中英雙語中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日介紹

TheFestivalofLanternstakesplaceattheendoftheChineseNewYearCelebration,onthefifteenthdayofthefirstmoon.LanternshavebeenpartofChineselifeforcenturiessoit'snotsurprisingtoseeafestivaloflanterns.

Peopleusuallyhanglanternsinthegardens,outsidethehouses,andontheboats.TheselanternsaresignpoststoguideguestsandspiritsofancestorstotheLunarcelebration.Afterasumptuousfifteen-dayfeast,theselanternslightthewayforthespiritsbacktotheworldbeyond.

Silk,paperandplasticlanternsvaryinshapeandsizeandareusuallymulti-colored.Someareintheshapesofbutterflies,birds,flowers,andboats.Otherareshapedlikedragon,fruitandanimalsymbolsofthatyear.Themostpopulartypeoflanternisthe"horse-racing"one,inwhichfiguresoranimalsrotatearoundtheverticalaxisofthelantern.

ThespecialfoodfortheLanternFestivalisYuenSinorTongYuen.Thesearerounddumplingsmadewithstickyriceflour.Theycanbefilledandservedasasweetsnackormadeplainandcookedinasoupwithvegetables,meatanddriedshrimp.Theroundshapeofthedumplingisasymbolofwholeness,completenessandunity.

TheLanternFestivalisanoccasionforfamiliestogettogetherandforeveryone--young,old,richandpoortohavefun.

翻譯如下：

年底舉行的中國新年慶?；顒?在正月15月的這一天.燈籠一直是幾個世紀(jì)以來中國人的節(jié)日,所以沒什么吃驚.

人們通常燈籠掛在花園外面的房子、船上.這些指示標(biāo)志燈的客人,是祖先的新年慶?；顒?15點后兩天大餐,這些燈照亮了回神后的世界.

絲綢、造紙、塑料燈籠形狀和大小各不相同,通常多彩.有蝴蝶形的、鳥、花、船.其他都像龍、水果和動物的象征,一年.最受歡迎的是一種花燈"賽馬"一、人物、動物,輪流在各地縱軸的花燈.

特別是糧食的元宵圓善或湯圓.這些都是用與糯米粉圓、甜零食熟了湯,蔬菜、肉、蝦米來填補。圓圓的形狀,是象征團(tuán)圓的整體性、完整性和團(tuán)結(jié).

元宵是和家人團(tuán)聚的機會,使每一個人--青年人、老年人,不論貧富,都好好享受這個節(jié)日TheQingming(PureBrightness)Festivalisoneofthe24seasonaldivisionpointsinChina,fallingonApril4-6eachyear.Afterthefestival,thetemperaturewillriseupandrainfallincreases.Itisthehightimeforspringplowingandsowing.ButtheQingmingFestivalisnotonlyaseasonalpointtoguidefarmwork,itismoreafestivalofcommemoration.TheQingmingFestivalseesacombinationofsadnessandhappiness.Thisisthemostimportantdayofsacrifice.BoththeHanandminorityethnicgroupsatthistimeoffersacrificestotheirancestorsandsweepthetombsofthediseased.Also,theywillnotcookonthisdayandonlycoldfoodisserved.TheHanshi(ColdFood)FestivalwasusuallyonedaybeforetheQingmingFestival.AsourancestorsoftenextendedthedaytotheQingming,theywerelatercombined.OneachQingmingFestival,allcemeteriesarecrowdedwithpeoplewhocametosweeptombsandoffersacrifices.Trafficonthewaytothecemeteriesbecomesextremelyjammed.Thecustomshavebeengreatlysimplifiedtoday.Afterslightlysweepingthetombs,peopleofferfood,flowersandfavoritesofthedead,thenburnincenseandpapermoneyandbowbeforethememorialtablet.Incontrasttothesadnessofthetombsweepers,peoplealsoenjoyhopeofSpringonthisday.TheQingmingFestivalisatimewhenthesunshinesbrightly,thetreesandgrassbecomegreenandnatureisagainlively.Sinceancienttimes,peoplehavefollowedthecustomofSpringoutings.Atthistimetouristsareeverywhere.PeoplelovetoflykitesduringtheQingmingFestival.KiteflyingisactuallynotlimitedtotheQingmingFestival.Itsuniquenessliesinthatpeopleflykitesnotduringtheday,butalsoatnight.Astringoflittlelanternstiedontothekiteorthethreadlooklikeshiningstars,andtherefore,arecalled"god'slanterns."TheQingmingFestivalisalsoatimetoplanttrees,forthesurvivalrateofsaplingsishighandtreesgrowfastlater.Inthepast,theQingmingFestivalwascalled"ArborDay".Butsince1979,"ArborDay"wassettledasMarch12accordingtotheGregoriancalendar.清明節(jié)清明是我國的二十四節(jié)氣之一。由于二十四節(jié)氣比較客觀地反映了一年四季氣溫、降雨、物候等方面的變化，所以古代勞動人民用它安排農(nóng)事活動。但是，清明作為節(jié)日，與純粹的節(jié)氣又有所不同。節(jié)氣是我國物候變化、時令順序的標(biāo)志，而節(jié)日則包含著一定的風(fēng)俗活動和某種紀(jì)念意義。因此，這個節(jié)日中既有祭掃新墳生別死離的悲酸淚，又有踏青游玩的歡笑聲，是一個富有特色的節(jié)日。清明節(jié)是我國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，也是最重要的祭祀節(jié)日，是祭祖和掃墓的日子。掃墓俗稱上墳，祭祀死者的一種活動。漢族和一些少數(shù)民族大多都是在清明節(jié)掃墓。由于清明與寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民間禁火掃墓的日子，漸漸的，寒食與清明就合二為一了，而寒食既成為清明的別稱，也變成為清明時節(jié)的一個習(xí)俗，清明之日不動煙火，只吃涼的食品。按照舊的習(xí)俗，掃墓時，人們要攜帶酒食果品、紙錢等物品到墓地，將食物供祭在親人墓前，再將紙錢焚化，為墳?zāi)古嗌闲峦?，折幾枝嫩綠的新枝插在墳上，然后叩頭行禮祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。58與清明節(jié)掃墓的悲哀相反，人們在這個春光明媚的日子里，也一樣是可以享受生活的。放風(fēng)箏也是清明時節(jié)人們所喜愛的活動。每逢清明時節(jié)，人們不僅白天放，夜間也放。夜里在風(fēng)箏下或風(fēng)穩(wěn)拉線上掛上一串串彩色的小燈籠，象閃爍的明星，被稱為“神燈”。清明前后，春陽照臨，春陽照臨，春雨飛灑，種植樹苗成活率高，成長快。因此，自古以來，我國就有清明植樹的習(xí)慣。有人還把清明節(jié)叫作“植樹節(jié)”。植樹風(fēng)俗一直流傳至今。1979年，人大常委會規(guī)定，每年三月十二日為我國植樹節(jié)。這對動員全國各族人民積極開展綠化祖國活動，有著十分重要的意義。TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear。

TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChuYuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt。

Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboatstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons。

AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringthe