【导语】下面是小编收集整理的英文介绍春节的来历（共17篇），仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。
篇1：英文介绍春节的来历
the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means “year”, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
one legend goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. people were very scared. one day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue nian. to nian he said, “i hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?” so, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.after that, the old man disappeared riding the beast nian. he turned out to be an immortal god. now that nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.
from then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of nian is carried on from generation to generation. the term “guo nian”, which may mean “survive the nian” becomes today “celebrate the (new) year” as the word “guo” in chinese having both the meaning of “pass-over” and “observe”. the custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. however, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.my english friend name is jim.
he is ten, his family in london,he and his family member comes our china to play.he has a cosin,he name is qianyu hi is oniy four years old,but he has a lot of questions.look he is pointing at the chopsticks to ask that my this is anything.
I and jim has become the good friend .several days later jim said that he wanted, he said that i love china .i will forget that you zhou lei, will have free time london to look at me .ok see you jim.see you.
篇2：春节的来历英文介绍
the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means “year”, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
one legend goes that the beast nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. people were very scared. one day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue nian. to nian he said, “i hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?” so, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.
after that, the old man disappeared riding the beast nian. he turned out to be an immortal god. now that nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.
from then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of nian is carried on from generation to generation. the term “guo nian”, which may mean “survive the nian” becomes today “celebrate the (new) year” as the word “guo” in chinese having both the meaning of “pass-over” and “observe”. the custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. however, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.
篇3：春节的来历英文介绍
historof the spring festival
it iunclear when the beginning of the year wacelebrated before the qin dynasty. traditionally, the year wasaid to have begun with month 1 during the xia dynasty, month 12 during the shang dynasty, and month 11 during the zhou dynasty. however, recordshow that the zhou dynastbegan ityear with month 1. intercalarmonths, used to keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the sun, were added after month 12 during both the shang dynast(according to surviving oracle bones) and the zhou dynast(according to sima qian). the first emperor of china qin shi huang changed the beginning of the year to month 10 in 221 bc, also changing the location of the intercalarmonth to after month 9. whether the new year wacelebrated at the beginning of month 10, of month 1, or both iunknown. in 104 bc, emperor wu of the han dynastestablished month 1 athe beginning of the year, where it remains.
mythologabout the spring festival
hand-painted chinese new year'poetrpasted on the sideof doorleading to people'homes, lijiang, yunnan, china.according to legend, in ancient china, the nián (年) waa man-eating beast from the mountain(in other versionfrom under the sea), which came out ever12 monthsomewhere close to winter to preon humans. the people later believed that the nian wasensitive to loud noiseand the colour red, so thescared it awawith explosions, fireworkand the liberal use of the colour red. these customled to the first new year celebrations. guò nián (simplified chinese: 过年; traditional chinese: 過年), which meanto celebrate the new year, literallmeanthe passover of the nian.
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daybefore the new year
on the daybefore the new year celebration chinese familiegive their home a thorough cleaning. there ia cantonese saying “wash awathe dirton nianyiba”(年廿八，洗邋遢), but the practice inot usuallrestricted on nianyiba(年二八, the 28th daof month 12). it ibelieved the cleaning sweepawathe bad luck of the preceding year and maketheir homereadfor good luck. broomand dust panare put awaon the first daso that luck cannot be swept away. some people give their homes, doorand window-panea new coat of red paint. homeare often decorated with paper cutoutof chinese auspiciouphraseand couplets.
a woman icleaning home
the biggest event of anchinese new year'eve ithe dinner everfamilwill have. a dish consisting of fish will appear on the tableof chinese families. it ifor displafor the new year'eve dinner. in northern china, it ialso customarto have dumplingfor thidinner. dumplingsymbolize wealth because their shape ilike a chinese gold nugget. thiicomparable to christmadinner in the west, except with much more food.
first daof the new year
the first daifor the welcoming of the deitieof the heavenand earth. manpeople, especiallbuddhists, abstain from meat consumption on the first dabecause it ibelieved that thiwill ensure longevitfor the some consider lighting fireand using kniveto be bad luck on new year'day, so all food to be consumed icooked the dabefore.
most importantly, the first daof chinese new year ia time when familievisit the oldest and most senior memberof their extended family, usualltheir parents, grandparentor great-grandparents.
some familiemainvite a lion dance troupe aa symbolic ritual to usher in the lunar new year awell ato evict bad spiritfrom the premises. people also give red packetcontaining cash to junior memberof the family, mostlchildren.
while fireworkand firecrackerare traditionallverpopular, some regionhave banned them due to concernover fire hazards, which have resulted in increased number of firearound new yearand challenged municipal fire departments' work capacity. for thireason, varioucitgovernment(e.g., hong kong, and beijing, for a number of years) issued banover fireworkand firecrackerin certain premiseof the city. aa substitute, large-scale fireworkhave been launched bgovernmentin citielike hong kong to offer citizenthe experience.
second daof the new year
the second daof the chinese new year ifor married daughterto visit their birth parents. traditionally, daughterwho have been married manot have the opportunitto visit their birth familiefrequently. on the second day, the chinese prato their ancestorawell ato all the gods. theare extra kind to dogand feed them well ait ibelieved that the second daithe birthdaof all dogs.
third and fourth dayof the new year
the third and fourth daof the chinese new year are generallaccepted ainappropriate dayto visit relativeand frienddue to the following schoolof thought. people masubscribe to one or both thoughts.
1) it iknown a“chì kǒu” (赤口), meaning that it ieasto get into arguments. it isuggested that the cause could be the fried food and visiting during the first two dayof the new year celebration.
2) familiewho had an immediate kin deceased in the past 3 yearwill not go house-visiting aa form of respect to the dead. the third daof the new year iallocated to grave-visiting instead. some people conclude it iinauspiciouto do anhouse visiting at all.
fifth daof the new year
eat dumplingat “po wu”
in northern china, people eat jiǎozi (simplified chinese: 饺子; traditional chinese: 餃子) (dumplings) on the morning of po wu (破五). thiialso the birthdaof the chinese god of wealth. in taiwan, businessetraditionallre-open on thiday, accompanied bfirecrackers.
seventh daof the new year
the seventh day, traditionallknown arenri 人日, the common man'birthday, the dawhen everyone growone year older.
it ithe dawhen tossed raw fish salad, yusheng, ieaten. thiia custom primarilamong the overseachinese in southeast asia, such amalaysia and singapore. people get together to tosthe colourful salad and make wishefor continued wealth and prosperity.
for manchinese buddhists, thiianother dato avoid meat.
ninth daof the new year
jade emperor of heaven
the ninth daof the new year ia dafor chinese to offer prayerto the jade emperor of heaven (天公) in the taoist pantheon.
thidaiespeciallimportant to hokkien(min nan speakers). come midnight of the eighth daof the new year, the hokkienwill offer thankgiving prayerto the emperor of heaven. offeringwill include sugarcane ait wathe sugarcane that had protected the hokkienfrom certain extermination generationago. tea iserved aa customarprotocol for paying respect to an honoured person.
fifteenth daof the new year
the fifteenth daof the new year icelebrated ayuánxiāo jié (元宵节), otherwise known achap goh mei in fujian dialect. tangyuan (simplified chinese: 汤圆; traditional chinese: 湯圓; pinyin: tāngyuán), a sweet glutinourice ball brewed in a soup, ieaten thiday. candleare lit outside houseaa wato guide wayward spirithome. thidaicelebrated athe lantern festival, and familiewalk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
lantern festival
thidaoften markthe end of the chinese new year festivities.
