中国传统节日(中英文对照)

中国传统节日（中英文对照简介）TheSpringFestival（春节）LanternFestival（元宵节）QingmingFestival（清明节）DragonBoatFestival（端午节）DoubleSeventhFestival（七夕）Mid-AutumnFestival（中秋节）DoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）WinterSolsticeFestival（冬至）SpmigFestivalLantemFestivalQingmiiigFeslivalDi'agonBoatFestivalDoiiileSeventliFestivalMid-AutiumiFestivalDoubleNiiitliFestivalWuiteiSolsticeFestivalTheSpringFestival(春节)ThefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthistheNewYearintheChineselunarcalendar.AmongthetraditionalChinesefestivals,thisisthemostimportantandthemostbustling.Sinceitoccursattheendofwinterandthebeginningofspring,peoplealsocallittheSpringFestival.ChinesehavemanytraditionalcustomsrelatingtotheSpringFestival.Sincethe23rddayofthe12thlunarmontha,peoplestarttopreparefortheevent.Everyfamilywillundertakethoroughcleaning,dotheirSpringFestivalshopping,createpaper-cutsforwindowdecoration,putupNewYearpicturesb,writeSpringFestivalcoupletsc,makeNewYearcakesd,andalsoprepareallkindsoffoodtobidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew.NewYear'sEveisthetimeforahappyreunionofallfamilymembers,whentheysitaroundthetabletohaveasumptuousNewYear'sEvedinner,talkingandlaughing,untildaybreak,whichiscalled"stayinguptoseetheyearout".WhenthebelltollsmidnightonNewYear'sEve,peopleeatdumplings.Inancienttimes,midnightwascalledzishi(aperiodofthedayfrom11p.m.to1a.m.).Dumplings(jiaozi)areeatenbecauseitsoundsthesameas"changeoftheyearandtheday"inChinese.Fromthefirstdayofthelunaryear,peoplepayNewYearcallsonrelativesandfriends,whichisanimportantcustomfortheSpringFestival.SettingofffirecrackersisthefavoriteactivityofchildrenintheSpringFestival.Accordingtolegend,thiscoulddriveoffevilspirits.Thecontinuoussoundoffirecrackerscanbeheardeverywhere,addingtotheatmosphereofrejoicingandfestivity.Manyplacesholdtemplefairs.Thewonderfuldragonlanterndanceandtheliondanceperformances,alongwithvarioushandicraftarticlesandlocalsnacksattractthousandsofpeople.Withthedevelopmentofthetimes,somechangeshavetakenplaceinthecustomsofspendin...