各種傳統節日的中英文介紹

1.春節(農曆一月一日)SpringFestival；ChineseNewYear"sDay

2.元宵節(農曆一月十五日)LanternFestival

3.清明節(4月5日)Tomb-SweepingDay

4.端午節(農曆五月初五)DragonBoatFestival

5.中秋節(農曆八月十五)Mid-Autumn(Moon)Festival

6.重陽節(農曆九月九日)Double-ninthDay

7..除夕(農曆十二月三十日)NewYear"sEve

【中國常見傳統活動中英對照】

過年celebratethespringfestival

春聯springfestivalcouplets

剪紙paper-cuts

年畫newyearpaintings

買年貨doshoppingforthespringfestival；dospringfestivalshopping

敬酒proposeatoast

燈籠lantern

煙花fireworks

爆竹firecrackers(peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)

紅包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper，symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)

舞獅liondance(thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)

舞龍dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)

戲曲traditionalopera

雜耍varietyshow

燈謎riddleswrittenonlanterns

燈會exhibitoflanterns

守歲staying-up

拜年paynewyear"scall；givenewyear"sgreetings；paynewyear"svisit

禁忌taboo

去晦氣getridoftheill-fortune

祭祖宗offersacrificestoone"sancestors

壓歲錢giftmoney；moneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargiftculturenote；intheolddays，newyear"smoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold.today,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth

辭舊歲bidfarewelltotheoldyear

掃房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning

年糕nian-gao;risecake;newyearcake

團圓飯familyreuniondinner

年夜飯thedinneronnewyear"seve

餃子jiao-zi/dumpling;chinesemeatravioli

粽子ricedumpling