英文版祝福语：best wishefor the year to come!
恭贺新禧!
mamanfortunefind their wato you!
祝财运亨通!
i want to wish you longevitand health!
愿你健康长寿!
take good care of yourself in the year ahead.
请多保重!
wishing you manfuture successes.
祝你今后获得更大成就。
on thispecial dai send you new yeargreetingand hope that some dasoon we shall be together.
在这特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我们能相聚在一起。
i would like to wish you a joyounew year and expresmhope for your happinesand good future.
祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。
mathe new year bring mangood thingand rich blessingto you and all those you love!
愿新年带给你和你所爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福!
rich blessingfor health and longevitimspecial wish for you in the coming year.
祝你在新的一年里身体健康，多福多寿。
good luck, good health, hood cheer. i wish you a happnew year.
祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。
with best wishefor a happnew year!
祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。
i hope you have a most happand prosperounew year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。
with the complimentof the season.
祝贺佳节。
best wishefor the year to come!
恭贺新禧!
good luck in the year ahead!
祝吉星高照!
mayou come into a good fortune!
恭喜发财!
live long and proper!
多福多寿!
mamanfortunefind their wato you!
祝财运亨通!
i want to wish you longevitand health!
愿你健康长寿!
take good care of yourself in the year ahead.
请多保重!
wishing you manfuture successes.
祝你今后获得更大成就。
on thispecial dai send you new year'greetingand hope that some dasoon we shall be together.
在这特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我们能相聚在一起。
i would like to wish you a joyounew year and expresmhope for your happinesand good future.
祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。
mathe new year bring mangood thingand rich blessingto you and all those you love!
愿新年带给你和你所爱的人许多美好的事物和无尽的祝福!
rich blessingfor health and longevitimspecial wish for you in the coming year.
祝你在新的一年里身体健康，多福多寿。
good luck, good health, hood cheer. i wish you a happnew year.
祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。
with best wishefor a happnew year!
祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。
i hope you have a most happand prosperounew year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。
with the complimentof the season.
祝贺佳节。
mathe season'jofill you all the year round.
愿节日的愉快伴你一生。
season'greetingand best wishefor the new year.
祝福您，新年快乐。
please accept mseason'greetings.
请接受我节日的祝贺。
to wish you joat thiholseason. wishing everhappineswill alwaybe with you.
恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。
good health, good luck and much happinesthroughout the year.
恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。
mathe joand happinesaround you todaand always.
愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。
please accept msincere wishefor the new year. i hope you will continue to enjogood health.
请接受我诚挚的新年祝福，顺祝身体健康。
allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the new year and to extend to you all mbest wishefor your perfect health and lasting prosperity.
恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。
best wishefor the holidayand happinesthroughout the new year.
恭贺新禧，万事如意。
with verbest wishefor your happinesin the new year.
致以最良好的祝福，原你新年快乐幸福。
please accept our wishefor you and yourfor a happnew year.
请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。
good luck and great succesin the coming new year.
祝来年好运，并取得更大的成就。
maeverything beautiful and best be condensed into thicard. i sincerelwish you happiness, cheerfulnesand success.
愿一切最美好的祝福都能用这张贺卡表达，真诚地祝你幸福、快乐、成功!
good luck, good health, hood cheer. i wish you a happnew year.
祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。
with best wishefor a happnew year!
祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。
i hope you have a most happand prosperounew year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。
with the complimentof the season.
祝贺佳节。
mathe season'jofill you all the year round.
愿节日的愉快伴你一生。
season'greetingand best wishefor the new year.
祝福您，新年快乐。
to wish you joat thiholseason. wishing everhappineswill alwaybe with you.
恭祝新年吉祥，幸福和欢乐与你同在。
good health, good luck and much happinesthroughout the year. mathe joand happinesaround you todaand always.
愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。
please accept msincere wishefor the new year. i hope you will continue to enjogood health.
请接受我诚挚的新年祝福，顺祝身体健康。
allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the new year and to extend to you all mbest wishefor your perfect health and lasting prosperity.
恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。
篇4：愚人节来历英文介绍
April Fools' Day 愚人节
April Fools' Day is a day to play jokes on others, No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France.
In the 16 th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid—1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated in on April 1, so others called them April Fools.
Each country celebrates April Fools' Day differently. In France, people call the April Fools “April Fish”. They tape a paper fish to their friends' backs to fool them. When he or she finds this , they shout “April Fish!”
In England, people play jokes only in the morning. You are a “noodle” if someone fools you. In Scotland, April Fools' Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “April Gowk”. Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird.
In the America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of Aprol. They may point down to your shoe and say, “ Your shoelace is untied.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.
