中国四大传统节日英文介绍分析.pdf

中国四大传统节日：春节，中秋节，端午节，清明节

元宵节

TheLanternFestival(元宵节)isthelastdayoftheChineseNewYearcelebration.

Thisdayisforthelastmomentforsettingofffireworks,thelastexcuseforeating

abigfeastandthelastchanceforfamilygettingtogetherbeforethe“年”

celebrationsareover.(LaternFestivalisalsoatraditionaltimeofcelebrationfor

foreignerswholiveinChina).

TheLanternFestival,the15thofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar,isthe

firstfullmoonoftheyear.Celebrationsandtraditionsonthisdaydatebacktothe

WesternHanDynasty.

Traditionsforthisfestival:asthenameindicates,hangingandlookingat

lanternsisthemaintradition.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesaredisplayed

ontrees,oralongriverbanks.

ParentsoftentaketheirchildrentoLanternFairsandsometimesluckykids

evengetaminitoylantern.

Anothertraditionisguessinglanternriddles.Theseareriddlesthatarehung

onlanternsforpeopletoshootdownandsolve.Theriddlesareusuallyshort,wise,

andsometimeshumorous.TheanswertoariddlecanbeaChinesecharacter,a

famouspersonsname,aplacenameoraproverb.Thistraditionhasbecomea

populargamewithseriousstayingpowerevenassocialdevelopmentchanges

othertraditions.

Otherthanthat,themostimportantthingtodotodayistoeatsweet

dumplings.InnorthernChina,sweetdumplingsmadeofglutinousriceflourare

called“元宵”whileinsouthernparttheyarecalled“汤圆”.Typicalsweet

dumplingsarefilledwithblacksesamesauce,sweetenedbeanpaste,orhawthorn.

Making“元宵”todayislikeagameoranactivity,soitsseldomdonewithouta

reasonandagroupoffriendsorfamilypresenttohelpout.

端午节

TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthday

ofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestival

hasbeenmarkedbyeatingzong