五月是仲夏，它的第一个午日正是登高顺阳好天气之日，故五月初五亦称为“端阳节”；此外端午节还称“正阳节 、龙日节、午日节、五月节、龙舟节、浴兰节、天中节等等。

5、七夕节（The Double Seventh Day），为每年农历七月初七，又名乞巧节、七巧节、双七、香日、星期、兰夜、女儿节或七姐诞等。“七夕”最早来源于人们对自然天象的崇拜，早在远古时代，古人就对牛郎织女的天象有所认识。

6、重阳节（Double Ninth Festival），为每年的农历九月初九日，是中华民族的传统节日。

7、腊八节（Laba Festival），俗称“腊八” ，即是农历十二月初八，古人有祭祀祖先和神灵、祈求丰收吉祥的传统，一些地区有喝腊八粥的习俗。

8、除夕（New Year's Eve），又称大年夜、除夕夜、除夜、岁除等。是时值每年农历腊月（十二月）的最后一个晚上。除，即去除的之意；夕，指夜晚。

参考资料：百度百科——中国传统节日

Qingming Festival originated from ancestor belief and spring sacrifice custom in ancient times. It has two connotations of nature and humanity. It is not only a natural solar point, but also a traditional festival.

清明节源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗，兼具自然与人文两大内涵，既是自然节气点，也是传统节日。

Qingming Festival is a traditional major spring festival. Tomb-sweeping and ancestor-remembering is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation since ancient times.

清明节是传统的重大春祭节日，扫墓祭祀、缅怀祖先，是中华民族自古以来的优良传统。

清明节，是中华民族最隆重盛大的祭祖大节，属于礼敬祖先、慎终追远的一种文化传统节日。清明节凝聚着民族精神，传承了中华文明的祭祀文化，抒发人们尊祖敬宗、继志述事的道德情怀。扫墓，即为“墓祭”，谓之对祖先的“思时之敬”，春秋二祭，古已有之。

清明节历史悠久，源自上古时代的祖先信仰与春祭礼俗。据现代人类学、考古学的研究成果，人类最原始的两种信仰，一是天地信仰，二是祖先信仰。上古干支历法的制定为节日形成提供了前决条件，祖先信仰与祭祀文化是清明祭祖礼俗形成的重要因素。

据考古发掘，广东英德青塘遗址发现了万年前的墓葬，是中国年代最早的可确认葬式的墓葬，表明上古先民在万年前已具有明确的有意识墓葬行为与礼俗观念。“墓祭”礼俗有着久远的历史源头，清明“墓祭”是传统春季节俗的综合与升华。

清明节俗丰富，归纳起来是两大节令传统：

一是礼敬祖先，慎终追远；

二是踏青郊游、亲近自然。

清明节不仅有祭扫、缅怀、追思的主题，也有踏青郊游、愉悦身心的主题，“天人合一”传统理念在清明节中得到了生动体现。经历史发展，清明节在唐宋时期融汇了寒食节与上巳节的习俗，杂糅了多地多种民俗为一体，具有极为丰富的文化内涵。

参考资料来源：百度百科-清明节

中国传统节日的英语单词如下：

元旦，New Year's Day

春节 ，the Spring Festival （ New Year's Day of the Chinese lunar calendar）

元宵节（灯节)， the Lantern Festival

清明节 ，Ching Ming Festival;Tomb-sweeping Festival

端午节， the Dragon-Boat Festival

七夕节-- The seventh evening of the seventh moon

中元节-- is hit by yuan of festival

中秋节，Mid-autumn(Moon) Festival

教师节，Teachers'Day

重阳节，Double-ninth Day

国庆节，National Day

冬节： Winter is saved

除夕，New Year's Eve

拓展资料：

节日（世界各民族民俗文化节日）

节日，是指生活中值得纪念的重要日子。是世界人民为适应生产和生活的需要而共同创造的一种民俗文化，是世界民俗文化的重要组成部分。

各民族和地区都有自己的节日。一些节日源于传统习俗，如中国的春节、中秋节、清明节、重阳节等。有的节日源于宗教，比如基督教国家的圣诞节。有的节日源于对某人或某件事件的纪念，比如中国的端午节、国庆节、青年节等等。

另有国际组织提倡的运动指定的日子，如劳动节、妇女节、母亲节。随着时间推移，节日的内涵和庆祝方式也在发生着变化。而现时节日经常与假日相混淆，事实上大多数节日都没有法定假期，如中国部分传统节日仍没有假期，如重阳节。

参考资料：百度百科，节日

Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival. Literally meaning "clear" (Qing) and "bright" (Ming), this Chinese festival falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival, and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forebears. Chinese being practical people this sweeping of the graves is given an extended period, that is, 10 days before and after Qing Ming day. Among some dialect groups a whole month is allocated. ORIGINQing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg. When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermit's life with his mother in the mountains. Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "cold food feast", a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit. The "cold food" festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often considered as part of the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. Whatever practice is observed，the basic observation of Qing Ming is to remember one's elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.