愚人节的由来版本一： 每年4月1日,是西方也是美国的民间传统节日——愚人节.愚人节起源于法国.1564年,法国首先采用新改革的纪年法——格里历(即目前通用的阳历),以1月1日为一年之始.但一些因循守旧的人反对这种改革,依然按照旧历固执地在4月1日这一天送礼品,庆祝新年.主张改革的人对这些守旧者的做法大加嘲弄. 聪明滑稽的人在4月1日就给他们送假礼品,邀请他们参加假招待会．并把上当受骗的保守分子称为“四月傻瓜”或“上钩的鱼”. 从此人们在4月1日便互相愚弄,成为法国流行的风俗.18世纪初,愚人节习俗传到英国,接着又被英国的早期移民带到了美国. 愚人节时,人们常常组织家庭聚会,用水仙花和雏菊把房间装饰一新.典型的传统做法是布置假环境,可以把房间布置得象过圣诞节一样．也可以布置得象过新年一样,待客人来时,则祝贺他们“圣诞快乐”或“新年快乐”,令人感到别致有趣. 4月1日的鱼宴.也是别开生面的.参加色宴的请帖,通常是用纸板做成的彩色小鱼.餐桌用绿、白两色装饰起来．中间放上鱼缸和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿,每个钓竿上系一条绿色飘带,挂着送给客人的礼物——或是一个精巧的赛璐珞鱼,或是一个装满糖果的鱼篮子.不言而喻,鱼宴上所有的菜都是用鱼做成的. 在愚人节的聚会上,还有一种做假菜的风俗.有人曾经描述过一个典型的愚人节菜谱：先是一道“色拉”,莴苣叶上撒满了绿胡椒,但是把叶子揭开后,才发现下面原来是牡蛎鸡尾酒；第二道菜是“烤土豆”,其实下面是甜面包屑和鲜蘑；此后上的菜还有用蟹肉作伪装的烧鸡和埋藏在西红柿色拉下面的覆盆子冰淇淋.饭后,客人还可以从丸药盒里取食糖果. 不过愚人节最典型的活动还是大家互相开玩笑,用假话捉弄对方.有的人把细线拴着的钱包丢在大街上,自己在暗处拉着线的另一端.一旦有人捡起钱包,他们就出其不意地猛然把钱包拽走.还有人把砖头放在破帽子下面搁在马路当中,然后等着看谁来了会踢它.小孩们会告诉父母说自己的书包破了个洞,或者脸上有个黑点．等大人俯身来看时,他们就一边喊着“四月傻瓜”.一边笑着跑开去.总之,每逢愚人节这一天,动物园和水族馆还会接到不少打给菲什(鱼)先生成莱昂(狮子)先生的电话,常常惹得工作人员掐断电话线,以便减少麻烦. 如今的愚人节在美国已主要是淘气的男孩子们的节日了. 版本二： 据说,愚人节起源于一个很有名的希腊神话传说. 农业女神得墨忒尔,在希腊是个妇孺皆知的神祗.她具有无边的法力,可以使土地肥沃,五谷丰登,也可以令田园荒芜,万物凋零.在希腊众神中,她也是尊崇的女神之一.万神宙斯是她的弟弟,也是她的丈夫.仅仅这个身份,就足以使众神在她的脚下俯首帖耳了. 但是,这位权势无比的女神的生活并非十全十美.宙斯凭借着神王的地位,到处拈花惹草,闹出了许多风流韵事,给得墨忒尔带来了无穷无尽的烦恼.能够让她享受生活乐趣的,还是她和宙斯生的女儿佩尔塞福涅,一个聪慧、美丽、天真、活泼的姑娘,和她在一起,任何人都不会悲伤和忧愁. 这一天,冥王哈得斯驾车巡视西西里岛,恰好被在云端中走过的爱与美女神阿芙罗狄忒看到了,同时让她看到的,还有正在田野里散步的佩尔塞福涅,以及她的伙伴女战神雅典娜,狩猎女神阿尔忒弥斯. 一看到这几个人,阿芙罗狄忒就气不打一处来.这几个男女,从来不议论爱情,也不谈婚论嫁,眼睛里可还有她爱神的地位吗?雅典娜和阿尔忒弥斯是出名的贞洁女神,又都以武艺高强,神通广大,闻名神界天国,还是不惹为好.但对佩尔塞福涅这小丫头,可就不必客气了. 于是,头上晃动着神圣光环的阿芙洛蒂德唤过自己的儿子?小爱神厄罗斯,对他说：“看看吧,这几个人是怎洋对待爱情的?如果人和神都学他们的样,我们还怎样统治这个世界?来,给哈得斯射上一箭,让他疯狂地爱上佩尔塞福涅!” 厄罗斯是个百发百中的神射手.他弯弓劲射,一技无形的情欲之箭,正扎进哈得斯的心窝.然后,他便跟随着阿芙洛蒂德,扬长而去,静等着看好戏了. 果然,哈得斯中箭后,对佩尔塞福涅产生了刻骨铭心的爱.但他明白得很,这个远近闻名的美人儿,绝不会情愿放弃阳光明媚的大地和天空,跟他到阴暗的冥府中去.因此,他找到自己的兄弟?众神宙斯,请求他作主将女儿嫁到冥府. “这个么……我作不了主”,众神的主宰沉思着说,“你也知道,得墨忒尔难缠得很.不过,你要是有本事把佩尔塞福涅抢走,我倒不反对.” 得到了神王的默许和暗示,哈得斯满心欢喜,他立刻返回冥土,做好抢亲的准备. 一天,佩尔塞福涅在田野里正欲弯腰采摘一朵野花时,大地突然裂开了一条宽宽的地缝.随后,一辆闪闪发光的金车,冲上了地面,驾车的就是威风凛凛的冥王.他不由分说,一把抱起佩尔塞福涅,放到他身边的座位上,一声吆喝,马车便以迅不可及的速度沉入地下.裂开的大地倏然合上了,依然是阳光灿烂,绿草如茵,除了天空中还回荡着佩尔塞福涅的呼救声外,好像什么也没发生过.得墨忒尔在很遥远的地方,听到了女儿撕心裂肺般的呼救声.但当她以最快的速度飞回来时,女儿已经不见了.她只知道女儿被“强盗”劫走了,但是,这个强盗是谁,却一点蛛丝马迹也寻不出来.那些知道佩尔塞福涅下落的神灵们,全都缄口不言.他们知道这件事的背景,宙斯和哈得斯都不是好惹的,谁也不想引火烧身.有几个神祗被*问急了,也是东西南北瞎扯一通.女神按照他们的指点,没头苍蝇般乱闯乱撞,不用说,这些都成了徒劳无功的跋涉. 然而,对女儿的爱,促使得墨忒尔永无休止地找下去.无论哪个神说了什么,她都确信不疑.虽然后来的事实证明,那些都是彻头彻尾的谎言.无奈之下,她在深不可测的埃特纳火山口点燃了两支松木火把,把整个世界照得一片通明.从那时起,无论黎明女神还是黑夜女神,都未见她坐下来休息片刻. 就这样,得墨忒尔走遍了世界上的每一个角落.但是,她的女儿就像被风卷走了,被太阳晒化了,或者变成了水汽和浮云似的,仍然踪影全无.众神对她也逐渐由同情转为厌恶.因为这个“女疯子”为寻找女儿,搅得世界上没有片刻安宁.他们越加拿她开起心来,忽而指向东南,忽而指向西北,无非是想把她支走,过几天太平日子. 最后,得墨忒尔只得拖着疲倦的身子,返回了西西里岛,佩尔塞福涅失踪的地方.奔波了这许多天,连罪魁祸首是谁都不知道,女神的气恼可想而知.于是,她便把一肚子的怨气,都撒到了西西里农人身上.她杀死了岛上所有的耕牛,命令土地坚如钢铁,封住地里的种子,让所有的植物都枯黄凋零.把这个地域辽阔的大岛弄得赤地千里,饿殍遍地. 宙斯见她闹得太不像话,就“好心”地劝她再到别处看看,别拿无辜的农民出气.得墨忒尔不知其中有诈,再一次踏上了东西逛的征途.这一下了可不得了,不知多少地方,由于女神的愤怒,变得颗粒无收,到处都弥漫着饥馑和灾荒的绝望气氛. 当她明白自己又上了丈夫一个大当时,才静下心来,想一想到底该怎洋办,无意中她抬起头来,看到了驾着金车,在茫茫太空巡行的太阳神赫利俄斯.猛然想到,只有他高高在上,普照一切,明察秋毫,天底下发生的任何事情,都不可能逃过他的双眼.这才手执火把,飞到赫利俄斯面前,请他指点迷津. 伟大的太阳神怜悯女神的遭遇,又无需畏惧冥王的权势.而且,他也不愿意得墨忒尔再这样大闹下去,让众神看笑话,让老百姓受难,便把哈得斯抢亲的情况,仔细描述了一番.得墨忒尔恍然大悟,但为时已晚.此时此刻,佩尔塞福涅在哈得斯的威*利诱下,已然成了尊贵的冥后,无法再到地上和母亲团聚了.何况,得墨忒尔再神通广大,也没本事把女儿从哈得斯手中硬夺过来. 得墨忒尔知道自己受了众神的欺骗、愚弄,愤懑和气恼又加深了一层.她干脆下了一道命令,让全世界的植物一起凋零,所有的庄稼全部枯死,大地上不允许出现一丝绿色.自己则躲到一个偏僻的地方,不再露面. 这一来,天上地下全部乱了套.老百姓没有粮食吃,每天都有成千上万人饿死.成群结队的亡魂拥入冥府,吵吵闹闹,把哈得斯弄得心烦意乱,狼狈不堪.众神也因为得不到人间的祭祀和礼物,一个个饿得面黄肌瘦.宙斯没办法,只好让佩尔塞福涅每年有1/3时间住在冥府,2／3时间则返回人世,侍奉她的母亲.以后,每当佩尔塞福涅留居冥土时,得墨忒尔便愁眉不展,大地也是一片萧条.而女儿一旦和她团聚,女神便喜笑颜开,世界也重现草木复苏,群芳争艳的勃勃生机. 很明显,在这个故事里,得墨忒尔是一个十足的傻瓜.她不知道爱神的把戏,不知道丈夫和哈得斯的同谋,事件发生后,又被众神支得团团转,屡屡受骗上当,被人戏弄.此后,人们便设立了愚人节,用善意的谎言,告诫那些自以为聪明的人,不要由于轻信,干出贻笑大方的蠢事. 除上述这个故事外,关于愚人节的起源,还有另外一种传说.在中世纪时,多数基督教国家都使用儒略历,把3月25日到4月1日作为新年节日来庆祝.按习俗4月1日这天,人们要互赠礼物致贺.公元1752年,格里高利历开始颁行,新年移到了1月1日.但人们旧俗难改,仍愿意在4月1日向别人送贺礼,这个“新年”,本身就是虚假的了.后来,有些爱恶作剧的人,干脆把礼物也变成虚假的.说是送一盒点心,里边可能是块石头.声言前去拜访,却让主人干等半天.受骗的人不甘心,也照方抓药,进行报复,久而久之,就形成了愚人节. 今天,愚人节已经发展成为一个国际性节日,差不多在整个欧洲和北美都流行.苏格兰称这一天的受骗者为“布谷鸟”,似乎和农业女神仍有些关系.法国人则叫作“四月鱼”这大概是因为小鱼在四月刚孵出,糊里糊涂地见饵就吞,容易上钩的缘故吧! 随着时间的推移,愚人节作弄人的手法,也是花样翻新,新意百出.如：新婚的妻子可能会收到告发丈夫不忠的信件,碌碌无为的公务员会接到提升的调令,儿子会接到父亲去世的电报.某年4月1日,英国《每日镜报》登出一帧照片,一个面容酷似某国总统的男人,一手挽着一个几乎全裸的美女.凡此种种,如果你都信以为真,就上了大当.当然,如果你真受了愚弄,也不必像得墨忒尔女神那样大光其火,拿出点“绅士”风度,一笑置之,才符合愚人节与人为善的真谛.
篇5：万圣节来历英文介绍
Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting “haunted houses”, carving Jack-o'-lanterns, reading scary stories and watching horror movies. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is celebrated in several countries of the Western world, most commonly in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Japan, New Zealand, and occasionally in parts of Australia. In Sweden the All Saints' official holiday takes place on the first Saturday of November.
Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the “Celtic New Year”. Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them.
篇6：万圣节来历英文介绍
万圣节,是国际性节日庆祝10月31日。万圣节的活动包括糖果、鬼怪旅游,篝火,化装舞会,参观闹鬼的景点,雕刻火焰般双眼的-lanterns,阅读和看恐怖片的可怕的故事。爱尔兰移民带版本的传统到北美在十九世纪。其它西方国家接受了二十世纪后期的节日。万圣节是西方世界的几个国家,最常见的是在美国、加拿大、爱尔兰、波多黎各、日本、新西兰、英国,偶尔在澳大利亚的部分。在瑞典度假的所有圣徒的官员在11月的第一个星期六。
万圣节源自凯尔特人的萨温节。在古凯尔特人的信仰里，新的一年于11月1日开始，或称萨温节(Samhain)。正如比较短的白天象征新一年的开始，日落亦象征新一天的开始;所以每年收割的节日于10月31日晚上开始。不列颠群岛的德鲁伊教徒会燃点农作物作为祭品，而当他们围着火堆跳舞时，太阳季节便会完结而萨温 节随即开始。凯尔特人相信死亡之神Samhain在10月31日的晚上会和鬼魂一起重返人间，寻找替身。因此他们点燃火炬，焚烧动物以作为死亡之神的献礼。还会用动物的头或皮毛做成的服饰打扮自己，发出古怪的声音，使死亡之神认不出自己，避过灾难。这就是今天万圣节化妆舞会的由来。
篇7：春节有什么来历介绍
春节的来历
有一年，世上大乱。玉帝得知后，降下御旨：要派一位大神去管理人间的衣食住行。可是，没有神仙肯接旨。
这时候，南天门外传来一声吆喝：“这差事我干啦！”抬头看时，是光头顶、胖乎乎、笑哈哈的弥勒佛。 却说这弥勒佛来到人间，第一件事就是让人们过一个痛快年，吃好的，穿好的，不干活。他还要大家把各路神仙都请到，香箔纸锞，准备齐全。到了初一，家家都要起五更，放鞭炮。
这样又过了几天，到了初五，天刚蒙蒙亮，忽然传来一阵吵闹声。吵闹者是姜太公的老婆(专管茅房、粪土的脏神)，正在跟弥勒佛吵架呢。原来，人们请神仙时把她给忘了。弥勒佛只好说：“这样吧！今儿是初五，让人们再为你放几个炮，包一次饺子，破费一次吧！”——这就是“破五”的来历。
不想这几声炮响传到天宫，玉帝以为人间又出了什么事，便派财神去察看。财神来到人间一看，到处都是香箔纸锞，高兴得就忘了回去。
玉帝等啊等，财神还是没有回来，便亲自到人间察看。他一看，人们啥活都不干，非常生气，召来弥勒佛喝道：“你怎么尽让人们吃好的，穿好的，不干活？”
弥勒佛笑嘻嘻地说：“你要我管人们的衣食住行，可并没有叫我让人们干活呀！”玉帝一想，也对，既然已经这么办了，那一年只能有此一次，开春以后就要下地干活。
从那以后便留下了旧例，一年有一次春节。
中国历代的春节的日期并不一致：
夏朝用孟春的元月为正月。
商朝用腊月(十二月)为正月。
秦始皇统一六国后规定以十月为正月，汉朝初期沿用秦历。
汉武帝太初元年，即公元前1，天文学家落下闳、邓平等人制订了《太初历》，将原来以十月为岁首改为以孟春正月为岁首，后人在此基本上逐渐完善为我们当今使用的阴历(即农历)，落下闳也被称为“春节老人”。此后中国一直沿用夏历(阴历，又称农历)纪年，直到清朝未年，长达2080年。
春节和除夕的不同之处
广义的春节包括正月和除夕，过年、大年三十、大年夜、除夕都是指同一天。而特定意义的春节指的是大年初一，也就是农历新年的第一天。
大年夜就是农历年的最后一天晚上，通常设在腊月三十或二十九，故又称为大年三十。这一天在古时候称为“岁除”，又叫“除夕”。除夕这一天，家里家外不但要打扫得干干净净，还要贴门神、贴春联、贴年画、挂门笼，人们则换上带喜庆色彩和带图案的新衣，往往通宵不眠，俗称守岁。
春节俗称“年节”，古称“元旦”。自汉武帝太初元年始，以夏年(农历)正月初一为“岁首”(即“年”)，年节的日期由此固定下来。民国开始采用公历(阳历)计年，遂称公历1月1日为“元旦”，称农历正月初一为“春节”。
传统的、民俗的、真正的“年”，从腊月初八的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十五，在“二月二龙抬头”为收尾，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。由于春节与大年紧密连接在一起，再加上时代的需求，所以，慢慢地人们将这两个传统节日合二为一了。
就时间来讲，过年是一年的最后一天，也就是岁尾。而初一是一年的开始，过“年”之后就是新的一年，所以不管是除夕还是正月初一，都是除旧布新、迎禧接福的好日子，在这样喜庆的日子里，祝您新年快乐，合家幸福！
春节传说
相传，中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。“年”长年深居海底，每到除夕才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。因此，每到除夕这天，村村寨寨的人们扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避“年”兽的伤害。
这年除夕，桃花村的人们正扶老携幼上山避难，从村外来了个乞讨的老人，只见他手拄拐杖，臂搭袋囊，银须飘逸，目若朗星。乡亲们有的封窗锁门，有的收拾行装，有的牵牛赶羊，到处人喊马嘶，一片匆忙恐慌景象。这时，谁还有心关照这位乞讨的老人。只有村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山躲避“年”兽，那老人捋髯笑道：婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一定把“年”兽撵走。老婆婆惊目细看，见他鹤发童颜、精神矍铄，气宇不凡。可她仍然继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。婆婆无奈，只好撇下家，上山避难去了。
半夜时分，“年”兽闯进村。它发现村里气氛与往年不同：村东头老婆婆家，门贴大红纸，屋内灯火通明。“年”兽浑身一抖，怪叫了一声。“年”朝婆婆家怒视片刻，随即狂叫着扑过去。将近门口时，院内突然传来“砰砰啪啪”的炸响声，“年”浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。原来，“年”最怕红色、火光和炸响。这时，婆婆的家门大开，只见院内一位身披红袍的老人在哈哈大笑。“年”大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。
第二天是正月初一，避难回来的人们见村里安然无恙十分惊奇。这时，老婆婆才恍然大悟，赶忙向乡亲们述说了乞讨老人的许诺。乡亲们一齐拥向老婆婆家，只见婆婆家门上贴着红纸，院里一堆未燃尽的竹子仍在“啪啪”炸响，屋内几根红蜡烛还发着余光……欣喜若狂的乡亲们为庆贺吉祥的来临，纷纷换新衣戴新帽，到亲友家道喜问好。这件事很快在周围村里传开了，人们都知道了驱赶“年”兽的办法。
篇8：春节的来历 英文
介绍中国传统春节年俗的英语文章
Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year， and they reach the peak on lunar new year‘s eve.
春节对于中国人来说是最重要的节日。在每年的春节都让人兴高采烈，尤其是大年三十那晚，更是达到了高潮。
Though the 15-day period， which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known as Lantern Festival)， is relatively long， it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions， buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.
春节历时15天，也就从大年初一开始，到元月十五元宵节结束。这段比较长的时间是中国人最忙的时候。他们为家庭聚会作安排，采购年货，准备丰盛的食物，以至于整个春节假期都忙忙碌碌的。许多人在春季期间都要回老家过年，跟朋友碰碰头，聚个餐。庆祝春节也包括大扫除和放烟火。
But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.
但是我们现在要谈的是越来越淡的年味。
Spring Festival， as it is celebrated today， has undergone many changes， thanks to the country‘s economic development and globalization.
现在的春节已经因为我国经济的发展和全球化的影响而改变了很多。
Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times， something that does not apply to society today. More often than not， people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty， and that was possible in spring， or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.
但是没有哪个春节是完全离得开“吃”的。从前，不论人们提前多久想要买年货，总是不能如愿，而现在早已今非昔比。过去常常还要闹饥荒。人们最好的庆祝时间就是他们能得到食物丰盛的时候，也就是春天或是元月初的那段时间。那也是为什么春节对于中国人如此重要的主要原因。
But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China， except for those who are still poor， can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people‘s fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.
但是三十年来的经济发展已经让中国人，除了那些仍然穷苦的人以外，随时都能享受美食。这得益于人民财富的增长，但是后者也导致一些人吃得太多而受到肥胖威胁和健康问题。
In the past， celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China， dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks， which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many， especially those living in cities， are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.
在过去，庆祝春节还只停留在北方的二人转和南方的舞龙舞狮等形式。那些庆祝活动往往需要许多人合力才能办得起来。但是经济的发展和国际化程度的提升似乎已经将这种社会联系弱化了。许多人，特别是城市居民，不太愿意与不相识的人一起共度春节。
Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed， too. In the past， people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today， many people， especially the youth， use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even “gifts” to their relatives and friends. Some may say this a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones， but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.
与春节相关的许多习俗也被改变了。在过去，人们常常会带着礼物走亲访友，互道祝福。今天许多人，特别是年轻人，用手机或是网络向亲朋好友发去“礼物”和祝福。有些人或许会说，这说明人们已经没有那么关心至爱亲朋了，但是我们应该把这种变化看作信息化时代省钱省力的好办法。
In recent times， many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now， which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.
最近几年，许多人开始祈祷事业高升，财源滚滚，而不是求神拜佛，他们身体健康，长命百岁，家庭美满。但是这样的人数现在正在减少，说明人们开始变得更加理性。
春节习俗英文简介Customs of the Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year. Through the evolvement of thousands of years， a series of customs are spreading far and wide.
扫尘 Sweeping the Dust
“Dust” is homophonic with “chen”(尘)in Chinese， which means old and past. In this way， ”sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life. In a word， just before the Spring Festival comes， every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.
贴春联 Pasting Spring Couplets
“The Spring Couplet”， also called “couplet” and ”a pair of antithetical phrases”， is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription， usually an auspicious phrase， above the gate. The sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. On the eve of the Spring Festival， every household will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past， the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them， while nowadays， it is common for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market.
贴窗花和“福”字 Pasting Paper-cuts and “Up-sided Fu”
Paper-cuts， usually with auspicious patterns， give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express the good wishes of Chinese people looking forward to a good life. In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows， it is common for Chinese to paste the character ”fu(福)”， big and small， on walls， doors and doorposts around the houses. “Fu(福)” shows people’s yearning toward a good life. Some people even invert the character ”fu(福)” to signify that blessing has arrived because “inverted” is a homonym for ”arrive” in Chinese. Now many kinds of paper-cuts and “fu(福)” can be seen in the market before the Festival.
守岁 Staying Up Late on New Year‘s Eve
The tradition of staying up late to see New Year in originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China there lived a monster named Year， who was very ferocious. Year always went out from its burrow on New Year’s Eve to devour people. Therefore， on every New Year’s Eve， every household would have supper together. After dinner， no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together， chatting and emboldening each other. Gradually the habit of staying up late on New Year’s Eve is formed. Thus in China， ”celebrating the Spring Festival” is also called “passing over the year (guo nian)”。 However， now there are less and less people in cities who will stay up late to see New Year in.
贴年画 Pasting New Year Prints
The custom of pasting New Year Prints originated from the tradition of placing Door Gods on the external doors of houses. With the creation of board carvings， New Year paintings cover a wide range of subjects. The most famous ones are Door Gods， Surplus Year after Year， Three Gods of Blessing， Salary and Longevity， An Abundant Harvest of Crops， Thriving Domestic Animals and Celebrating Spring. Four producing areas of New Year Print are Tohuwu of Suzhou， Yngliuqing of Tianjin， Wuqing of Hebei and Weifang of Shangdong. Now the tradition of pasting New Year paintings is still kept in rural China， while it is seldom followed in cities.
吃饺子 Having Jiaozi
On New Year’s Eve， the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. The tradition of having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival. You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi. (See page 82 for more information about ”jiaozi”)
看春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Year‘s Gala
The New Year’s Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year， the program begins at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. It brings laughter to billions of people， creates many popular words and produces lots of TV phenomena meriting attention. For over twenty years， its value has gone far beyond a variety show. It is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watch the gala while having the dinner on New Year’s Eve.
篇9：春节的来历英文简短
Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to “catch up” with the solar calendar the Chinese an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-yearcycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors. The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.
篇10：中秋节的来历简单介绍英文介绍
The Mid-Autumn Festival is influenced by Chinese culture and is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in East and Southeast Asia, especially in this region.
译文：受中华文化dao的影响，中秋节也是东亚和东南亚一些国家尤其是当地的华人华侨的传统节日。
Since , the Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory festival.
译文：自起中秋节被列为国家法定节假日。
篇11：春节的来历由来介绍
春节起源于殷商时期
有说“春节”起源于中国殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动(腊祭)。西周初年已有了一年一度在新旧岁交替之际庆祝丰收和祭祀祖先的风俗活动，可以认为是“年”的雏形。但“年”的名称出现却较晚，年的名称是从周朝开始的。古代帝王继位，为了显示“天子”的权威，往往自立历法。
年的时间到了西汉才正式固定下来，一直延续到今天。汉武帝(公元前140年～前87年)继位，决定重修历法使之统一，司马迁建议创立了太初历，把春节定在孟春正月。今日我们所采用的历法是汉武帝以后，经过多个朝代修定的，但农历正月初一为“元旦”的年节作为中华民族最隆重的节日，以固定的日子沿袭下来。
春节的起源传说
春节有一种传说是：中国古时候有一种叫“夕”的兽(又名“年”)，头长触角，凶猛异常。“夕”长年深居海底，每到特定的一天(现在说的除夕)才爬上岸，吞食牲畜伤害人命。因此，每到除夕这天，村村寨寨的人们扶老携幼逃往深山，以躲避“夕”兽的伤害。有一年除夕，从村外来了个乞讨的老人。乡亲们一片匆忙恐慌景象，只有村东头一位老婆婆给了老人些食物，并劝他快上山躲避“夕”兽，那老人把胡子撩起来笑道：“婆婆若让我在家呆一夜，我一定把‘夕’兽赶走。”老婆婆继续劝说，乞讨老人笑而不语。
半夜时分，“夕”兽闯进村。它发现村里气氛与往年不同：村东头老婆婆家，门贴大红纸，屋内烛火通明。“夕”兽浑身一抖，怪叫了一声。将近门口时，院内突然传来“砰砰啪啪”的炸响声，“夕”浑身战栗，再不敢往前凑了。原来，“夕”最怕红色、火光和炸响。这时，婆婆的家门大开，只见院内一位身披红袍的老人在哈哈大笑。“夕”大惊失色，狼狈逃蹿了。第二天是正月初一，避难回来的人们见村里安然无恙，十分惊奇。这时，老婆婆才恍然大悟，赶忙向乡亲们述说了乞讨老人的许诺。
这件事很快在周围村里传开了，人们都知道了驱赶“夕”兽的办法。从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹;户户烛火通明、守更待岁。初一一大早，还要走亲串友道喜问好。这风俗广泛流传，成了中国民间最隆重的传统节日。
篇12：春节的来历英语介绍
I was waiting for you !I am very happy.
We saw fireworksat the day before Spring Festival in the evening.
In the morning ,my family ate dumplings together.
It was happy.
After this ,we went to hometown to visit people who have relationship with us.
We got aunt's home after 1 hour.
We ate dinner at there in the afternoon.
I saw the essay (小品)of Zhaobenshan and Xiaoshenyang because yesterday evening we went to bed early and missed the time to watch TV.
It's fun !I like Spring Festival very much.
篇13：春节放鞭炮的来历介绍
春节放鞭炮由来
放鞭炮有着辞旧迎新之说，寓意对新的一年的美好向往。 相传在远古时代，有一种凶猛的怪兽叫“年”，一年四季都在深海里，但逢新旧岁之交，便出来糟踏壮稼，伤害人畜，百姓叫苦连天。有一次它又跑到村庄里为非作歹，被一家门口晾的大红衣服吓跑了。到了另一处，又被灯光吓得抱头鼠窜。于是人们掌握了“年”怕声音、怕红色、怕火光的弱点。每至年末岁首，人们就在家门口贴红联、放鞭炮、挂红灯，院子里烧柴禾、拢旺火，用菜刀剁菜肉，发出声音. 所以过年大家都要放鞭炮。
春节放鞭炮的时间：凌晨12点
春节一般是在初一凌晨12点的时候放鞭炮，意味着辞旧迎新。
除了团圆饭、“关财门”、“开财门”这些较为集中的烟花爆竹燃放的时间，各地区燃放的习俗也有不同，例如有的乡村会在春节期间客人来拜年时燃放鞭炮，有的家庭会在夜晚带着孩子一同燃放玩具烟花。
鞭炮为什么都是红色的
相传在远古时候，我们的祖先曾遭受一种最凶猛的野兽的威胁。这种猛兽叫“年”，它捕百兽为食，到了冬天，山中食物缺乏时，还会闯入村庄，猎食人和牲畜，百姓惶惶不可终日。人和“年”斗争了很多年，人们发现，年怕三种东西，红颜色、火光、响声。于是在冬天人们在自家门上挂上红颜色的桃木板，门口烧火堆，夜里通宵不睡，敲敲打打。这天夜里，“年”闯进村庄，见到家家有红色和火光，听见震天的响声，吓得跑回深山，再也不敢出来。夜过去了，人们互相祝贺道喜，大家张灯结彩，饮酒摆宴，庆祝胜利。 为了纪念这次胜利，以后每到冬天的这个时间，家家户户都贴红纸对联在门上，电灯笼，敲锣打鼓，燃放鞭炮烟花;夜里，通宵守夜;第二天，大清早互相祝贺道喜。这样一代一代流传下来，就成了“过年”。 因为红色喜庆呀,所以鞭炮也做成红色的. 鞭炮与桃符、春联一样，最早是用来驱除邪魔鬼怪的。到了南北朝时期，人们过年时候燃放爆竹就已经形成了习俗。《荆楚岁时记》中就记载了这个习俗：“正月一日，是三元之日也。谓之端月，鸡鸣而起，先于庭前爆竹、燃草，以辟山魈恶鬼。”这也是后来人们在春节燃放鞭炮的由来。由此可见，“爆竹”一词的本意是焚竹而爆。 火药发明之后，人们不再燃烧竹子了，而是将硝石、硫磺、木炭等填充在竹筒里燃烧，产生“爆仗”。不过，这时人们仍然一直沿用“爆竹”的叫法，直到今天。
春节放鞭炮有什么寓意
春节放鞭炮寄托了汉族劳动人民一种祛邪、避灾、祈福的美好愿望。 放爆竹是一个汉族传统民俗，已有两千多年历史，相传是为了驱赶一种叫年的怪兽。当午夜交正子时，新年钟声敲响，整个中华大地上空，爆竹声震响天宇。在这“岁之元、月之元、时之元”的“三元”时刻，有的地方还在庭院里垒“旺火”，以示旺气通天，兴隆繁盛。在熊熊燃烧的旺火周围，孩子们放鞭炮，欢乐地活蹦乱跳，这时，屋内是通明的灯火，庭前是灿烂的火花，屋外是震天的响声，把除夕的热闹气氛推向了最高潮。这声声爆竹寄托了汉族劳动人民一种祛邪、避灾、祈福的美好愿望。
春节民谣
一、春节中国民谣
“二十三，祭灶官；二十四，扫房子；二十五，磨豆腐；二十六，去割肉；二十七，杀只鸡；二十八，蒸枣花；二十九，去打酒；年三十儿，捏造鼻儿（饺子）；大初一儿，撅着屁股乱作揖儿。”
二、春节北京歌谣
“小孩儿小孩儿你别馋，过了腊八就是年；腊八粥，喝几天，哩哩啦啦二十三；二十三，糖瓜粘；二十四扫房子；二十五，冻豆腐；二十六，去买肉；二十七，宰公鸡；二十八，把面发；二十九，蒸馒头；三十晚上熬一宿；初一、初二满街走。”太原的《避债谣》：“二十三，保证还；二十四，我发誓；二十五，找老姑；二十六，找老舅；二十七，不要急；二十八，再想法；二十九，明天有；三十不见面，初一碰见拱拱手。”
三、春节豫东民谣
“二十六，蒸馒头；二十七，洗一洗；二十八，贴年画，二十九，门上瞅；年三十，吃饺子”。
篇14：春节的来历50字英文
Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals. First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as “New Year” and “New Year.” The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities. According to China's Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic. switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Year's Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.
[春节的来历50字英文]
篇15：春节的来历 英文 50
the chinese new year is now popularly known as the spring festival because it starts from the begining of spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of nature). its origin is too old to be traced. several explanations are hanging around. all agree, however, that the word nian, which in modern chinese solely means “year”, was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
篇16：春节由来英文介绍简短
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“年”这个字在中文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春联”写上美好祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。
whnew year iso special?
为什么新年那么特别呢?
the chinese zodiac feature12 animalin the sequence of rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. thiyear ithe year of tiger. each animal representa different “personality”. according to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that thewould pick the 12 to represent the zodiac. however, in spite of being fast, the cat wanot picked aitthen-close friend, the rat, did not wake it. thiaction sparked off a rivalrythat continuetill thiday.
中国的十二生肖代表了十二种动物，他们的`顺序是：鼠、牛、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。今年是虎年。每一种动物有他们自己的“性格”。根据传说，人们当初和动物们开了一个会，最先到会的动物们就可以进入十二生肖。而身为猫最好的朋友，老鼠却没有把猫叫醒去开会。因此，它们之间的战争一直持续到今天。
篇17：春节由来英文介绍
春节由来英文介绍
History of the Spring Festival
It is unclear when the beginning of the year was celebrated before the Qin Dynasty. Traditionally, the year was said to have begun with month 1 during the Xia Dynasty, month 12 during the Shang Dynasty, and month 11 during the Zhou Dynasty. However, records show that the Zhou Dynasty began its year with month 1. Intercalary months, used to keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the sun, were added after month 12 during both the Shang Dynasty (according to surviving oracle bones) and the Zhou Dynasty (according to Sima Qian). The first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang changed the beginning of the year to month 10 in 221 BC, also changing the location of the intercalary month to after month 9. Whether the New Year was celebrated at the beginning of month 10, of month 1, or both is unknown. In 104 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established month 1 as the beginning of the year, where it remains.
Mythology about the Spring Festival
Hand-painted Chinese New Year's poetry pasted on the sides of doors leading to people's homes, Lijiang, Yunnan, China.According to legend, in ancient China, the Nián (年) was a man-eating beast from the mountains (in other versions from under the sea), which came out every 12 months somewhere close to winter to prey on humans. The people later believed that the Nian was sensitive to loud noises and the colour red, so they scared it away with explosions, fireworks and the liberal use of the colour red. These customs led to the first New Year celebrations. Guò nián (simplified Chinese: 过年; traditional Chinese: ^年), which means to celebrate the new year, literally means the passover of the Nian.
Editor: No specified pictures about this beast as it is only an imaginary animal, you can draw one and send it to us:) Just show your imagination!
Days before the new year
On the days before the New Year celebration Chinese families give their home a thorough cleaning. There is a Cantonese saying “Wash away the dirts on nianyiba”(年廿八，洗邋遢), but the practice is not usually restricted on nianyiba(年二八, the 28th day of month 12). It is believed the cleaning sweeps away the bad luck of the preceding year and makes their homes ready for good luck. Brooms and dust pans are put away on the first day so that luck cannot be swept away. Some people give their homes, doors and window-panes a new coat of red paint. Homes are often decorated with paper cutouts of Chinese auspicious phrases and couplets.
A woman is cleaning home
The biggest event of any Chinese New Year's Eve is the dinner every family will have. A dish consisting of fish will appear on the tables of Chinese families. It is for display for the New Year's Eve dinner. In northern China, it is also customary to have dumplings for this dinner. Dumplings symbolize wealth because their shape is like a Chinese gold nugget. This is comparable to Christmas dinner in the West, except with much more food.
First day of the new year
The first day is for the welcoming of the deities of the heavens and earth. Many people, especially Buddhists, abstain from meat consumption on the first day because it is believed that this will ensure longevity for them. Some consider lighting fires and using knives to be bad luck on New Year's Day, so all food to be consumed is cooked the day before.
Most importantly, the first day of Chinese New Year is a time when families visit the oldest and most senior members of their extended family, usually their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents.
Some families may invite a lion dance troupe as a symbolic ritual to usher in the Lunar New Year as well as to evict bad spirits from the premises. People also give red packets containing cash to junior members of the family, mostly children.
While fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally very popular, some regions have banned them due to concerns over fire hazards, which have resulted in increased number of fires around New Years and challenged municipal fire departments' work capacity. For this reason, various city governments (e.g., Hong Kong, and Beijing, for a number of years) issued bans over fireworks and firecrackers in certain premises of the city. As a substitute, large-scale fireworks have been launched by governments in cities like Hong Kong to offer citizens the experience.
Second day of the new year
The second day of the Chinese New Year is for married daughters to visit their birth parents. Traditionally, daughters who have been married may not have the opportunity to visit their birth families frequently. On the second day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. They are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs.
Third and fourth days of the new year
The third and fourth day of the Chinese New Year are generally accepted as inappropriate days to visit relatives and friends due to the following schools of thought. People may subscribe to one or both thoughts.
1) It is known as “chì kǒu” (赤口), meaning that it is easy to get into arguments. It is suggested that the cause could be the fried food and visiting during the first two days of the New Year celebration.
2) Families who had an immediate kin deceased in the past 3 years will not go house-visiting as a form of respect to the dead. The third day of the New Year is allocated to grave-visiting instead. Some people conclude it is inauspicious to do any house visiting at all.
Fifth day of the new year
Eat dumplings at “Po Wu”
In northern China, people eat Jiǎozi (simplified Chinese: 饺子; traditional Chinese: 子) (dumplings) on the morning of Po Wu (破五). This is also the birthday of the Chinese god of wealth. In Taiwan, businesses traditionally re-open on this day, accompanied by firecrackers.
Seventh day of the new year
The seventh day, traditionally known as renri 人日, the common man's birthday, the day when everyone grows one year older.
It is the day when tossed raw fish salad, yusheng, is eaten. This is a custom primarily among the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Singapore. People get together to toss the colourful salad and make wishes for continued wealth and prosperity.
For many Chinese Buddhists, this is another day to avoid meat.
Ninth day of the new year
Jade Emperor of Heaven
The ninth day of the New Year is a day for Chinese to offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven (天公) in the Taoist Pantheon.
This day is especially important to Hokkiens (Min Nan speakers). Come midnight of the eighth day of the new year, the Hokkiens will offer thanks giving prayers to the Emperor of Heaven. Offerings will include sugarcane as it was the sugarcane that had protected the Hokkiens from certain extermination generations ago. Tea is served as a customary protocol for paying respect to an honoured person.
Fifteenth day of the new year
The fifteenth day of the new year is celebrated as Yuánxiāo jié (元宵节), otherwise known as Chap Goh Mei in Fujian dialect. Tangyuan (simplified Chinese: 汤圆; traditional Chinese: A; pinyin: tāngyuán), a sweet glutinous rice ball brewed in a soup, is eaten this day. Candles are lit outside houses as a way to guide wayward spirits home. This day is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, and families walk the street carrying lighted lanterns.
Lantern Festival
This day often marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities.
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